Help me vote on our next adult only DCL cruise!

[lisset005]

Hubby and I are trying to decide what we want to do for our next adult only cruise, and only second ever vacation without our 5 kids. We are gold CC members and have sailed the Wonder, Dream, and Wish x3. Admittedly, the Wish is my favorite ship in the fleet . I have always wanted to do the double dip which it seems like Disney is very rarely offering anymore, and also on my bucket list is to sail on every Disney ship, haha.
Which should we choose?

Side by side in mid Jan- 4 night Wish going to CC and Nassau + 5 night Fantasy going to CC, LC & CC (Double dip!)
or 7 night Treasure going to Tortola, St. Thomas and CC in late Jan 2027. Would love all input! Thanks in advance!

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

I would do the 7-nts on the Treasure. Bahamas in January can be chilly. I'd want to go as far south as possible.

 

[WB1971]

Fantasy has to be part of any adults only choice here.

 

[holula]

Is there a cost difference between the two options?

I’m currently trying to decide between a 5 night Fantasy + 3 days WDW, or 7 night Treasure (but the one with San Juan), so I’d probably pick the option with the Fantasy for you since I like the ship better than the Wish class. Especially for adult only groups!

Is there no b2b on the Fantasy that would be an option for you instead because if so that would be my choice.

 

[DCL58]

Not sure I would risk my double dip to CC in January. It could be too cold to get in the water. If you loved the Wish, you would also love the Treasure.

Just to add - the Dream is also sailing a few 7 night cruises out of FL in January of 2027. That might also be an option!

 

[o&smom]

Wish and Fantasy. You love the Wish, never cruised on the Fantasy and it’s a double dip...win, win, win!

 

[hardcorestitch]

Hubby and I are trying to decide what we want to do for our next adult only cruise, and only second ever vacation without our 5 kids. We are gold CC members and have sailed the Wonder, Dream, and Wish x3. Admittedly, the Wish is my favorite ship in the fleet . I have always wanted to do the double dip which it seems like Disney is very rarely offering anymore, and also on my bucket list is to sail on every Disney ship, haha.
Which should we choose?

Side by side in mid Jan- 4 night Wish going to CC and Nassau + 5 night Fantasy going to CC, LC & CC (Double dip!)
or 7 night Treasure going to Tortola, St. Thomas and CC in late Jan 2027. Would love all input! Thanks in advance!

The back to back would be great! Plus you’ll be able to wave off all those other folks who have to fly home…

 

[dad of 3 addicted to DCL]

We've done both without the kids; E Caribbean hands down. After our first E Carib on Treasure, my wife turned to me as we drove from the terminal in Port Canaveral and said, "That was amazing. Please book another." Twist my arm; sure thing. I know the Wish class gets a lot of hate here on the boards, but we love the Treasure. In addition, the weather will be much warmer that time of year as you get into the tropics.

 

[jwalk03]

I would chose the treasure personally. Especially since you say the Wish is your favorite ship- I would assume you would also love the Treasure!

 

[Mommb]

It depends on what is most important to you, and whether you want to repeat what you loved about the Wish or explore new ships and experiences.

If you want to spend most of your shore time at the Disney islands, then the Wish/Fantasy would be ideal, since it would give you 3 visits to those islands.
If you want to see other parts of the Caribbean, then the Treasure would be your better option, because you've already been to (or had the opportunity to visit) Nassau.

If you want to explore new areas of the ships, the Treasure would be better, because it has some differently themed bar areas from the other ships. The Fantasy adult-only bar area is more themed than the similar area on the Dream, but isn't all that different, nor is the rest of the ship much different from the Dream.

If you're interested in shows, the Wish/Fantasy would give you 5 unique main theater shows (with Aladdin on both ships), although if you've already seen Believe on the Dream and Frozen on the Wonder, none will be truly new to you. The Treasure has 3 shows, with at least 1 (Tale of Moana) you certainly haven't seen before.

As far as restaurants, the Wish/Fantasy would give you 6 different main dining rooms. Restaurants on the Fantasy are basically the same as on the Dream. The Treasure would give you 3 dining rooms, with one (Plaza de Coco) new to you.
On a double-dip, you could book Palo/Palo Steakhouse brunch and/or dinner twice, if you wanted to.
Remy on the Fantasy offers brunch and a dessert experience. Enchante on the Wish and Treasure, last I heard, just has lunch and dinner, with the same menu.

As someone who has cruised on the first 4 Disney ships, mostly on the Magic and Dream, I would probably do the Treasure since it is so different. However, since you've already done and loved the Wish, it's a tougher call.

 

[TikiThunderPirates]

When I looked at this, my thought was, do you value uninterrupted time on the ship more or less than variety?

The 4 +5 night switching ships will mean you will have several hours between sailings, the hassle of switching ships, and the time lost packing up/unpacking. You do gain 1 extra full day and one extra half day (second boarding day) with this option though which in overall ship days it does come out ahead.

All that lost time in my head means you end up losing some of the relaxing feeling of being on one ship for the duration.

So is stability or variety what you are looking for more? That's the question I'd use to choose. Which one I pick depends on what I need out of the vacation. If I was picking today, I'd go 7 day over 9 day. The extra days are not worth the extra hassle for me in this moment.

 

[Chrispy97]

For me, if I have a full week to get to do the ship that is only sailing 7 nights right now I would jump at that chance.

The Treasure is an amazing ship and the entertainment cast they brought on from other ships is incredible.

The side by side sounds amazing but I did that EC on the Treasure in early 2025 and it was great even if we lost the San Juan port stop. In fact, we loved the EC so much we did it on the Treasure in 2025 after we did a 7 night EC on the Fantasy in 2023. EC is that good IMO.

(Looking forward to a southern Carribean someday.)

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

For me, if I have a full week to get to do the ship that is only sailing 7 nights right now I would jump at that chance.

The Treasure is an amazing ship and the entertainment cast they brought on from other ships is incredible.

The side by side sounds amazing but I did that EC on the Treasure in early 2025 and it was great even if we lost the San Juan port stop. In fact, we loved the EC so much we did it on the Treasure in 2025 after we did a 7 night EC on the Fantasy in 2023. EC is that good IMO.

(Looking forward to a southern Carribean someday.)

EC was our first Disney cruise on the Magic in Feb 2007.

 

[lisset005]

Not sure I would risk my double dip to CC in January. It could be too cold to get in the water. If you loved the Wish, you would also love the Treasure.

Just to add - the Dream is also sailing a few 7 night cruises out of FL in January of 2027. That might also be an option!

That is what I’m now gathering about the weather. May push things into Feb or March. We definitely enjoy the heat (hubby grew up in Hawaii) so to spend they much and have cooler weather would be such a bummer! Thanks for taking the time to answer!

 

[lisset005]

Is there a cost difference between the two options?

I’m currently trying to decide between a 5 night Fantasy + 3 days WDW, or 7 night Treasure (but the one with San Juan), so I’d probably pick the option with the Fantasy for you since I like the ship better than the Wish class. Especially for adult only groups!

Is there no b2b on the Fantasy that would be an option for you instead because if so that would be my choice.

Depending on what type of room we would get it’s $1K or less difference between the two.

 

[lisset005]

We've done both without the kids; E Caribbean hands down. After our first E Carib on Treasure, my wife turned to me as we drove from the terminal in Port Canaveral and said, "That was amazing. Please book another." Twist my arm; sure thing. I know the Wish class gets a lot of hate here on the boards, but we love the Treasure. In addition, the weather will be much warmer that time of year as you get into the tropics.

They do get a lot of hate! Wish is my favorite ship! I’m leaning towards the Treasure if we stick with sailing so early in the year. I believe the Destiny has some 5 and 7 days options out of Lauderdale also but the Treasure probably appeals to our interests more.

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

That is what I’m now gathering about the weather. May push things into Feb or March. We definitely enjoy the heat (hubby grew up in Hawaii) so to spend they much and have cooler weather would be such a bummer! Thanks for taking the time to answer!

We've had cold weather in Bahamas in January, early February, and early March.
Too many times we've been stuck with sweatshirts on.
Never again. We wait until after St. Patty's Day.
It also saves us the stress of flying in winter weather, airports closing, etc. That's a hassle too.

ETA: Come to think of it, we also experienced a cold snap in March at Cozumel. Way too cold for a bathing suit. Sure it was warmer than home but if it's not going to be good beach weather, I'd gladly wait a few more weeks.

 

[lisset005]

We've had cold weather in Bahamas in January, early February, and early March.
Too many times we've been stuck with sweatshirts on.
Never again. We wait until after St. Patty's Day.
It also saves us the stress of flying in winter weather, airports closing, etc. That's a hassle too.

ETA: Come to think of it, we also experienced a cold snap in March at Cozumel. Way too cold for a bathing suit. Sure it was warmer than home but if it's not going to be good beach weather, I'd gladly wait a few more weeks.

Nooooo, so sad to hear! I am re-thinking my strategy! We are all about soaking in the whole day at the beach and the warm weather! May do the Easter Caribbean and hope for warmer weather or just push it out into Spring!

 

[Wedgeout]

If you liked the Wish, you are going to be even more thrilled with the Treasure. We did the 7 night eastern and had a great cruise.

Reason is the different venues than the Wish. (I liked the Treasure so much, I didn’t bond seeing the new Destiny & canceled that one). So far my top ships are Treasure & Fantasy. (Still need to do the Dream). Not big Disney cruisers. Only sailed 5 times with them (two more currently booked). Sailed Wonder, Wish, Treasure, Magic & Fantasy. (In that order).

 

[ditchdiggert200]

At first glance, my gut reaction was to go 4-Wish + 5-Fantasy, but after asking my better half, she said "7-night Treasure" We want 'variety' of a couple things:
1- New ship. We've sailed the Wish and have the Destiny planned (one of those 7-nights you mentioned, in Oct 2026). That means the 3rd Wish class ship.
1b- 3 Sea days! Meaning we can enjoy the ship and not worry about having to losing a day, for the reason #2.
1c- After the rave reviews of the Treasure, would be looking forward to Coco restaurant, the adult themed areas, and being on a Wish class ship again.
2- New ports. We had to move our Eastern Caribbean cruise we had scheduled and have been to CC and LC a few times (after the Destiny cruise). We want to see Tortola and St. Thomas and not be at Nassau. Granted, we love CC, but we also want to see more places in the world and we haven't gone east yet.
3- Weather; like others have said above Jan/Feb can be chilly in the Bahamas.
4- Unpacking - don't have to move ships. As much fun as 2 'extra' days sound, I agree with TikiThunderPirates, it's really only 1, maybe 1.5 days.4b- New serving team and stateroom host, not a big deal, but if we're tossing out thoughts.

Regardless of what you choose, you're Gold and know any time on DCL is better than any on land!! Happy sailing! Be sure to report back what you ultimately decide on!