Placeholder Discount Increased to 30% Off Select Sailings

[sponica]

I think the price ceiling is very likely. They're just so expensive right now!

As to the newer ships not being well liked, people seem to love the Treasure. The 3 and 4 night cruises on the Wish are just too short. She's going to be consistently discounted until they offer her longer sailings.

We're not cruisers, we cruise DCL but we're really not interested in other lines. We loved the Treasure, I did enjoy the Wish but my husband doesn't like 3/4 night cruises if we can avoid it.

With 3 ships homeporting in PC, the Wish will be a harder sell with it's 3/4 night itineraries.

We're back to the parks in 2026, as of right now we're not cruising until 2027 on the Dream. I went with the Dream because even with a placeholder the Treasure was just a little more expensive than I wanted to commit to spending. And the Dream has a St Maarten-San-Juan-CC itinerary on a 7 night with 3 sea days that piqued our interest.

 

[mcd2745]

As to the newer ships not being well liked, people seem to love the Treasure. The 3 and 4 night cruises on the Wish are just too short. She's going to be consistently discounted until they offer her longer sailings.

I don't think DCL had the same issues with the Dream that the Wish is having, when it was doing the 3/4 night rotation that the Wish took over. There are a few factors that play into this, including the overall size of the fleet now. But I think there is generally a large amount of dissatisfaction with the Wish, and people for the most part don't want sail on her a second time. So many people seem to share the same opinion of it's "one and done" for them.

 

[Kwami]

I don't think DCL had the same issues with the Dream that the Wish is having, when it was doing the 3/4 night rotation that the Wish took over. There are a few factors that play into this, including the overall size of the fleet now. But I think there is generally a large amount of dissatisfaction with the Wish, and people for the most part don't want sail on her a second time. So many people seem to share the same opinion of it's "one and done" for them.

I don't think that's right, for at least two reasons.

The first problem is that cruises on the Wish are substantially more expensive than cruises on the Dream were. That was true as soon as the Wish launched and it remains true today. Some people who otherwise would have chosen a cruise on the Dream aren't willing to pay the higher fare to sail on the Wish.

Second, I sailed a bunch of 3/4-night cruises on the Dream when it was doing that rotation and they were never even close to full. When I sailed the Wish in February '25, the ship was very close to max capacity for both sailings. So, it looks like the Wish is doing just fine.