Stay onboard on Lookout Cay day?

[ofcabbagesandkings]

Just booked a last-minute 4-night Destiny cruise. It's our first time on this ship and our second Wish-class sailing. I'm debating just staying on the ship on Lookout Cay day. We're fit enough to manage the walk on the long pier, but I think the kids would prefer to enjoy short lines on the Aquamouse and play the Magicband+ game without crowds instead. We live by the beach and the kids can go whenever they want, so it's less of a novelty for us than someone coming from a landlocked state. I've also spent a lot of time in small Bahamian islands over the years and have experienced real Bahamian junkanoos, etc.

I know that the lounges and kids clubs won't be open until 3pm or so, but will they at least be running the Aquamouse? Will the Hero Zone be open? One time on the Dream when we stayed aboard in Nassau they didn't open the Aquaduck until noon, it felt like they were trying to force us off the ship for lack of options. We ended up playing mini-golf.

Would we really be missing out on anything special by staying on the ship? We plan to get off on Castaway and have parasailing booked, even though I expect it might get canceled as it has before.

 

[Bibbidi_Boo]

Aquamouse won't open to sometime in the afternoon. Sleep in, get a late breakfast and be slow then head up to pool deck in the afternoon and it won't be busy at all!

 

[Cfabar1]

We have very young kids...

Getting to Castaway is tricky enough... we've done Lookout once... it was too hard to even consider repeating...

At least given their ages...

We stick to 3-4 night sailings, and never get off the boat...

You'll have a great time even without going to Lookout!

 

[hardcorestitch]

Just booked a last-minute 4-night Destiny cruise. It's our first time on this ship and our second Wish-class sailing. I'm debating just staying on the ship on Lookout Cay day. We're fit enough to manage the walk on the long pier, but I think the kids would prefer to enjoy short lines on the Aquamouse and play the Magicband+ game without crowds instead. We live by the beach and the kids can go whenever they want, so it's less of a novelty for us than someone coming from a landlocked state. I've also spent a lot of time in small Bahamian islands over the years and have experienced real Bahamian junkanoos, etc.

I know that the lounges and kids clubs won't be open until 3pm or so, but will they at least be running the Aquamouse? Will the Hero Zone be open? One time on the Dream when we stayed aboard in Nassau they didn't open the Aquaduck until noon, it felt like they were trying to force us off the ship for lack of options. We ended up playing mini-golf.

Would we really be missing out on anything special by staying on the ship? We plan to get off on Castaway and have parasailing booked, even though I expect it might get canceled as it has before.

I would go on Castaway IMO. The kids may get lonely with the few activities ahead. Their club friends may also be heading off the ship… and if they made any then they’d be gutted.

 

[insureman]

My wife and I were just talking about staying on board next time at Lookout. We've been 3 times and still don't like it. With the long pier and long walking distances when you get off the tram it's just not worth it. I don't know about the eating venues elsewhere but the adult one at Serenity Bay still had fly problem on our visit this past February.