varkgirl
Mouseketeer
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- Jul 5, 2001
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If you asked me on the first day of the cruise what I thought of the WISH, I would have told you I hated it. BUT after five days I decided that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. Can't wait to go back at Christmas and we're hoping to schedule Spring Break on the Wish as well!
It is SO different from Disney's other four ships and it was REALLY hard to navigate for the first two days or so after cruising 23 times on the other ships that are all so similar to each other. We were frustrated! We kept running into dead ends and getting confused about which direction we were heading. There are only two sets of elevators on the Wish as opposed to three on the other ships. Once we came to terms with no midship elevators, we were fine and were able to find out way around no problem.
The Wish is BEAUTIFUL. The artwork all around the ship is varied and gorgeous and it would take days and days to just go around and photograph the artwork. Every time we walked somewhere I would see something new.
Our favorite parts of a Disney cruise are the spa (Rainforest Room), the shows, and the FOOD. Disney did not disappoint. The new Rainforest Room is soooooo nice, the new shows on the Wish were wonderful, and the food was just as good as ever! We enjoyed the new restaurants and menus a lot. There were definitely some hiccups but it was their first full cruise and they resolved most things by the end so I won't even mention them!
Here are my only downsides to the Wish:
1. The promenade on deck 4 does not go all the way around! We like to walk after dinner and you really just can't. The promenade goes up two sets of steep stairs to 5 and then 6 and then back down on the other side. And the other end doesn't connect together on 4 so you can't go in a circle.
2. There are a TON of bars/lounges on the ship but they all seem sort of small (same with the movie theaters - there are two now but they are much smaller). This particular cruise was mainly adults (seriously, we maybe saw a dozen kids total - I am sure it was more than that but not like a normal Disney cruise) and the lounges were SO CROWDED all the time. Hopefully this was just because of the population on board and won't be the norm.
3. The adult pool area kind of sucks. No shade, tiny sitting area near the pool. But with the addition of the outdoor Rainforest area, I don't see myself spending much time there anyway.
We took TONS of photos. If you would like to see a photo of something, please ask. I probably have it!
PS - being on a Maiden Voyage is pretty cool! We had swag in our room when we arrived and they left us goodies every night before bed too. Fun!
It is SO different from Disney's other four ships and it was REALLY hard to navigate for the first two days or so after cruising 23 times on the other ships that are all so similar to each other. We were frustrated! We kept running into dead ends and getting confused about which direction we were heading. There are only two sets of elevators on the Wish as opposed to three on the other ships. Once we came to terms with no midship elevators, we were fine and were able to find out way around no problem.
The Wish is BEAUTIFUL. The artwork all around the ship is varied and gorgeous and it would take days and days to just go around and photograph the artwork. Every time we walked somewhere I would see something new.
Our favorite parts of a Disney cruise are the spa (Rainforest Room), the shows, and the FOOD. Disney did not disappoint. The new Rainforest Room is soooooo nice, the new shows on the Wish were wonderful, and the food was just as good as ever! We enjoyed the new restaurants and menus a lot. There were definitely some hiccups but it was their first full cruise and they resolved most things by the end so I won't even mention them!
Here are my only downsides to the Wish:
1. The promenade on deck 4 does not go all the way around! We like to walk after dinner and you really just can't. The promenade goes up two sets of steep stairs to 5 and then 6 and then back down on the other side. And the other end doesn't connect together on 4 so you can't go in a circle.
2. There are a TON of bars/lounges on the ship but they all seem sort of small (same with the movie theaters - there are two now but they are much smaller). This particular cruise was mainly adults (seriously, we maybe saw a dozen kids total - I am sure it was more than that but not like a normal Disney cruise) and the lounges were SO CROWDED all the time. Hopefully this was just because of the population on board and won't be the norm.
3. The adult pool area kind of sucks. No shade, tiny sitting area near the pool. But with the addition of the outdoor Rainforest area, I don't see myself spending much time there anyway.
We took TONS of photos. If you would like to see a photo of something, please ask. I probably have it!
PS - being on a Maiden Voyage is pretty cool! We had swag in our room when we arrived and they left us goodies every night before bed too. Fun!
