Wishes AND illuminations cruise

[janine]

Anybody know if a wishes and illuminations cruise can be done together?
I am thinking the wishes is at 8pm and the illuminations is at 9pm, is that right?
If so It would be nice to do the 2, but since I haven't read this anywhere, I am kind of thinking it's probably not right.

If it can be done who would I ring to book a combined cruise?

 

[hmgolden]

Its not possible. The two waterways are not connected so there would be no way for the boat to get from one to the other. Theoretically, you could book a wishes cruise and an Illuminations cruise for the same night, if the timing of the fireworks worked out that you would be able to get from one to the other with enough time.

 

[WeddingMaid]

My sister had an illuminations dessert party and they had to be there at 8pm to be escorted to the viewing area. They ask you to leave pretty shortly after, so your time is pretty much 8:00-9:30/9:45.... it was AWESOME though!!!!! Do it in the lower France pavillion!

 

[twojo21]

there is no combined cruise & like hmgolden pointed out the waterways are not connected. plus both cruises are an hour long so the times wouldnt work out, they would overlap or you wouldnt have enough time to travel between the 2 resort areas. so no you couldnt do both the same night.

the illuminations cruise was great, me & my fi did that back in 2003 with snacks on board, etc.

as for reservations they can be made at 407-wdw-play.

 

[Tinkerbelle14]

Does anyone know where the Illuminations cruise picks you up? We are getting married at the Yacht Club and having dinner at Palio's at Swan & Dolphin and are hoping to take a Illuminations cruise to end the day!

 

[UnderTheMistletoe]

You know- I think there's good chunks of the year that Wishes starts at 9pm, too.

For us in December, Wishes is starting at 9pm; BUT, there are normally two viewings that time of year. I think the second one is around 11pm. If you hit it at a time of year that there was a later viewing of Wishes, you might be able to work it (although it could be a time crunch and a logistical labyrinth!) as IllumiNations is nearly always at 9. Do IllumiNations and then Wishes? You would have to change boats and locations as the girls above mentioned.

Just a thought....
xoxo

 

[Laurafoster]

You pic the Illuminations cruise up from the marina between the yacht and beach club. You usually board the boat at about 8:20 and go for a ride down past MGM and you can sometimes catch the end of Fantasmic! and then you head back over to Illuminations - if your staying at the swan and dolphin or the boardwalk ask your driver to drop you off there!