Sharing a recap of our Disney cruise #5 on the Want! Sadly this publish is just not sponsored or comped in any means; simply sharing my ideas!
Hello pals! How’s the day going? I hope you’re having a tremendous afternoon. I’m right here in between consumer appointments and preparing for half two of the day. Choosing up the youngsters and heading into after faculty actions and homework looks like a whole day by itself.
So let’s swap to trip mode! At the moment, I’m sharing a recap of our latest Disney cruise. It was P’s birthday and the timing ended up corresponding completely with my RHS journey to Orlando, so we figured we’d flip it in to a birthday celebration with some Disney World enjoyable (on the Pilot’s birthday!) and cruise time.
We’re so glad that the Pilot’s sis and our niece had been capable of be part of us, along with a few of our closest pals and journey buddies. We’re formally Disney cruise obsessed. It’s the proper mixture of household time, grownup time, scrumptious meals, reveals, selection for ports of name, and the Disney cleanliness and repair that units it aside. It was our fifth Disney cruise and as of now, we now have no need to strive one other cruise line lol.
Disney Want (Castaway Cay and Bahamas)
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The Want is considered one of Disney’s latest ships, and it was completely beautiful. Some of the breathtaking areas was the atrium, which has an illuminated Cinderella skirt chandelier, and was adorned for Halloween whereas we had been there. (It was a Halloween on the Excessive Seas cruise.)
We positively needed to get used to the format of the ship, since the whole lot was new to us. The eating places had been completely different, and the youngsters had been PUMPED to take a look at the youngsters’ membership. Our cruise was solely three nights, however we had loads of time for exploring and making the most of the facilities and leisure.
Execs:
– Child’s Membership. The youngsters’ membership was SO cool. The child’s golf equipment on the opposite Disney ships are completely superb, however this one was subsequent stage. I can’t even totally clarify it; you should watch this video. P and Nylah espeiclaly liked designing their very own curler coaster, and taking the slide to enter children membership.
– The reveals! I really feel just like the expertise and leisure on this ship was one of the best we’ve skilled. This says rather a lot as a result of Disney places such an emphasis on excessive manufacturing high quality. The reveals had been wonderful and I used to be particularly impressed with the Pirate Deck occasion and Sail A Wave occasion proper as we had been leaving the port. The music and dancing had been upbeat, and everybody cheered when the characters got here out to bop on the stage – it was tremendous cute.
– The Aqua Mouse. The youngsters rode the Aqua Mouse slide at the least 15 occasions whereas we had been on the cruise. It has a Disney quick that you just’ll watch within the tunnel in your double tube (no single riders), and you then’re pushed out to the principle water slide, which is a blast. P and I did it thrice in a row because it was Castaway Cay day and there was no line!
– Fast bites. They’ve new fast bites areas on the pool deck and so they had been SO good. BBQ with pork, rooster, brisket and all the perimeters, and a Cantina with build-your-own tacos, bowls, and burritos.
There’s additionally the same old pizza spot and “American meals” spot with nuggets, pizza, and mac and cheese and the all-you-can eat comfortable serve ice cream.
– Ports of name. We stopped at Castaway Cay – Disney’s non-public island – the place we swam, snorkled, and rented bikes.
We additionally stopped in Nassau, the place we did a day tour to Atlantis. Atlantis was superb; we’re planning on doing a household journey there so we now have extra time to discover. The youngsters did all the water slides (together with this one) and we additionally loved the seashore and bay.
– Additional holiday-themed actions. They’d an Oogie Boogie bash on the ship, characters had been of their Halloween costumes, and there have been additionally Halloween decorations and themed desserts within the sweets store.
Cons:
– Foremost eating rotation meals. We weren’t blown away by the principle eating room meals this time. The very best was in Arendale, which had dwell performances. The interactive expertise at Worlds of Marvel was enjoyable, however the meals was underwhelming.
– Reward store! We felt just like the present store was on the smaller aspect and didn’t have a lot Want-specific merch.
– Too quick! All of us agreed that the cruises have to be at the least 5 nights 😉
All in all, it was one other magical journey and extra enjoyable cruise recollections with the fam and pals!
Disney cruise ideas
A few of my prime Disney cruise ideas:
– Pack a swim bag and maintain it with you while you verify in. (You’ll drop off the remainder of your baggage and so they’ll ship it to your room when it’s prepared.) The swimming pools and scorching tub are open and so they’re the least crowded they are going to be for your entire cruise. Trip the water slide and reap the benefits of the meals and ice cream! Attempt to verify in as early as doable for pool time and to have lunch.
– Adorn your door with door magnets. They’ve so many on Etsy!
– I additionally advocate getting magnetic hooks for the room (the partitions are magnetic) to hold swimsuits to dry or the rest you should grasp.
– I like having water footwear for the youngsters, particularly you probably have a Castaway day or seashore tour.
– Pack your individual collapsible seashore toys – a lot cheaper – and you may repack or donate to a different household.
– Be strategic about your time on the ship. The youngsters needed further pool time, and an awesome alternative is when everybody else is getting off the ship. We had already been to Castaway Cay, so we stayed on the ship and did laundry whereas the youngsters rode the slide a bunch of occasions as a result of it was empty. We had lunch, after which bought off in Castaway Cay, as a ton of individuals had been getting again on the ship. Castaway was means much less crowded!
– Pack a pop up hamper and laundry pods in the event you plan on doing laundry. I all the time love to do laundry on the final day; unpacking clear garments is rather less miserable after a visit.
– Every part is within the Disney cruise app, together with the every day navigator eating rotations, signups for excursions and further actions. You may as well textual content members in your occasion from the app!
– Room service. You may get room service at any time, and it’s inlcuded; you simply must tip. Nothing like getting a slice of the “cake of the day” or a couple of Mickey ice cream bars for the youngsters. If you happen to get a carafe of espresso delivered at night time, it’s nonetheless heat and excellent while you get up! I additionally just like the espresso retailers on the ship (not included, however value it for a decaf almond milk latte with Moana printed onto the froth haha).
– Convey movement illness provides juuuuust in case. I all the time have a little dramamine and movement illness bands in my backpack if we want it.
– One in all my greatest journey hacks is utilizing our Amex Platinum. We use this at no cost lounge entry after we journey, along with resort rooms and perks. We’ll typically get early check-in, late checkout, room upgrades when out there, and typically eating credit at motels. It has been amaaaaazing. Test it out with my referral hyperlink right here!
So, inform me, pals: are you a cruise fan? What’s subsequent in your trip listing??
xoxo
Gina
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