SUNDAY MEMORIES
Judy Wills
We’ve been on the four older Disney ships many times, and were looking forward to sailing on the Disney Wish this time. We had heard great things about it. So let me just say …it is a COMPLETELY different ship than the others! The Disney Wish, the Disney Treasure, and the Disney Adventure are the three newest ships in the Disney Cruise Line, and are in a different “class” from the four older ships.
We found that it’s the “little things” that make up the difference.
1. The four older ships have the “Cabanas” on deck 11 – most cruise lines would call that the Lido deck.
Photo credit – Judy Wills
It is a buffet for all three meals each day. On the Wish, it is called Marceline Market. If you know Disney’s story, you know that his family lived in Marceline, Missouri for a while, and Walt loved that town. The Cabanas has a “beach” feel to it.
The Cabanas – picture credit Judy Wills
Marceline Market has a lot of wood and separate areas for seating.
Marceline Market – picture credit Judy Wills
In the Cabanas, I can help myself to what I want to eat – in the Marceline Market, it is handed to me. There is a lack of “freedom” there that is strange….not bad, just different.
2. All four of the older ships have similar three eateries – Animators Palate is on all four of the ships, and the Enchanted Garden is on at least two or three of the ships.
Photo credit – Judy Wills
Photo credit – Judy Wills
There is usually a more “formal” restaurant, such as the Royal Court or RoyalPalace,
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but it is different on each ship. It is not as formal as Palo or Remy, which are the high-end restaurants whose cost is extra, but has the feel of “formal.”
3. On the older ships, on deck 11, there is the huge screen where there is constantly showing either a Disney movie, or something “Disney.” That is the same on the Wish. That is also the deck where the pool is, so one can sunbathe, swim, eat – whether snack or a full meal – and watch a movie all at the same time.
Photo credit – Judy Wills
On the older ships, whenever I wanted a soft-serve ice cream cone, I could just go and get it – as many as I wanted. On the Wish, someone gets it for me and hands it to me.
Photo credit – Judy Wills
Again, the lack of “freedom” is there. I guess I’m spoiled in that respect. Fred suggested that it is a “health” or “cleanliness” issue. I’ll go along with that.
Okay, I’ll stop whining now. The Wish is a great ship, and we did enjoy our cruise. The stateroom seems to be just a tiny bit larger than the ones on the older ships. Not much, but enough to be apparent. And we did have the split bathrooms again, so that was nice.
There were some fascinating things about Marceline Market – the “dividers” between the eating sections had glass cases that held such things as very antique toys, clocks, and one had a metronome in it.
Photo credit – Judy Wills
Others had bakery goods – bread loaves, etc. One had different types of cookware in it.
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One off-shoot from the main eating area was a bit small, and held small round tables just for two people. We never ate in there, but it looked cozy.
Photo credit – Judy Wills
We liked the place they arranged the glassware (actually plastic glasses) where we could grab a glass and get our own drinks from a machine. Look closely in this picture and you will see the area half-filled with glasses.
Photo credit – Judy Wills
~~~~~~~~~~To Be Continued~~~~~~~~~~
Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .
Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.
After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.
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