SUNDAY MEMORIES
AND YET ANOTHER CRUISE – 3
One of the first thing one sees when first entering the ship is the Atrium. The Atrium on The Wish is different from the other four older ships. I remember – on the four older ships – there was a “theme” on the carpet as well as the bronze near the curved staircase leading up to the upper deck.
The Atrium on The Wish is different, in that there is a “stage” just as one walks in.

Picture credit – Judy Wills – The Wish Atrium
It’s in the space where there is usually an elevator on the four older ships.

Photo credit – Judy Wills – the Atrium elevator on the Fantasy
In the Atrium on the Magic, the bronze is of Mickey Mouse as a boat helmsman.

Photo credit – Judy Wills – Helmsman Mickey – on the Magic
On the Dream, the bronze is of Donald Duck as a sailor.

Photo credit – Judy Wills – Sailor Donald – on the Dream
On the Fantasy, the bronze is of Minnie Mouse, all decked out in her finery. And the carpet (shown from above) shows the “peacock” effect on the carpet.

Photo credit – Judy Wills – on the Fantasy

Photo credit – Judy Wills – Atrium carpet on the Fantasy
On the Wonder, the bronze is of Ariel.

Photo credit – Judy Wills – Ariel on the Wonder
The bronze on The Wish is of Cinderella and Lucifer, the cat. I was not able to find a time where the Atrium and the bronze were empty of people enough to get a good picture of the bronze. But this is a pretty good example of it. While I didn’t get a picture “from above” on The Wish, here is a bit of a look at the carpet and tile in the Atrium – not much of a “theme” there that I could make out.


Photo credit – Judy Wills – on The Wish – Lucifer the cat trying to capture the mouse
Many of the older ships have beautiful chandeliers in the Atrium, some that remind me of Chihuly glass.

Photo credit – Judy Wills – the Atrium chandelier on the Magic
The chandelier on The Wish is no less beautiful, but very different.

Photo credit – Judy Wills – Atrium chandelier on The Wish
I really enjoy all the artwork that Disney puts on the walls of the ship. On each staircase between decks, on the landings before the stairs turn, there is always some sort of Disney art. And since there are 11 or 12 decks – that’s a LOT of artwork! Therefore I won’t show any of it. However, we found some of the following on The Wish that I found fascinating. These two are in wood, and covered two entire walls and showcase Alice in Wonderland.

Photo credit – Judy Wills – The Wish

~~~~~~~~~~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.

