The AquaMouse on the Disney Wish is apparently the "first-ever Disney attraction at sea."  Confusing and possibly misleading marketing aside, the AquaMouse is a water coaster that's similar to its predecessor, the AquaDuck, on the Dream and Fantasy.  When I was on the Wish earlier this month, I got to ride the AquaMouse for the first time. A panorama of the Wish's main pool deck area surrounded by the AquaMouse. Here's an overview of the ride.  Once you get through the line (which was often very long, although it was usually short in the evenings around the time of ..read more

On June 20th, the Disney Wish sailed into Port Canaveral, Florida for the first time!  I have to say, it looks really nice now that it's finished: #DisneyWish has finally arrived into #PortCanaveral and is front and center on https://t.co/cNA86odNlR@DisneyCruise pic.twitter.com/T2R0yP533n — PTZtv (@PTZtv) June 20, 2022   It also looks a lot like the Dream and the Fantasy.  The Wish hasn't started its normal cruises yet, but when it does in July, it'll be going on 3-night and 4-night Bahamian cruises from Port Canaveral, just like the Dream did.   Speaking of the Drea ..read more

When I was on the Magic last month, I rode the AquaDunk a lot.  Before this cruise, I wasn't a big fan of this slide, but I've realized that it's actually really fun.  I'm disappointed that the Wish isn't going to have an AquaDunk equivalent, but maybe the sixth or seventh ship will have one. On my most recent cruise, I usually rode the AquaDunk in the evenings when the 5:45 dinner was happening.  There was almost never a line, and when there was, there were only ever a few people ahead of me.  The lifeguards operating the slide noticed how much I had been coming back up t ..read more

Last Saturday, I got off the Disney Magic in Miami after a 5-night Bahamian cruise. This was the first cruise my family and I have taken since our Star Wars Day at Sea cruise on the Fantasy in January 2020, so we were excited to finally be back. In addition to just going on a cruise, I had a lot of new things to look forward to.  This trip was my second cruise on the Magic, but it was my first cruise with a Marvel Day at Sea.  It was also my first cruise with two stops at Castaway Cay and my first 5-night cruise.  Here's what the itinerary looked like: Day 1: Miami Day 2: Cas ..read more

Earlier this month, Disney Cruise Line announced their next type of special themed days, Pixar Day at Sea.  These days are coming to the Disney Fantasy at the beginning of 2023.  DCL hasn't announced everything about Pixar Days yet, but they appear to be similar to the existing Star Wars Days and Marvel Days, with Pixar character appearances, Pixar-themed activities, and a special night deck show. Sounds like fun, right?  I think so, but not everything about Pixar Day is good news.  Pixar Days at Sea will be on the Fantasy in early 2023, the time of year when Star Wars Day ..read more

Introduced in 2017, Marvel Days at Sea are a special type of sea day exclusively on the Magic during parts of the year.  My family and I are planning on going on a 5-night Bahamian cruise from Miami on the Magic at the end of this month, and this cruise will have a Marvel Day at Sea.  I've never been on a cruise with a Marvel Day at Sea (but I have been on two cruises with Star Wars Days at Sea, so maybe the two days are similar), so I'm excited -and unsure- about the event.  I'm not the biggest Marvel fan, but I've enjoyed watching some of the Marvel movies and playing Spi ..read more

As you may know, Disney cruises happening now are a lot different from Disney cruises before March 2020.  My family and I are planning on going on the Magic at the end of this month, and I thought it would be helpful to us and others if I summarized the most important changes and restrictions that are in place on the DCL ships.  I won't be going over everything on the DCL Know Before You Go page, just what would be most beneficial for a guest to know.  Let's take a look! Before Boarding There's always been a lot to do before you get on a cruise, but now there's even more to do ..read more

A while ago, I wrote about how a new version of the Midship Detective Agency from the Dream-class ships could work on the Wish.  In that post, I thought that if something similar does come to the Wish, Disney may decide to incorporate mobile devices like smartphones and tablets into the game, instead of the badge cards currently used.  While this would add more variety and more features to the game, it would limit the game's audience to people with these devices.  To avoid this issue, I suggested giving players the choice between using a mobile device or a traditional card, whil ..read more

Earlier this month, Disney announced that the Disney Magic will resume cruises from Miami on October 28th!  While this is good news, Disney has canceled two cruises on the Magic before the 28th, one starting on October 21st and one starting on October 24th.  The Magic will be going on mostly 4-night and 5-night cruises from Miami, but it's starting with a 3-night Halloween on the High Seas Bahamian cruise.  This cruise goes to Nassau and Castaway Cay, so the Magic isn't resuming just with Castaway Cay like the Dream and Fantasy did.   I'm glad they're doing cruises ..read more

Yesterday, September 11th, the Disney Fantasy started its first cruise with normal, paying passengers!  The Fantasy is the second DCL ship to resume cruises from the United States, following the Dream, which resumed cruises last month.   The Fantasy is starting with a few 4-night Bahamian cruises, not 7-night Caribbean cruises like it would've done normally.  In addition to trying to prevent the spread of COVID-19, these cruises were likely shortened because many of the ports that the Fantasy would've visited on its 7-night cruises aren't currently open to cruise ships.&nb ..read more