Disney Want (Castaway Cay and Bahamas)


Sharing a recap of our Disney cruise #5 on the Want! Sadly this submit isn’t sponsored or comped in any manner; simply sharing my ideas!

Hello buddies! How’s the day going? I hope you’re having an incredible afternoon. I’m right here in between consumer appointments and preparing for half two of the day. Selecting 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! Immediately, 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 pleased that the Pilot’s sis and our niece had been in a position to be part of us, along with a few of our closest buddies and journey buddies. We’re formally Disney cruise obsessed. It’s the proper mixture of household time, grownup time, scrumptious meals, exhibits, 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 want to strive one other cruise line lol.

Disney Want (Castaway Cay and Bahamas)

Disney Want Evaluation

The Want is one in all Disney’s latest ships, and it was completely attractive. Probably the most breathtaking areas was the atrium, which has an illuminated Cinderella skirt chandelier, and was embellished for Halloween whereas we had been there. (It was a Halloween on the Excessive Seas cruise.)

We undoubtedly 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 profiting from the facilities and leisure.

Professionals:

– Child’s Membership. The children’ membership was SO cool. The child’s golf equipment on the opposite Disney ships are completely wonderful, however this one was subsequent stage. I can’t even absolutely clarify it; it’s essential watch this video. P and Nylah espeiclaly beloved designing their very own curler coaster, and taking the slide to enter children membership.

– The exhibits! I really feel just like the expertise and leisure on this ship was the most effective we’ve skilled. This says rather a lot as a result of Disney places such an emphasis on excessive manufacturing high quality. The exhibits had been glorious 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 children rode the Aqua Mouse slide at the very least 15 instances whereas we had been on the cruise. It has a Disney brief that you just’ll watch within the tunnel in your double tube (no single riders), and you then’re pushed out to the primary 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, hen, 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 wonderful; we’re planning on doing a household journey there so we now have extra time to discover. The children did the entire water slides (together with this one) and we additionally loved the seashore and bay.

– Further holiday-themed actions. That they had 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:

– Most important eating rotation meals. We weren’t blown away by the primary eating room meals this time. One of the 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 brief! All of us agreed that the cruises should be at the very least 5 nights 😉

All in all, it was one other magical journey and extra enjoyable cruise reminiscences with the fam and buddies!

Disney cruise suggestions

A few of my prime Disney cruise suggestions:

– Pack a swim bag and preserve it with you once 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 sizzling tub are open and so they’re the least crowded they are going to be for the complete 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.

– Embellish 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 anything it’s essential dangle.

– I like having water footwear for the youngsters, particularly if in case you have a Castaway day or seashore tour.

Pack your personal 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 children needed further pool time, and an excellent 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 instances as a result of it was empty. We had lunch, after which received off in Castaway Cay, as a ton of individuals had been getting again on the ship. Castaway was manner much less crowded!

Pack a pop up hamper and laundry pods if you happen to plan on doing laundry. I at all times love to do laundry on the final day; unpacking clear garments is rather less miserable after a visit.

– Every thing is within the Disney cruise app, together with the every day navigator eating rotations, signups for excursions and additional actions. You too can 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 number of Mickey ice cream bars for the youngsters. In the event you get a carafe of espresso delivered at evening, it’s nonetheless heat and ideal once you get up! I additionally just like the espresso retailers on the ship (not included, however price it for a decaf almond milk latte with Moana printed onto the froth haha).

– Deliver movement illness provides juuuuust in case. I at all times have a little dramamine and movement illness bands in my backpack if we want it.

– Considered one of my greatest journey hacks is utilizing our Amex Platinum. We use this free of charge lounge entry after we journey, along with lodge rooms and perks. We’ll usually get early check-in, late checkout, room upgrades when obtainable, and typically eating credit at lodges. It has been amaaaaazing. Test it out with my referral hyperlink right here!

So, inform me, buddies: are you a cruise fan? What’s subsequent in your trip checklist??

xoxo

Gina

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