Disney Want (Castaway Cay and Bahamas)

Sharing a recap of our Disney cruise #5 on the Want! Sadly this submit will not be 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 shopper appointments and preparing for half two of the day. Selecting up the children and heading into after faculty actions and homework seems like a complete 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 trip 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 joyful that the Pilot’s sis and our niece have been in a position to be part of us, along with a few of our closest pals and journey buddies. We’re formally Disney cruise obsessed. It’s the right 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 have now no want to attempt one other cruise line lol.

Disney Want (Castaway Cay and Bahamas)

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The Want is certainly one of Disney’s latest ships, and it was completely beautiful. One of the crucial breathtaking areas was the atrium, which has an illuminated Cinderella skirt chandelier, and was adorned for Halloween whereas we have been there. (It was a Halloween on the Excessive Seas cruise.)

We undoubtedly needed to get used to the structure of the ship, since every thing was new to us. The eating places have been completely different, and the children have been PUMPED to take a look at the children’ membership. Our cruise was solely three nights, however we had loads of time for exploring and benefiting from 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 degree. I can’t even totally clarify it; you need to watch this video. P and Nylah espeiclaly cherished designing their very own curler coaster, and taking the slide to enter youngsters membership.

– The reveals! I really feel just like the expertise and leisure on this ship was the perfect we’ve skilled. This says rather a lot as a result of Disney places such an emphasis on excessive manufacturing high quality. The reveals have been glorious and I used to be expecially impressed with the Pirate Deck social gathering and Sail A Wave social gathering proper as we have been leaving the port. The music and dancing have 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 not less than 15 instances whereas we have 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 3 times 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 they usually have 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 gentle serve ice cream.

– Ports of name. We stopped at Castaway Cay – Disney’s personal 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 have now extra time to discover. The youngsters did the entire water slides (together with this one) and we additionally loved the seaside and bay.

– Additional holiday-themed actions. That they had an Oogie Boogie bash on the ship, characters have 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 primary eating room meals this time. The perfect was in Arendale, which had reside performances. The interactive expertise at Worlds of Marvel was enjoyable, however the meals was underwhelming.

– Reward store! We felt just like the reward 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 not less than 5 nights 😉

All in all, it was anothe rmagical journey and extra enjoyable cruise recollections with the fam and pals!

Disney cruise suggestions

A few of my prime Disney cruise suggestions:

– Pack a swim bag and preserve it with you once you test in. (You’ll drop off the remainder of your baggage they usually’ll ship it to your room when it’s prepared.) The swimming pools and scorching tub are open they usually’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 test in as early as doable for pool time and to have lunch.

– Beautify your door with door magnets. They have so many on Etsy!

– I additionally suggest getting magnetic hooks for the room (the partitions are magnetic) to hold swimsuits to dry or the rest you could hold.

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

– Pack your own collapsible beach toys – a lot cheaper – and you’ll repack or donate to a different household.

– Be strategic about your time on the ship. The youngsters needed additional pool time, and an important 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 laundy whereas the children rode the slide a bunch of instances as a result of it was empty. We had lunch, after which acquired off in Castaway Cay, as a ton of individuals have been getting again on the ship. Castaway was means much less crowded!

– Pack a pop up hamper and laundry pods for those who 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 each day navigator eating rotations, signups for excursions and additional actions. You may also textual content members in your social gathering from the app!

– Room service. You may get room service at any time, and it’s inlcuded; you simply have to tip. Nothing like getting a slice of the “cake of the day” or a number of Mickey ice cream bars for the children. When you get a carafe of espresso delivered at night time, it’s nonetheless heat and ideal once 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).

– Carry movement illness provides juuuuust in case. I at all times have a little dramamine and motion sickness bands in my backpack if we’d like it.

– Considered one of my largest journey hacks is utilizing our Amex Platinum. We use this totally free lounge entry once we journey, along with lodge rooms and perks. We’ll typically get early check-in, late checkout, room upgrades when obtainable, and generally eating credit at motels. It has been amaaaaazing. Check it out with my referral link here!

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

xoxo

Gina

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