4-Night Very Merrytime Bahamian Cruise from Port Canaveral

Wahoo! It's cruising day!

First time boarding out of Terminal 10. Just a few slight differences from Terminal 8. There isn't a special Concierge lounge. It's a roped off area in the main terminal. No Mickey ears to walk through and no Disney theming as this is a shared terminal. The cast members we all know and love are here and ready to help. It's an A-O-K place.

A look at today's schedule of events and character greetings on the Disney Wish. The sail away party has been moved inside due to rain. Oh Florida.

Dinner at 1923 tonight. So good!

By Michael

Inside, the Grand Hall was decked out for the holidays, with a tall gingerbread version of Cinderella Castle near the atrium and a big gold Christmas tree. We got lunch at the buffet, then found our way down to stateroom 11019 by early afternoon. A note was waiting for us welcoming Lisa and the family aboard and inviting us to meet our American Sign Language interpreters that afternoon in the Grand Hall, by the Cinderella statue.

Sail away was supposed to happen up on deck, but the weather moved the party indoors to the Grand Hall instead, with Captain Minnie and the gang on stage. As we pulled away from Port Canaveral a rainbow showed up over the coastline.

We had dinner at 1923, and the ship's photographer got a shot of Lisa and me signing "I love you." Later that evening the Grand Hall had a Christmas character stage show with Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, and Pluto, and Olivia, one of our ASL interpreters, signed stage-side through the whole thing. We stopped by the lit-up castle display before heading back to the room.

Vast improvement over last night. We had 18-foot waves and wind. Today is smooth and calm. Whew!

Now, let's talk inside staterooms on the Wish class of ships. We have booked inside rooms on the classic ships (Magic and Wonder) as well as the Dream class (Dream and Fantasy). They have always been adequate for our family of four. This is our first inside booking on the Wish and we have the same room number on the Treasure next week. It's very, very small. My biggest piece of constructive feedback would be that the ladder for the upper bunk extends too far out into the room. You will inevitably hit it while walking to the bathroom in the dark. Is this room type a no-go? Certainly not, especially for parties of 3 or fewer. But I would caution parties of 4 to look at a larger verandah room. Much to my surprise, we were able to fit all 7 full-size suitcases (6 under the bed and 1 in the closet).

It's time to race those babies! One of my favorite DCL activities is Jack Jack's Diaper Dash. It's a hoot to watch. Who will be the fastest baby at sea?

Palo brunch was fabulous! Can't believe it took us 20 Disney cruises to try brunch.

Today we are in Nassau. Michael and Thomas left bright and early for a day at Atlantis Aquaventure. It's usually the only thing I recommend in Nassau. Unfortunately, the cruise ship no longer does a sea lion Port Adventure through Atlantis, so Lisa and I are heading to the Blue Lagoon for that activity. We'll meet up back on the ship this evening for Pirate Night and fireworks at sea. Yep. Disney is the only cruise line that does fireworks at sea on most cruises. The exceptions are Alaska and Northern Europe.

Not bad for a Wednesday.

My kids' future spouses have been warned. It's a prerequisite to joining this family. You'll need a passport and a good set of luggage.

Pirate Night dinner. Not my favorite, but dessert was on point.

Another rainy start to the day, but there are churro Mickey waffles at Marceline Market and we are at Castaway Cay, so life is OK. The rain should move out in a few hours, just in time for Lisa and I to go deep sea fishing this afternoon.

It was the best day! The trainers commented on how much the sea lions really loved Lisa. The feeling was mutual.

Booooooo! Thankfully, I also scheduled the same excursion for next Friday when we are back at Castaway Cay on the Treasure.

Not impressed. The child has been trying to do deep sea fishing since 2021. Second cancellation. We'll try again next week.

They came. They saw. They ran a 5K. Now they are heading back to the ship. It's Lisa's 12th and Thomas' 11th trip to Castaway Cay. The pools on the ship are warm and empty right now. We'll catch up with them after lunch.

One of my favorite places. Beautiful views and an almost empty ship. I enjoyed the pools and rode the AquaMouse water coaster after we came back from our morning on the island. Lisa is watching Moana on the Funnel Vision. Thomas is hanging out at the Vibe teen club and Michael is in the adults-only hot tub. Each Rennhack is living their best life and I'm here for it all.

A fabulous dinner at my favorite restaurant in the entire fleet. Arendelle is spectacular.

By Michael

Around midday we went back aboard for lunch and the holiday treats set out near the ship's marketplace, then spent part of the afternoon looking down at the island and the turquoise water from high on the ship's deck before the Wish pulled away that evening.

It was our last night on board. After dinner we made the rounds of the evening's character meet and greets, Donald, Goofy, Minnie in her holiday dress, Daisy, even Chewbacca and Rey by the Star Wars lounge, then Rapunzel, and in the Grand Hall, Captain Mickey saluted for photos with Lisa. Two crew members in khaki explorer uniforms stopped to see her too. Before we turned in, Lisa spent a last few minutes with her interpreters, Olivia and Abdiel, all three of them signing I love you together. Lisa and I did the same sign for a selfie by the gold Christmas tree to close out the night.

Back where we started. It was a very quick four days on the beautiful Disney Wish. Tomorrow, we'll board her sister ship, the Treasure, for our much-anticipated maiden voyage cruise. Tortola, St. Thomas and Castaway Cay with three days at sea.

Eating breakfast on the Wish with a view of the Treasure. Tomorrow she's all ours

Apparently, renovations are set to begin in 2025. This place needs some serious TLC. I will definitely not be booking any clients here. The room is huge (1-bedroom suite), but it has seen better days.

By Michael

We left the ship and the port behind us, the Wish and the Treasure both still at the dock, and checked into the Radisson Resort at the Port for the night. Lisa and I ended up back at the pool that afternoon, soaked through under the rock waterfall in the grotto. It was our last night on land before boarding the Treasure.