sethschroeder
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 24, 2013
I'm amazed by how many people are writing off the ship before she actually sails with paying passengers.
Kind of reminds me of the Skyliner discussion when it was first announced.
Well its sailed and I am not writing it off I am saying dead on arrival.
The "best" part is they took up a bunch of top deck space for concierge but then didn't even give them a pool or restaurant to even try to match other lines like NCL Haven, MCL Yacht Club, or to lesser extents RCL Star/Sea Class, Carnival Havana.
Although watching all the content I do like the new quick service on the pool deck but thats hardly enough to say its an upgrade compared to what other cruise lines have done to improve their lines.
Everyone hated the idea of the Gondolas and Riviera Resort, but now everyone loves them.
Except why it got "slammed" is true and I am a Riviera owner. It has issues with thunderstorms and shuts down because Disney is unwilling to run it through all weather.
I think 2025 is too early honestly. I can see DCL running them until at they’re at least 30 years old.
When is Chapek retiring because its not before then thats for sure. Unless he can sell them to another cruise line who can keep the theme and run them in to the ground.
Heck Disney only has like 3 ships on order right? They don't have the backlog of ship orders to absorb the retirement.
It would be great if Disney replaced the Wonder with an actual cold weather cruise ship though with a solarium, indoor family pool, indoor viewing decks, ect.