{"id":18745,"date":"2024-11-05T07:37:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T12:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/index.php\/?p=18745"},"modified":"2026-04-29T08:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:20:11","slug":"rope-drop-on-deck-rdod-87-reluctance-to-wish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/index.php\/rope-drop-on-deck-rdod-87-reluctance-to-wish\/","title":{"rendered":"Rope Drop: On Deck &#8211; RDOD 87: Reluctance to Wish"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rope-Drop-On-Deck-Small-Transparent.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"15396\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/index.php\/disney-wish-stateroom-9664\/rope-drop-on-deck-small-transparent\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rope-Drop-On-Deck-Small-Transparent.png\" data-orig-size=\"709,709\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Rope Drop On Deck Small Transparent\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rope-Drop-On-Deck-Small-Transparent.png\" src=\"https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rope-Drop-On-Deck-Small-Transparent-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rope-Drop-On-Deck-Small-Transparent-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rope-Drop-On-Deck-Small-Transparent-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rope-Drop-On-Deck-Small-Transparent.png 709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nancy and I were invited on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/rope-drop-on-deck-a-cruise-news-and-planning-podcast\/id1654650187\">Rope Drop: On Deck<\/a> for a trip report about our recent sailing on the Disney Wish (more posts to follow)! We discuss our thoughts about Dining, Ship Layout, and the various pubs and bars on board!  Make sure you listen in and then subscribe to the podcast!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/33788977\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/1a1211\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<br><em>More about Doug and Michelle&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doug is on both <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/rope-drop-radios-podcast\/id1117073822?mt=2&amp;i=382453646\">Rope Drop Radio<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/rope-drop-on-deck-a-cruise-news-and-planning-podcast\/id1654650187\">Rope Drop: On Deck<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rope-Drop-On-Deck-Small-Transparent.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"15396\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/index.php\/disney-wish-stateroom-9664\/rope-drop-on-deck-small-transparent\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rope-Drop-On-Deck-Small-Transparent.png\" data-orig-size=\"709,709\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Rope Drop On Deck Small Transparent\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rope-Drop-On-Deck-Small-Transparent.png\" src=\"https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rope-Drop-On-Deck-Small-Transparent-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rope-Drop-On-Deck-Small-Transparent-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rope-Drop-On-Deck-Small-Transparent-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rope-Drop-On-Deck-Small-Transparent.png 709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/rope-drop-on-deck-a-cruise-news-and-planning-podcast\/id1654650187\">subscribe to Rope Drop: On Deck via iTunes<\/a>.&nbsp; Doug and Michelle cover cruise new, planning, trip reports, and more.&nbsp; They will discuss Royal Caribbean, Disney Cruise Line, and Norwegian, in addition to others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/rope-drop-radios-podcast\/id1117073822?mt=2&amp;i=382453646\">subscribe to Rope Drop Radio via iTunes.<\/a>\u00a0 Lauren Shields and Doug McKnight are two mid-westerners who love Disney. Their goal is help you navigate all things Disney from the parks to the cruise. They want to share tips and tricks, travel plans, and must see&#8217;s to help you have an amazing Disney trip!\u00a0 Make sure to follow them on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Ropedropradio\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RopeDropRadio\">X<\/a> as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have really enjoyed having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ropedropqueen\/\">Michelle<\/a> (affiliated with Touring and Cruises Travel Agency) as our travel agent.&nbsp; It costs nothing to use her services because Disney pays her after we cruise.&nbsp; She was the one that got up at the crack of dawn to book reservations on our booking dates, to make requested updates to our room and dining preferences.&nbsp; We book all our cruises now with Michelle, as well as recommending her to our friends!&nbsp; Contact her to see if she can help you with your vacation plans. (Note: Michelle does not sponsor Back To The Mouse, we are just satisfied customers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have enjoyed this article, please be sure to check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/index.php\/cruise-information-page\/\">Disney Cruise Line information page<\/a>, which has useful hints in addition to our cruise trip reports!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nancy and I were invited on Rope Drop: On Deck for a trip report about our recent sailing on the <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/index.php\/rope-drop-on-deck-rdod-87-reluctance-to-wish\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":true,"token":"eyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvYmFja3RvdGhlbW91c2UuY29tXC93b3JkcHJlc3NcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjJcLzEyXC9Sb3BlLURyb3AtT24tRGVjay1TbWFsbC1UcmFuc3BhcmVudC5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJSb3BlIERyb3A6IE9uIERlY2sgJiM4MjExOyBSRE9EIDg3OiBSZWx1Y3RhbmNlIHRvIFdpc2giLCJ0ZW1wbGF0ZSI6ImhpZ2h3YXkiLCJmb250IjoiIiwiYmxvZ19pZCI6MjE0MDMzOTA1fQ.T02Hf5VOdLP9JTVZvqYG0PKKp1LCam2sUn4u6R3PawUMQ"},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[11],"tags":[57,112,91,53,393,62,434,394],"class_list":["post-18745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-disney-cruise","tag-dcl","tag-dcl-disney-cruise-line","tag-disney-cruise","tag-disney-cruise-line","tag-disney-wish","tag-rope-drop-radio","tag-rope-drop-on-deck","tag-wish","no-read-more-tag","no-sticky","use-excerpt","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19934,"url":"https:\/\/backtothemouse.com\/index.php\/rope-drop-on-deck-rdod-99-love-it-or-hate-it-dcl\/","url_meta":{"origin":18745,"position":0},"title":"Rope Drop: On Deck &#8211; RDOD 99: Love It or Hate It DCL","author":"Joseph","date":"April 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I was invited on Rope Drop: On Deck for a round of Love it or Hate it where we talk all things Disney Cruise Line. 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