Mickeys Mainsail on Disney wish

[Christensen]

I’ve heard Mickeys Mainsail is unbearably crowded and runs out of merch fast. When does it first open? What day/time is the best to go?

 

[ArielRae]

I know on the other ships they usually opened while I was seated during my main dining time. I would excuse myself from the table the first night and run to the store if there was anything I wanted to make sure I wanted to get. I wished they could open earlier so not to interfere with dinner but they have to wait until they are out of port before they open the stores.

 

[pearljammer]

I’ve heard Mickeys Mainsail is unbearably crowded and runs out of merch fast. When does it first open? What day/time is the best to go?

Shops can’t open until they set sail and are in international waters. Thus closed while docked at ports.

 

[CamColt]

We did not have that experience on the Wish in February and we had a full ship. Maybe we just picked the right times to go?

 

[anricat]

Don't go between dinner and show (or show and dinner depending on which seating you have) and don't go on the last day. If you have a sea day, earlier in the day is better. Evenings are just miserable. It was so hot in here and so narrow, it's hard to navigate through the shop.

 

[RedHead0186]

I actually found that they were pretty well stocked on the 4/28 cruise. I tried to go between the show and dinner, which was a terrible idea as everyone had the same thought and it was super packed. I didn't have issues with not finding sizes, etc. I went back on day 3 (which was supposed to be Castaway Cay, but instead was a sea day due to mechanical issues). I actually really liked that we had a sea day because it was more time the shops were open (especially since they ended up being closed pretty much all day on day 2 since we were stuck in port). Crowds were very minimal that day, and even though it was the last full day of the cruise I had no issues with sizes.

Dory's shop up on 11 (?) outside Marceline Market did have inventory issues, though. I grabbed the white DCL rash guard spirit jersey earlier on day 3, then realized I needed to exchange the size. I went back between the show and dinner; the shop was empty, but the cast member told me they were low on sizes of that (luckily they had what I wanted to exchange to).

If there's something you reallllly want, I'd say fight the crowds and go as soon as you can (probably between the show/dinner on the first night), just for peace of mind that you have it. Yes it was crowded when I did that but it wasn't too awful. If you just want to look around, then waiting until night 2 or 3 would probably work.

 

[nlharpel]

In my experience, they aren't stocking at the start of each new sailing so it might not even matter if you go right away. For example, we were on the 4/21 and I was there right when they opened on day one. There were several shirts that were low on inventory and missing sizes. I had a similar experience on the Dream and Fantasy last year so I don't think this is unique to the Wish.

 

[OpieDoodle]

The biggest thing is on any DCL cruise the merch is very limited and they only keep so much on hand at a time. So your best bet for the biggest selection of sizes and such is to shop right away. But that may mean its pretty crowded.

 

[revdon64]

Mickey's Mainsail on the Wish feels very narrow compared to the main merch stores on the Magic and the Dream. That's what made it feel more crowded to me. Honestly, I didn't spend much time in there and didn't buy anything either, so... YMMV.

 

[anricat]

There were several shirts that were low on inventory and missing sizes.

Agree. It seems like they NEVER have my size in any shirt that I want on any ship.

 

[RedHead0186]

Mickey's Mainsail on the Wish feels very narrow compared to the main merch stores on the Magic and the Dream. That's what made it feel more crowded to me. Honestly, I didn't spend much time in there and didn't buy anything either, so... YMMV.

Yes, it is very narrow (very long and narrow).