DISNEY "WONDER" FUL MARCH6-13
Segale Travel gave me the opportunity to cruise on DCL
last week, thanks ERNIE!!
The
Wonder left LA, San Pedro, Sunday the 6th, we flew on SW from Sacramento,
service as expected and a full flight
for
Sunday at 8:55am. Our party of 3 opted out of the "Disney" transfers for $180
for 3, we caught Primetime shuttle, shared ride
$48
for the 3 of us excluding tips, took us an hr, Super Shuttle would also work.
On our return we just took a cab , $60 plus tip
for
3 of us, got to airport 25minutes.
The
Wonder is a great ship the Disney theme throughout is subtle and wonderful.
Thoroughly enjoyed the rotational dining
my
favorite , "ANIMATOR'S PALATE", an all white/black themed room with animation
screens on the walls that change from black/white
to
color as well as the ceilings, coolness factor=HIGH. Parrot Cay standard
Caribbean flare dining, Tritons , very mature decor, and
my
2nd favorite , PALO"S the adult dining. We did a dinner and the brunch in this
restaurant, food excellent, and 1 main reason
it
was cooked to order and was served hot. It's a romantic evening option, but
enjoyed the brunch better, 3 women dining together, no
romance there. Food options, in all restaurants were
good, servings wonderful, nothing super-sized, my only issue, and I
understand
trying to feed 2700 people, food wasn't the hottest, I
tended to stay with soup or salads, and dessert of course!!
I
was surprised to notice a lot of travelers without children, they were mainly
women , or younger couples. The ship was full, but you
didn't
feel
the impact of 2700. We had an ocean view cabin with veranda, category D, this
was spacious and well appointed, we never felt
crowded and would highly recommend. The bathroom also
well thought out, as Willow mentioned, 1 side with sink/shower and TUB, the
other
sink
and toilet, really great for getting ready for the day. I slept on the bunk bed
and never woke up with a back ache, yeah.
The
crew outstanding, always helpful, always smiling. Would I pick this cruise for
adults only, if the people were Disneyphiles,yes
otherwise, no. Many generational families:
grandparents/adults/grandkids. The adult areas were nice, adult pool far
enough
away
from the crazy kids pool, which was packed and they were having a blast, but
holy smoke it was loud and crazy--geez am I gettin old or
what?
The
spa was next to the adult pool, nice to have quick access to the sauna/steam
room etc. Rainforest package, $99 for the cruise, ok
I
would do it on a day to day basis, we paid the $300 and only used it twice, plus
some times we weren't able to get in, too many other adults
at
the
same time. . The spa villas, excellent venue for a massage, has soaking
tub/sliding glass door to a verandah, separate area for
massage-excellent!
The
entertainment was outstanding, Disney does this well, really first class,
besides seeing the characters wonder the ship, this was my
favorite
experience. Plus 3D movies, super fun, Gnomeo and
Juliet, Tangled, I am Number Four, and Disney movies and cartoons all day long
on the TV in
the
stateroom. Ok and the fireworks another very cool factor!!! The pirate party
beforehand, not so much fun, to loud, people/kids are tired
by
1030pm, and they are just waiting to see the fireworks,
not really getting into the characters trying to get you to dance on the
stage.
Ports of call , Puerto Vallarta , just walked the
boardwalk , watched the creation of outlandish sand castles, wow, tequila
tasting and back on board
Cabo, we only got 1 day, 2nd was cancelled due to
tsumani warnings, did the whale watching, THE BEST !! got to see many humpback
whales, 1 baby jumped
completley out of the water, amazing. Beyond that, the
pier is just a zoo, people dont even leave they drink at the bars with balloons
on their heads! TEQUILA!
It
was a great experience and really relaxing..............THANKS
ERNIE
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