Disney Wonder Review
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Like many others on our cruise, we were expecting a beautiful run of the Caribbean. However, much to our surprise, we ran into a powerful cold front that threatened our cruising adventure. When we booked our five night Caribbean Disney cruise we wanted an escape from the cold drab winter we had in Maryland. Upon our arrival at the Port of Miami we were greeted by very friendly port employees that were all hopeful that the passengers were heading for warmer weather. Well, I am still waiting for that to come...8 days later.
Our arrival and check in at the port went very quickly and smoothly. The port did not seem over crowded like I had feared and the staff were excellent with dealing with masses of children. I am very happy that I had completed the online check prior to my arrival. I do believe this sped up our check in. My only regret was standing in the long line to register my son for the Oceaneer Club. Even though you can preregister children online, you still need to confirm their password and have a special band placed on them. Just FYI: Save yourself the hassle and board the ship and go to open registration being held a few places on board with no wait.
My first food experienced on the ship was not very good. We were all directed to the Beach Blanket Buffet upon arrival. The food selection was little random and the place was very crowded. I wish I had noticed that Goofy's Galley was open, which I came to discover later in the cruise. This became my favorite lunch destination as it had tasty offerings of sandwiches, wraps, salads and fresh fruit. My son preferred Pinocchio's pizza which I also thought was very good. On the main outside deck there was also a bar and a place to grab some average fried food items(Pluto's Dog House). This was just your average theme park food and tasted just okay. Our go to breakfast spot ended up being the Beach Blanket Buffet due to it's variety of it items that we really enjoyed. We did have Triton's on our morning of departure and we actually thought Beach Blanket was much better.
Cabin Review
We had an ocean view state room of the 6th floor and an ocean view on the 2nd for one night. The one on the 6th floor seemed to be a little more updated. The size of the rooms were large for a cruise ship. The sofa in the room provided space to hang out and have a drink while watching a movie on the flat screen. The closet space was adequate for us. The split bathroom was also very convenient. Shower and sink in one side and toilet and sink on the other which allowed more people to get ready at a time. However, our second room was close to the front of the ship and allowed us a feel a little more rocking. Our first room on the second floor was in the middle and we couldn't feel the rocking as bad. FYI: There is laundry located on a few floors. If you plan on doing laundry make sure to check out those locations before selecting your room. I had to do a load of laundry and felt like I had to walk a country mile to get there.