Disney Wonder Review

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Disney cruise? Worth the extra money?

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Disney Wonder
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awreaper
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Jan 2014
Traveled with children

Our cruise was from January 15th – January 19th out of Miami. I have cruised twice before, both Carnival. The first was the Legend and the second was the Ecstasy so I will make some comparisons between Carnival and Disney during the review.

My wife is a Disney fanatic and had on her bucket list to go on a Disney cruise. She averages trips to the park 1-2 times a year. We found the Disney cruise out of Miami to be cheaper than Disney cruises normally are so we jumped at the chance. The question I had when I started this trip was, are Disney cruises that much better? Is the additional cost worth it or are we just paying for the Disney name?

We flew in to Miami on Wednesday morning and took a taxi to the cruise terminal. The cost is $24.00 per taxi, not per individual. This is a fixed rate so don’t pay more. We arrived at the cruise terminal about 10:00. We had to wait about 30 minutes before they would let us in. A small crowd of 100 or so gathered before we were admitted to the terminal. Once in, we received our room/charge card (they call it the key to the world card), had our pictures taken for security, etc. Then we were given a group number and instructed to wait until that group number was called before we could board the ship. We waited about 2 hours before our number was called. By that time the terminal building was pretty well packed with people. On the Carnival boats we never had to wait. We entered the terminal, checked in and went straight on the boat. I am not sure if this delay is a Disney or a Miami cruise terminal thing. I suspect it is a Miami cruise terminal problem. I might cruise out of Miami again but if we have the long wait, it will be the last time. Our pervious cruises went out of Port Canaveral.

Cabin Review

The room was nice. Plenty of room and clean. The only gripe I have is that it had lots of squeaks and rattles and we must have been just above the propellers because when we came in to port you would swear you were in an earthquake. The whole room shook and vibrated terribly. Luckily this only lasted 5 minutes or so but it was intense.

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