This was the first cruise for all three of us (husband, 7-year-old daughter and myself). This was a birthday gift to our daughter for her 7th birthday, and it was the best birthday present ever - for all of us! Disney is generally out of our price range (and we live in MN, so also pretty hard to get to a port), but the "Farewell to Galveston port" prices were reasonable, and we were able to drove pretty easily from MN to TX.

We knew the Wonder was one of Disney's older ships, but also one of the smaller ones - and we liked that idea. I had joined a Facebook group prior to cruising with others going on our cruise, and that was so great - I could get to know people, anticipate the trip, get tons of tips from seasoned cruisers, etc. Once we were on the cruise, we did a meet and greet and that was a fun way to get to know people from the Facebook group in person. It also helps because our daughter is an only child and I met some parents that had kids her age and was able to introduce her to their kids (and my husband) at the start of the cruise.

Our room was #1060, and it had two portholes. We loved having the windows to check weather and see what was outside. The room had plenty of storage space. I love the split bathroom. There was not a lot of people noise even though we were near the elevators (which worked great for us), but we did hear ship noises when getting to ports, but nothing too bad. The beds were comfortable and the small electric cooler kept our beer cold all week. The built-in hair dryer was fine - even though I have read some people don't like it. Read more