Disney Wonder- Alaska Cruise- Seattle to Vancouver, Canada- Days 2-6

Disney Wonder- Alaska Cruise- Seattle to Vancouver, Canada- Days 2-6

Each evening, we received a "Personal Navigator," a guide for the next day, to inform us of the daily happenings on the ship.  The guide started from 8:30am and went until midnight each day.  Every single day was filled with lots of activities for both kids and adults alike.

On days that the ship pulls into a port, you can:

1.  Stay on the ship and continue life aboard (Parents can even leave their children on board to do on board activities while they go on shore excursions or tour the towns)
2. Go on shore excursions (Does cost extra)
3. Go out and tour the town on your own

Yes, even while docked at the port ship activities continue on!  The selection of activities didn't appear to us to be as hearty as when all guests were on the ship, by looking at the guide, but nonetheless, there was always something to do.

When everyone was back on board we got to watch a good number of Disney live shows and movies.  Some of the movies were in 3D!  Many of these same great movies were played on the Funnel Vision (The big screen outdoor television above the pool) so that guests were allowed to do more than one thing at a time..... like swim and watch a movie.... or eat burgers, fries, ice cream, etc., while watching the movie.

If you were under the belief that Disney is just for kids....let me give you something to think about.  Out of the 1800+ guests on board the Disney Wonder, how many do you think were kids? ................(Stop and think about it as we insert the Jeopardy Theme Music here)...............There were only three hundred and fifty one kids!  Yes, that is correct!  So what does that tell you?  Well, to me it says, Adults love Disney just as much as kids do if not more!  I saw many many many adults who said that they were taking this cruise to get away from their children!  The Disney Wonder crew treated us like ROYALTY!  This is why adults love Disney!  I tell you.... I didn't want to get off of the ship and as I was saying goodbye to our dedicated dining staff, that followed us from restaurant to restaurant every night, I had tears in my eyes, as they became like family to us, within that 1 week's time!  I know you're asking......Why did I type the three hundred and fifty one out in words instead of as a number?  Well, I didn't want your eyes to automatically gravitate to the number before you had a chance to give an honest answer.  So how close were you?  :)

 
A few things I should mention: First, playing in the arcade is approximately twice as much as it would cost to play in an arcade at home, so it's a bit pricy.  Secondly, there is an Internet Cafe on the ship, it's small and it was practically empty, I would guess that it is due to internet access costing $.75 cents per minute (No free WIFI) AND it is really slow!  Lastly, even though we were in Alaska, which is a US State, if your cellular provider does not have a tower in the area in which you are in, you are charged for ROAMING!  I was able to use my phone but DID NOT know I was being charged for roaming due to it being a US State.  I didn't use my phone in Canada until we had crossed into the state of Washington.  I figured I would give you a heads up. 


I loved, loved, absolutely LOVED this cruise.  I loved it so much that I started looking at other Disney Wonder cruises that I could take as soon as I got home!  

I hope you've enjoyed!

If you have any question, please feel free to contact us:

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Disney Wonder- Alaska Cruise- Seattle to Vancouver, Canada- Day 1

Disney Wonder- Alaska Cruise- Seattle to Vancouver, Canada- Day 1

As we drove up to the cruise port, I pointed out the Disney Wonder cruise ship and my son says: "Whoa, that's a big ship."  The ship is so huge that I couldn't get the whole ship in the picture.

The cruise was set to depart at 4pm, however our check-in time was 12:30pm.  We took our luggage to the scanners and dropped them off for them to be scanned and delivered to our cabin, meanwhile we kept our carry-on's containing all items that we would want to use prior to 4-5pm, as we were told that our luggage would be delivered around that time.

Our carry-on contained:
electronics (Laptop/camera)
travel documents
bottled water (I believe I saw a 9 pack of 16 oz bottled Aquafina water for $15.99)
bathing suit

We went to check in and went through body scanners as well as had our carry-on's scanned.  Once we checked in, we were given our Keys to the World (Cabin keys) and we were on our way.  Before getting to the gangway (The walkway to the ship) we could take family pictures.  Just prior to stepping on the gangway you are REQUIRED to sanitize your hands.  We found that you had to sanitize your hands prior to each banquet style dining as well as when you were returning to the ship at the various ports.

As soon as each family boarded the ship, there was a Disney team that announced "Welcome the XXXXX Family," via a microphone and everyone clapped.

We were told that our cabin would not be ready until 2pm, but we could go and have lunch.  There was  so much food...... well I can probably show you better than I can tell you

Did you get a good look?  YIKES!  Well you could eat from this buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner AND still go to other dining areas and eat!  Holy Moly!  Do you wonder why the average person gains 10 lbs on a cruise?  I don't!  By the way.... I didn't see a scale anywhere on the ship.  Coincidence?  Probably not!  LOL!  I gained 5 lbs and I worked out 5 of the 7 days I was on board!  Imagine if I decided to take the week off.  I could have went from Ms. Marr to Mrs. Klump EASILY!

We walked around to see what different options we had at our disposal.  There was LOTS to do!

At 4pm when the ship was set to sail, all guests are brought to one deck to discuss safety, life jackets, where to find them, how to put them on and what to do in the case of an emergency.  The safety portion of the cruise lasted 20-30 minutes and then we were excused to get our vacations underway.

There are 2 casual family style dining times.  One seating starts at 5:30pm and the second seating starts at 8:15pm.  In the family style dining areas, your family/party will receive a ticket which shows you where you will eat your sit down dinner each day of your cruise at your specified dining time.  The casual dining is optional as you can always go to the buffet and eat dinner.  You could actually eat from the buffet and then also go to your casual dinner.  Just an FYI... there is more of a dessert selection in the buffet area then you will get on the casual dining menu.  If you interested in fine dining, you can go to the Palo restaurant and it will cost you an additional $20 per person, per meal.

If you miss any of the dining times, don't fret, you will find that burgers, fries, chicken strips, hot dogs, salads, fruit, wraps, tuna sandwiches, ice cream and more is available from around noon to 8:30pm every night.  The ice cream machines however stayed open open until 11pm each night.  You will NOT starve on this cruise ship!  You additionally get unlimited soda, juice, fountain water, coffee and tea.

We did visit the Arcade on day 1 and found that games cost approximately 2X's a much as they usually do.  For example: A sit down racing game cost equivalent to $2.00 per game and Donkey Kong and Ms. Pac-man cost equivalent to $.45 cents per game.  The Arcade is not complimentary.

Day 1 Fantastic!

If you have any question, please feel free to contact us:

Marr Travel
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