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Disney Cruise Line
Disney Wonder Cruise Review
Bahamas

Howard
Age: 42
Occupation: Teacher
Number of Cruises: 8
Sailing Date: February 16th, 2006

Our entire family was eagerly awaiting our planned cruise on the Disney Wonder. My 4 year old daughter loves the Disney Princesses and all of the other wonderful characters. My 7 year old son likes the onboard activities for kids and was waiting to see how the Disney programs compared to the others he has been in. My wife and I were looking forward to a little peace and quiet, some time to ourselves when the kids were in the programs.

The embarkation process was a little long, but the kids were kept occupied watching cartoons as dad waited in line. Once we were aboard, we made our way to our balcony cabin on deck 7. Our cabin was plenty big for the 4 of us and had a nice balcony to enjoy at night. After a short time, we made our way up to deck 9 and enjoyed our first meal, our only buffet meal of the entire trip.

The Disney people do a great job of providing plenty of activity and entertainment. As we were preparing to set sail there was a great party on the pool deck with music and dancing.

Since we were able to move our dining time to the early seating, we had to get ready for dinner. With the split bathroom in the Disney cabins, it makes the process much easier.

As for our meals, we loved the atmosphere at Animators Palatte. The food was also very good. Tritons was our favorite meal and my daughter loved the Little Mermaid mosaic on the wall. We did not have a great meal at Parrot Cay but overall, our dining experience was very good. The highlight of the dining experience were our servers Gede and Carmen. They took great care of us and were very attentive to our children. Each night, Gede provided magic tricks for the kids and was very good.

Th highlight of the entire trip was the constant appearances by the Disney characters. They were everywhere. Mickey greeted us in the lobby, there were character greetings in the morning before breakfast and before dinner each night. They were also on the beach and many other places. As glad as I was to see the smile on my daughter's face each time she took a picture with the character, I knew it would cost me in the long run. At least Disney gives you the option of picture packages. If you buy in advance, you can save 15 dollars per package.

As sad as it was that the trip came to an end, I encountered the smoothest disembarkation process of any cruise I have been on. While eating breakfast, they announced the ship had been cleared. Five minutes later, we walked out of the restaurant and off the ship. In the terminal, a porter knew exactly what table our luggage would be on and we were in our car within 3 minutes.

Overall, a great weekend.