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Wonder of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 8
Helpful Votes: 243

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Wonder of the Seas

7 Night Western Caribbean & Perfect Day (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 08, 2022

Ship: Wonder of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11202

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Because the ship is new, there isn't much to complain about. The ships decor is quite muted, our room color was soft and beige, with minimalist style lamps and everything. The cruise was great but it just never felt like old times. I can't put my finger on it, it was just different. It was my first cruise in 3 yrs and I was a bit nervous, I admit that. Wonder is a nice ship, it's an Oasis class ship so if you've been on one before you will be at home on this ship. I had a great time, and I'll definitely cruise on Wonder again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Cafe Promenade

5 out of 5

The promenade was just what I expected. No balloons on the first day though, no parades. But everything was there, just like the other Oasis class ships. The shoppes were pretty bare, not much to buy and the sizes were very limited. Ship was not full so the promenade was never very crowded.

Giovanni's Italian Kitchen

5 out of 5

Great food, our server was incredible. This restaurant has pizza and a wine bar now. You will get a lot of food, and everything is very fresh.

Solarium Bistro

5 out of 5

Everything here is served buffet style on this ship. On Oasis your meat selection was brought to you by the servers. On Wonder the Solarium Bistro is basically an upscale Windjammer with more attentive table service. Food was very good.

Playmakers Sports Bar & Arcade

5 out of 5

Great bar food and drinks. I ordered 1 cheeseburger for the 2 of us, the waitress brought out 2 plates with half a burger on each with fries. Nice touch.

English Pub

5 out of 5

I got most of my drinks from the pub. It's called Cask and Clipper on Wonder. Good drinks, good service and plenty of seating.

Chops Grille

5 out of 5

Ahhhh... Chops! Just go, just do it. This, steakhouse is more than just steaks, they have very good seafood and wine. I swear by the Branzino, mercy.... Just go!

Hooked Seafood

3 out of 5

This was the worst meal on this cruise. I got The Royal Seafood Platter and it was NOTHING like the menu description. Everything was fried in a thick batter, and there was hardly any seafood in it. There was items on the plate that was not on the menu. The menu did not mention a batter, crawfish, it was just a big plate of fried batter. Other plates that I saw coming from the kitchen looked much better than mine, so I guess I picked the wrong item.

Windjammer Cafe'

5 out of 5

Food was great, service was great. This place was lively every day, the greeters at the entrance danced, loud music was played all day. This Windjammer is the biggest in the fleet, so there are plenty of seats.

Sorrentos

5 out of 5

FREE PIZZA! what else is there to say!

150 Central Park

5 out of 5

Love the food, service, and ambience of this place. The Lobster Thermador was the best I've had on any ship so far

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Solarium

5 out of 5

Completely enclosed on this ship. Plenty of seating and water. Nice, quiet place to go and read a book. No loud music, no running around, just a nice adult place to go.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Aquatheater

5 out of 5

The show was called Intense, and it was amazing! Very high energy, music, lighting, everything was great.

Focus Gallery

3 out of 5

My only complaint for this place is that buying your pictures is very confusing. The touchscreen system they use is not user friendly. And they never have enough help, there was 1 person to help alot of people with questions. On the next to last night they had 4 people working and it still was a mess trying to get pictures. But I will say the pics came out great.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
I can't say enough about the staff on the ship, everyone made sure you were taken care of.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Jr Suite. Plenty of room, large balcony.

Ship tip

Have your negative covid test in your hand at embarkment. That's the first thing they ask for when you get there.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
Very nice port. Clean, lots of walking. They have dolphins, birds, and a free pole climbing show for you. I just wish the port had better places to eat.

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Nice port. Small, not much to do there.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We were off the ship in 15 minutes
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6 Comments

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review of a new ship

crumcrushers    2 years ago

I was on the March 18th sailing and I e joyed mysemf thoroughly. Nice to hear aboug your good time.

RonnieandJim    2 years ago

Thank you for your honest review. We will be on this ship October 30th.

Dadm    2 years ago

Thanks for your review. You had a very nice time and that is why we cruise. I was not a fan of Hooked either.

CVCruiser    2 years ago

Nice review... thanks! 👍

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

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