Terrific Family Trip on the Wonder!

Item: Wonder of the Seas
Rating: 4.3
Author: dis220

Wonder of the Seas Cruise Review

dis220

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

6 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 18, 2022

Ship: Wonder of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12554

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

A wonderful ship and an overall excellent trip. Will travel with RC again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Unbelievably easy and fast. We dropped off a rental car at Avis, and we were on the boat 30 min. later.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining room was fine, but it was less-so in comparison with Princess, Carnival, and Disney. Desserts were especially disappointing. Service ranged from amazing to apathetic. We had on assistant waiter with blinding body odor. Lobster tails were delicious and plentiful. Buffet was quite good, although seating could be tough. Pizza, Mexican place, and hot dogs were all excellent. Coffee place was great, too. Didn’t try any specialty restaurants.

Playmakers Sports Bar & Arcade

5 out of 5

Free Donkey Kong and Ms. Pac-Man arcade games!

Windjammer Cafe'

4 out of 5

Look for seating on the far left in the long and narrow curved room.

Sorrentos

5 out of 5

Go for the pizza…stay for the fried artichokes.

El Loco Fresh

5 out of 5

Fresh tortillas and excellent taco meats. Love can get long.

Bionic Bar

5 out of 5

Lots of fun, and drink was excellent.

Cafe Promenade

5 out of 5

Line moves surprisingly fast!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Something for everyone. Well run and organized.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Literally ranged from the best cruise show I’ve ever seen to the worst. InTENse is flat out amazing and better than any at sea show I’ve ever seen, including Disney. The ice show and Voices were also terrific. Tap Factory was good for the dancing and contortionist…the comedy is terrible. The Effectors 2 is laughably awful…I mean AWFUL. My teen kids were screaming with laughter, and not the good kind. The story, visuals, and music is just terrible.

Aquatheater

5 out of 5

Fantastic location and show

Center Ice Rink

5 out of 5

My kids loved this.

Art Gallery

1 out of 5

Hilariously awful art. Who buys this stuff?

Casino Royale

4 out of 5

Go for the non smoking room close to the theater. One side of the main casino has a choking amount of smoke.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was sweet and accommodating.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Sparkling

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Bigger than I expected. Fine for four people. Bathroom bigger than average. Good a/c.

Ship tip

Sneak into the suite lounge (very easy) for a quiet spot and excellent cookies.

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Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5

Went to Tortuga Beach Club. Meh.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very easy and organized.

4 Comments

javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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dis220 1 year ago

I forgot to add that the galley tour brunch is NOT worth the cost (short tour…same food as restaurant breakfast) UNLESS you drink a lot of mimosas.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

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