Wonder of the Seas Leaves A Lot To Be Desired

Item: Wonder of the Seas
Rating: 4.2
Author: ronkra

Wonder of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

ronkra

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Eastern Caribbean & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 07, 2024

Ship: Wonder of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11674

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

I love Royal. However, Wonder is a mistake. Avoid her and stick to ships that work - without long lines and delays.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

No attempt to enforce arrival times causing lines

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Great food and drink and fantastic wait staff

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Too much focus on the pools and slides

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Very very good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

THE BEST

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Lines everywhere. Elevator wait late afternoon and early evening is in double digits. 2 of 3 faucetts in mens room on deck 5 not working on day 2. I reported it to Guest Services. Still not workinging on day 3. Mens room on deck 8 closed for maintenance for days - I quit trying to use it.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

well designed. lots of storage. easy to move around with more than 2 people in the room

Ship tip

don't - thay made it big, but they didn't design for lots of people. Other RCL ships work much better.

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Ports of call

Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas

1 out of 5

It's an expensive beach.

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Lots to do and good shopping

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

went ziplining and parasailing and still had time to shop. GREAT

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

easy, fast, efficient.

6 Comments

JBSki 3 months ago

Having now sailed on Wonder, I don't know if it's the ships quality that lacks. I do think that RC keeps going bigger, and this ship proves that bigger isn't necessarily better in all areas. Is there always something to do? Yes. However, is there almost always a decent wait to do it? Also yes.

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greenbay2018 4 months ago

I agree with hapster85 it's a great beach day at no cost!!!

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hapster85 4 months ago

Coco Cay has plenty on offer without any additional expense. 🤷‍♂️

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cruising2004 4 months ago

Thank you for your review.

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javawoody 4 months ago

Appreciate your comments

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HeavySeas 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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