BrytEydBelle
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2010
Just booked the Wonder last night for a four night Bahamas cruise March 12th 2017. This is the third try for a Disney cruise with my little sister...she graduates from college in May 2017 so depending on where her career takes her, etc. not sure the next time we will be able to cruise together after this.
A little backstory: I enjoyed a fabulous cruise last May on the Disney Dream but experience was dimmed by the fact that I booked the wrong week and my sister had classes so could not go. Did not realize until about five weeks out so we were well past the cancellation penalty. Luckily, Disney was very nice and allowed me to change her out for my husband with just a $50 penalty, but as he does not like Disney, beaches, or swimming, he was not the ideal person to take on such a trip.
I did the future cruise booking while on the Dream and booked another four night cruise on the Dream for March 6th 2017 after triple checking the college academic calendar to ensure we wouldn't have another mishap. All was coming along well on that until three days ago, when my sister's college announced they had amended the academic calendar and spring break was now a week later...seriously : ) I looked at rebooking the Dream, but the price was about $400 higher I believe just due to how much time has passed since I originally booked. Personally, I find $2,000 a little high for a four night cruise in an inside low category stateroom, so I looked to the other ships. The Magic is out of Miami at that time and Miami driving scares me, so that was out. The Fantasy is crazy expensive IMHO so that was not happening. That left the Wonder...after research and some trust in the Disney Pixie Dust, I booked. Much as I enjoyed the Aqua Duck and the magic porthole on the inside room, they aren't worth the extra cost to me, especially since March is still a little chilly so not sure how much we would even do the Aqua Duck.
Though the last one I considered on an initial look, I am really looking forward to sailing on one of the classic ships. The Little Mermaid is my all time favorite, so I love the statue in the lobby and that the fine dining restaurant is Triton's. I also am intrigued to see the original Animator's Palate show, hoping they don't change with the drydock.
Goals/plans for this trip (in addition to usual fun of characters, swimming, relaxing, and food):
- Brunch at Palo (had booked my last trip for 10 a.m. the day after Pirate's night, but woke up still tired and full so ended up canceling. Plan to book as late as possible this trip).
- Run the Castaway Cay 5K since March is a cooler time of year.
- Enjoy the shows. DH is not a Disney person, so we only made it to the Villains show on the Dream which we enjoyed, but I want to see the other shows too.
- Make Nassau day a sea day and book rainforest room to pamper ourselves on the ship. Maybe a massage?
I will be watching for updates to the Wonder Drydock as I am very curious on what will change.
A little backstory: I enjoyed a fabulous cruise last May on the Disney Dream but experience was dimmed by the fact that I booked the wrong week and my sister had classes so could not go. Did not realize until about five weeks out so we were well past the cancellation penalty. Luckily, Disney was very nice and allowed me to change her out for my husband with just a $50 penalty, but as he does not like Disney, beaches, or swimming, he was not the ideal person to take on such a trip.
I did the future cruise booking while on the Dream and booked another four night cruise on the Dream for March 6th 2017 after triple checking the college academic calendar to ensure we wouldn't have another mishap. All was coming along well on that until three days ago, when my sister's college announced they had amended the academic calendar and spring break was now a week later...seriously : ) I looked at rebooking the Dream, but the price was about $400 higher I believe just due to how much time has passed since I originally booked. Personally, I find $2,000 a little high for a four night cruise in an inside low category stateroom, so I looked to the other ships. The Magic is out of Miami at that time and Miami driving scares me, so that was out. The Fantasy is crazy expensive IMHO so that was not happening. That left the Wonder...after research and some trust in the Disney Pixie Dust, I booked. Much as I enjoyed the Aqua Duck and the magic porthole on the inside room, they aren't worth the extra cost to me, especially since March is still a little chilly so not sure how much we would even do the Aqua Duck.
Though the last one I considered on an initial look, I am really looking forward to sailing on one of the classic ships. The Little Mermaid is my all time favorite, so I love the statue in the lobby and that the fine dining restaurant is Triton's. I also am intrigued to see the original Animator's Palate show, hoping they don't change with the drydock.
Goals/plans for this trip (in addition to usual fun of characters, swimming, relaxing, and food):
- Brunch at Palo (had booked my last trip for 10 a.m. the day after Pirate's night, but woke up still tired and full so ended up canceling. Plan to book as late as possible this trip).
- Run the Castaway Cay 5K since March is a cooler time of year.
- Enjoy the shows. DH is not a Disney person, so we only made it to the Villains show on the Dream which we enjoyed, but I want to see the other shows too.
- Make Nassau day a sea day and book rainforest room to pamper ourselves on the ship. Maybe a massage?
I will be watching for updates to the Wonder Drydock as I am very curious on what will change.