2boyshere
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Dec 10, 2004
We just arrived home from the 4 night Wonder which was our 2nd cruise (3 night last year). We had a great, great time! There were 10 of us in 3 rooms. 5520, 5522 & 5524 which are so great with the "secret portholes". I loved the natural light and do not want an inside cabin again. 5520 my room was hardly obstructed at all! We stayed at Ron Jon's the night before and that place is incredible. The pictures do not do it justice. We had a great day at the pools and the beach. We ate right there and it was decent food. The 2 bedroom suites was unbelievable and our room was overlooking the canal. We watched the Magic depart on Sat and some other ships. I drove them all to the port (5 min/12 pass van) the next morning and dropped them off at about 11am. I then drove the van to Budget and took the shuttle back. Very easy and about 30 minutes total. Pat, the manager at Budget even stored the 3 car seats in her office so we didn't have to take them on the ship. We were in boarding group #4 and were on the ship by 11:50am. Had lunch and wandered around and got into room at 1:25. Our luggage came around 3 so I was all unpacked by the drill. I love the location also of these staterooms, so easy to get everywhere and close to elevator. Next day, Nassau and I had booked rooms at Comfort Suites so we could do Atlantis. It was great! We paid $4 pp to get there and back and spent the entire day in the pools and ended up at the beach at Atlantis. It was beautiful, great and the kids loved it. The Dig was cool and the lobbies are beautiful! We made a good decision for this day. The weather was perfect every day of the cruise. Next day Castaway and we had a prime spot with an umbrella, hammock and 3 chairs. DH got off early to get the spot. We hung here for the day and some did snorkel. (all excursions were cancelled due to the wind). While they were snorkeling a man had some bread which he put in the water and lots of fish came real close. They thought that was way cool. Wed was sea day, a bit cloudy at first but great later. DH and I did Palo's for brunch which was great. Not impressed with the desserts though, too fancy for us. Also, the crab legs are served cold, next to the shrimp and I prefer hot crab legs. I did ask for melted butter which they brought. The filet was excellent and DH had chicken cat. I really liked the pizza also. We got the one with Cherry tomatoes. Yum. I just hung by the Adult pool for most of the afternoon while kids were doing their thing. I never got to do this on the 3 day, no time. The seas were a bit rough the last night (during the show) and then continued through the night. Even though we had patches on, I got nervous and took draminine and was fine. We left ship around 8:45 and I took the shuttle to Budget, got the van and came back to pick everyone up. We were at the Disney Market place by 11am and stayed till 1:30 where we left for MCO and our flight home. FYI; MCO was crazy, the security line was very long. I would say it took 45 minutes to get to the gate once we arrived. We checked in at a S-West Kiosk and then waited a long time to get through security. Happy to answer any questions anyone may have.
Actually, when we booked I didn't know some were more obstructed than the others or I would have requested. Could you tell me more about 5524, please!! Thanks a bunch!!
We have late dining, so I hope we can make it back in plenty of time. Do you know what time the show is if you have late dining? I don't want to miss one of them since we are only doing a 3 night cruise. Thanks again for all of your help!
