Photo Trip Report – Panama Canal Cruise plus 3 days in DLR

[ImDMous]

Thank you so much for your awesome trip report. We're doing this cruise next May and I can't wait! Loved all your pictures. I don't know how I'm going to make it the remaining 8 months, wanna go now!

 

[bobbiwoz]

I enjoyed reading your report and seeing your awesome pictures! We'll be on the WBPC cruise next May, and plan to do 2 days in DL afterwards! I especially liked your restaurant information for DL!

Thank you!

Bobbi

 

[Ellester]

I so enjoyed your report! I don't know if we will ever make the PC cruise, but your report makes me want to put it on a higher priority. Thanks for sharing!!!

 

[Ellester]

Oh! And I wanted to add that Phillipa Gregory was my author of choice as well on our Alaska cruise this summer! I read "The Kingmaker's Daughter" a few years ago so this trip it was "The White Queen". Perfect vacation reading!

 

[randomiam79]

Great report!
We've been talking about his for the past week or so, it is definitely on the bucket list! We are floridians too so I'd like t see DLR but a little nervous since I'm so spoiled by having WDW an hour away whenever we feel like it.

Thinking maybe we do this in 2016 or2017 depending on if they still offer it. Maybe the new canal will be done so it will be o one of the other ships by then, or at least the wonder will have been refurbed by then.
Thanks for your report!

 

[marciemouse]

I'm reading your report and am now in the Cartegena section, where I caught a glimpse of your mom's purse! I love Disney Lesportsac, and that midnight Harmony tote is at the top of my hunt! Tell your mom she has nice taste in purses. (and a buyer should she want to get rid of it!)

 

[bbkeough]

We are doing the PC cruise from San Diego to PC in Sept. 2014. I am very much looking forward to more days at sea and seeing new ports and sights than we have seen on the Caribbean cruises. I LOVE that first sighting of the cruise ship when arriving

 

[bbkeough]

Wow, it would be great to have so much room and the extra bathroom Maybe someday when we are sailing with kids and grandkids

 

[bbkeough]

Seeing all of your beautiful pictures such does make me wish we were going sooner than Sept. 2014. I seems like it is so far away

 

[bbkeough]

I hope they open the kids areas on our cruise to adults as well, that would be really fun

 

[aliabi05]

Nice report, thanks. Watched the webcams while ship went thru the canal.

 

[tlynk]

OMGosh- I love your trip report! I booked the WBPC for May 2015 and I'm excited now! Cruising through the Panama Canal looks awesome! The only bummer is hearing about the CMs complaining. We were on the Wonder this past October and we met several CM onboard who expressed to us how Disney treats them and they were miserable. It kinda put a little damper on the rest of our trip. I did write on the survey that many CMs were unhappy and that Disney should look into it. I suggested making the moral better for CMs? Maybe the CMs just needed to be reminded of the expectations? I don't know all the facts. With that said- we still had a wonderful time!

 

[Hijkfamily]

Thanks for sharing all these details. We are booked on the 2015 West Bound Panama Canal cruise and your posts gave me tons of ideas.

 

[sorceressk]

http://s1064.photobucket.com/user/speedodis/media/day one/day two/late afternoon/DSCF0779.jpg.html This really bothered me. The four in the background are cast members working during our cruise on the stage - I saw some as Princes and others as Lion King dancers, etc. Anyway I didn't like that they were talking loudly, complaining about their jobs. One was reading a text from his wavephone that said that he had to escort Cinderella and he was pissed about it. They were kissing (I didn't think I should take a photo while they were kissing - I have some class ). Anyway, my point is I don't think that cast members (whether it is Snow White and Prince Charming or Petter Pan and Belle or Snow White and Belle or Prince Charming and Prince Philip) should be kissing in public and I don't think they should be complaining about their jobs in public. This happened several times on the 9th deck pool area as well. I got an earful hearing one of the actresses/singers telling another all about her boyfriend Ivan, who is married with kids, but his wife is CRAZY and he's going to leave her etc. Not that another guest could have been just annoying to sit by at the pool, but why did working cast members have to be at the guest pool and guest sundeck anyway? If they are on vacation that is one thing, but they were working this cruise. Don't they have their own pool and their own beach? I know I'm going to get flack for this but it's my opinion that this is inappropriate. I thought cast members had to be "on" in public? I do in my job.

I also noticed that on the wonder. We were on a b2b right before the wbpc last year and I was appalled at the amount of cast members "playing" on stage while on their breaks. Very un-Disney if u ask my opinion. And it's even stranger to see on this ship because I tend to think of the wonder as having one of the best crews on dcl.

 

[mom4fun]

Great info!

 

[Disneyhenry]

What a great trip report! I have read it twice now, we are going EBPC in 2016, so looking forward to it too, even more so after reading your trip report, thank you for taking the time to do and share it

 

[Disneyhenry]

Question, do you think it matter which side of the ship to have a stateroom? We are making reservations next week, just wonder if the staterooms are better facing North while going through or South is ok, Thank you

 

[Comcam]

My sister forgot to post my favorite picture of the morning that she took. She used my camera for this one and while she was lining up the shot I kept nagging her that goofy wasn't centered. Boy did I have to eat crow because this picture turned out so good - definitely postcard worthy

That's a nice picture, good rules of thirds usage right there !

 

[Comcam]

Amazing report ! Thanks for taking the time to do it. I am doing the May 2016 ebpc as my honeymoon, the fiancé has no idea yet