4 or 7 day????

[ksouma]

My son and I are currently scheduled for a 4-day cruise on the Wonder from Nov 14 to 18.

After reading the 'regrets' thread it seems that most wish they had went on a 7 day instead of the 4 day cruise...

I am seriously thinking about changing our reservations to the 7-day eastern that leaves on Nov 13th. We are currently in Cat 11 and if I change us to the 7-day and a Cat 12 it is only $400 more.... Any thoughts or ideas will be appreciated.....

Thanks in advance!!!!!

 

[videogal1]

Are you kidding?......$400 for 3 more days of food, fun, and food and fun? and no regrets when you get home?

 

[ksouma]

Good point, like I said I am seriously debating doing it..... I know my son would enjoy the extra days.... The only thing I would need to do is find a stingray swim on the eastern... He has his heart set of swimming with the stingrays......

The other 'minor' issue I have is going to a cat 12. Right now we are cat 11, which I understand is not an upgrade but we are on deck 6 right now and aren’t all cat 12's on deck 2 and noisy as heck??????

 

[PizzieDuster]

Originally posted by ksouma
My son and I are currently scheduled for a 4-day cruise on the Wonder from Nov 14 to 18.

After reading the 'regrets' thread it seems that most wish they had went on a 7 day instead of the 4 day cruise...

I am seriously thinking about changing our reservations to the 7-day eastern that leaves on Nov 13th. We are currently in Cat 11 and if I change us to the 7-day and a Cat 12 it is only $400 more.... Any thoughts or ideas will be appreciated.....

Thanks in advance!!!!!

Ksouma:

I just posted on that thread and then came down to read yours! If it is at all possible for you to do it.... we went on a 4 day and seriously..... the minute we got on board - we all wished we were on a 7 day. We unpacked the first night..... third evening we repacked........ by the time our kids made friends it was time to leave.

For all that the Magic and Wonder offers, it really is wonderful experience to be "cruising" and the 7 day offers so much more!

We did the land/sea package and my kids just remember the "sea" part of it - the curise.....

I vote to take the 7 day.....

 

[ksouma]

I am almost convinced to take the 7day and I found a stingray swim listed on it as well!

Anyone stay in Cat 12 who can tell me if the noise is bad? I really can't afford an upgrade if we do the 7day...

Anyone do the Stingray swim on the eastern?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Otimon]

Switch to the 7-night! You won't regret it. We've been on four 4-nights and they just went by too quickly. Next trip will be 7-nights.

We've stayed on Deck 1 and Deck 2 on previous trips. Deck 1 was a quiet as could be with very little foot traffic for the few rooms there. On Deck 2 we were under the Wavebands area on did hear the music from above although it really didn't bother us.

Unless you really prefer an inside room, would suggest you might like an outside view especially for the 7-night cruise. It's great to be able to look out and have that natural light in the room.

Best wishes and have a wonderful time.

 

[prymsu]

I saw go for it for that price difference. I don't think you will regret that decision.

 

[aprilgail2]

Do the 7 day! By the time we figured out what was what on the 4 day we were going home!! I loved the cruise dont get me wrong but I was a bit dissappointed to be leaving so soon on the 4 day, after the first day I knew I made a mistake booking the 4 instead of the 7

 

[tevagirl]

Do it!

 

[WDWLVR]

Do the 7 day - the extra days are worth it!

Could you switch to a Western? Swimming with the Stingrays in Grand Cayman is awesome!

 

[mketting]

Hi Again Ksouma!

Definitely do the 7!!!!

On our last day at sea (4-day Wonder)we were all asking ourselves why we didn't do the 7 day. There is soooo much to do we couldn't possibly do it all. On the same note there is so much to do that on the 4 day we didn't spend much time just relaxing, it would have been wonderful to have 3 more days. There were parts of the ship we never got to enjoy, Spa, Movie Theater, Clubs etc..

Go for it!

 

[denise5374]

Kind of along the same lines.....

We are going on a 7 day 8/04, did a 4 day 10/02, I was thinking about doing the 4 day over Thanksgiving next year...would I feel cheated?

The price is almost he same for the 4 night Thanksgiving as we are paying for seven nights in August!! I must be insane!

edited to add: Definitely do the 7 days!!!

 

[crisi]

We did the four day and are rebooked on a seven day. I'm going to post playing devils advocate.

We rebooked on the afternoon of day two, the day before Castaway Cay. We were having a great time. The kids were really enjoying the clubs. We were really enjoying the rum drinks....

On day three I was really questioning the seven day. My daughter had gotten overtired and crabby (turns out she had an ear infection). The cabin was feeling very small (might have something to do with sharing it with a cranky four year old). Dinner the night before had been "just ok." And my husband had been paged out of the show to the kids club.

We didn't spend much time on the Cay (wanted to keep Miss Crabby out of the sun - didn't need sunburn to make her worse), but the time we spent there was wonderful. Dinner that night was great and I was feeling good about the trip again.

The last day was our sea day and it rained. We had a great time, but there were moments that I wondered about the seven day again. I could feel the boat move, and while it wasn't unpleasant, it made me wonder what really rough seas would be like. And, while one rainy day out of four was perfectly tolerable, I wonder what five rainy days out of seven would do to my mood.

We are going on our seven and I'm looking forward to it. And I did LOVE our four. But not without reservations.....what if my kids get really ill instead of just crabby with an earache. Quarrentine would not be a fun way to spend your vacation.....what if it does rain five days out of seven? What if the seas are really choppy? Can I handle it? Will I go stir crazy in that little room with my children for seven days? Can I handle that long without a really good shower and soak (the showers left a lot to be desired - I might need the Rainforest Room just to compensate). Can I really pack to handle four people in that little room with formal wear and clothes for dinner and shorts and tops and shoes and suimsuits for SEVEN days (four was challenging enough!) There is something to be said for Barb and Tony's method of frequent short cruises.

 

[ksouma]

Ok here is the deal... I am currently booked through DCL for our 4 day with that leave Nov 14. The son and I are in Cat 11 and it is $1301.

If I change to the 7-day Eastern that leaves Nov 13 and book through Dreams Unlimited I can get a Cat 11 for $1630...

That is ONLY a $329 difference and is the basic same package as before.. Same Cat 11 with transfers to and from the airport..

Has anyone used Dreams Unlimited? What is the best Stingray swim on the Eastern? The only one I see is a combo Dolphin / Stingray swim and it says you get 15 minutes with the Stingrays.. If that is the case I will pass on it because that excursion is 180 per person....

Thanks in advance!!!!!!

 

[ksouma]

Made the change! The son and I are on the Eastern that cruises Nov 13th!!! Woohoo!!!!!!

Thanks for all the advice and help!!!!!

 

[kaykels]

All Seas has the 4 night cat. 11 at $1104.00 BUT WITH THAT SAID, you made the right decision. I'm in the club that decided 10 minutes after stepping aboard that it was going to be too short. Have fun, you'll LOVE it.

 

[***tink386]

Congratulations!!! You'll have a great time. Let us know how it all turns out!