My DH & I woke up early because we were excited about getting onboard the Wonder today. He went to exercise while I just laid in bed like a lazy slug basking in the glory of being at Walt Disney World on vacation. After he came back, we found out that the parental units were up, so we all got ready & went to get breakfast at the Boardwalk bakery
pastries, milk etc all around eaten in the splendor of the beautiful Boardwalk surroundings. Ahhhhhhhh, now we were really in vacation mode. We werent being picked up by
Disney Cruise Line until 12:30, so DMom & DDad went back to the room to rest a bit while DH & I decided to walk around & go see the Christmas decorations at the Yacht & Beach Club. We had a wonderful stroll & saw such pretty things. This is one of my favorite pictures taken that morning in the Beach Club lobby
.those chairs are just too cool.
This is a close up of the train area in the Yacht Club
Disney touches everywhere. I just love Christmas at Walt Disney World. Its like an even more special Wonderland than normal with so many special touches & details. It is beautiful!!!!
This sign at the Boardwalk says it all
it was the last picture after our walk & we would have a very Magical Day ahead of us.
Heres the whole famdamily hanging out in the Bellevue Lounge at the Boardwalk while waiting for
DCL to pick us up.
We were all so excited. We had put on our scopolamine patches to avoid motion sickness & Dad was feeling a bit weird from his. Looking back I think I would skip this next time, even though we felt some waves it never made me sick. My parents were glad for theirs because the motion of the boat seemed to bother both of them more. It made me as dry as the Sahara desert & I didnt like that at all!!
We were finally gathered up by a very nice DCL representative & before we knew it we were on a bus to Port Canaveral.
They showed a really cute video about the ship & all there was to do & I enjoyed watching the characters antics, but what self-respecting Disney traveler hasnt already done all their research & already made an itinerary of what to do????? I mean really!!
So after about an hour, we pulled over that bridge & could see the Disney Wonder in all her glory waiting for us to come aboard. It really is such a breathtaking sight to see.
We checked in uneventfully. Our cast member was great & gave my Mom a really hard time for having a book in her carry on bag telling her there was no time for reading on a
Disney cruise that there would be too many things to do & too much fun to have. She got a real kick out of that. Before long we made our way under the big yellow ears & were on our way to the shipphotographed & announced ta da we are FINALLY on the cruise. I wanted to stop & bask in the beauty of the atrium but by now it was a little after 2pm & we were all starved so we headed to Beach Blanket Bingo for lunch. It was a nice buffet & I remember the turkey & shrimp being especially good, but I was more excited to go exploring & get in cruise mode. We went to find our state rooms on Deck 7 Aft. We had stateroom 7624-category 7 with a navigators verandah.
DMom & DDad had 7629 down the hall-category 11. I had a little surprise for my hubby-a champagne Bon Voyage package waiting for us since he had so patiently put up with me obsessively planning for 11 months.
The only bummer was they delivered the wrong champagne & I called guest services but it was about time for the drill so they would fix it later-which they did & brought us sparkling cider
finally after another call 3rd time was the charm & we got the bottle of Fairy Tale Cuvee I had ordered.
We enjoyed a few of the sweet snacks before the mandatory drill & they were yummy. Here is the obligatory shot with the life jackets on.
Our muster station was in Animators Palate & that was kind of weird. It was hard to hear & seemed like mass chaos to me, but hopefully it would all work in the event of a real emergency.
Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up
its time for the Sail Away Party said the OCD trip planner to the rest of her crew. We headed up to Deck 10 & got a good spot on the rail to watch the party. So fun to dance & sing along & wait for us to set sail.
That Crew Staff is amazing they have enough energy to power a small town
.more on them later. It is amazing to hear that beautiful horn play When You Wish Upon A Star as the ship pulls out to sea.
That is a WOW moment. We had a few pieces of business to take care of next. Went to the Vista Spa for my Mom to book a massage & me to get an appointment to have a blow dry before dinner at Palo. I had already booked the Exotic Rasul for DH & me for the next day on-line. I had only been able to get 2 tables of 2 for Palo for the night we wanted so I also put in a call to them to see if we could get a table for 4. Back to our rooms & our luggage was there & we met our stateroom hostess Christina. I decorated our doors
.I was trying to be sneaky & do Mom & Dads door as a surprise, but darn it before I finished she opened up the door. I think they looked pretty good. Here is our door.
There werent a lot of doors done & Christina was thrilled. She said she hardly ever had guests decorate. It sure made it easy to find our room. We loved the location on deck 7 aft. We were close to the hidden deck & the back stairs to Beach Blanket Bingo & the 24 hour beverage station.
We finally had time to relax a bit because we had decided not to go the show before dinner. It was Mike Super the magician & we thought a bit of a rest would be better. We drank a glass of champagne, unpacked & began to relax. We got ready for dinner at Parrot Cay & then headed to the atrium to watch the Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The Christmas decorations were beautiful. Here we are in front of the tree.
It was really cute with all the characters, but wow does that atrium get packed. Those darn characters move so much that it is hard to get a good picture, but here is my feeble attempt. It was really cool when all the tree lights came on & everyone applauded.
We relaxed a bit in the Promenade lounge before dinner. Michael from the Crew staff was standing around & he engaged us in conversation. We chatted with him for quite awhile. I recognized him right away from the Sail Away Party
.he was the head dude with the mic & had so much energy. I asked him about his job & he said the funniest thing when I asked him how he stayed excited & upbeat all the time
.sugar & caffeine are my friends. It was great to talk to him & find out about his life aboard the Wonder.
We headed to our dinner. We had the 2nd seating & that worked out great for us. We were at table 72 which turned out to be a table for 4 so we didnt have any tablemates. We enjoyed each others company & laughed a lot. We had Agus from Indonesia & Sabrina from Argentina as our server team. Parrot Cay is so colorful & bright. We had a really good meal here & enjoyed getting to know our servers a bit. The ship was moving quite a bit getting out to sea, but we forgot about it as dinner went along. I couldnt finish my grouper (which was delicious, but I was stuffed) so Agus fed me one last bite & embarrassed the heck out of me. He really is a mess & we really enjoyed him. Here is a picture of the lemon meringue pie that DH & DMom chose for dessert.
Mom & Dad decided to call it a night after strolling around Deck 9 & locating the beverage station so Dad could get his morning coffee. We went on down to Route 66 to Wave Bands in search of Match Your Mate, but it turned out that Mike Super had agreed to do a set for adults only. He was really good & did some really cool illusions & was pretty funny too. I was sad that we had decided not to attend the big show. After the show, it was time for 70s night. The Crew Staff were all decked out in their 70s finest (afro wigs, polyester clothes etc) so we decided to stay & have some fun. We danced for a bit & the next thing I know my husband was drug off by afro guy to reappear later as the Indian from the Village people. They had recruited several guys to do the YMCA. It was hilarious & I loved seeing my hubby up there doing his little dance. Here is a picture of my Macho Macho Man.
We had a great time, even though there werent that many people. That Crew Staff is amazing in getting people involved. Learned the hustle & just had a good old time. Here I am with my favorite Uncle Walt....
When we got back to the room, our first friend was waiting for us.....
We went to bed, two very tired but happy cruisers.
In honor of our first day on the Wonder
..here is Captain Potato Head.
Next up
..Day 3 Nassau but we didnt even get off the boat but instead had an Exotic Rasul Kinda Day.
. Glad to have you along. FTB I wanted to display all my antannae toppers & couldn't figure out another way to do it so I am glad you like my bowl o' toppers. 
Too bad I gotta wait till next September. It looks like you had a fantastic time. 
I can't stand it any longer! 
to go on a 
