Just back from the Wonder 4 night out of Galveston. A few thoughts and experiences I thought I would share.
We didn’t arrive early enough at the port because I kept reading not to come early but my husband was dropping us off and we didn’t allow for the amount of time it would take him to park and shuttle back, so we missed our port arrival time. It wasn’t a big deal, but I wish we would have arrived 30 minutes early because that is the time it took him to get parked and back.
The embarkation process was nerve wracking worrying about testing, but it only took us 20 minutes to get the results and then we headed up to the check in desk. We asked for an upgrade and the 1BR suites were already gone, they offered us the 2BR or the Walt Disney Suite. The 2BR was $6000. A good price compared to what the price was before we left but still too high for us. Someone in our cruise group said they were offered the same price and they were in a lower category than we were. We waited upstairs about 30 minutes before we got onboard. The little show they do after they announce your name is different than before covid but not necessarily bad, just different. Friends that had never been before thought it was great.
We had lunch in Tiana’s and it was really good. We were excited to be cruising again. The biggest disappointment was not having the sail away party. They don’t even tell you when you are going to be leaving. They aren’t walking around with the drinks in the souvenir cups, its very low key.
The food was really good, our servers were amazing. Palo was amazing for brunch as usual.
The ship felt pretty empty, we had around 1200 passengers
We did the Fury Catamaran port adventure, it was fun and I would definitely recommend.
On the last night we got dressed up to do family pictures, as we got in line we were informed they just had a policy change that masks must be worn effective immediately. I went to guest services to ask why since we are with our own group, no one is closer than 5 feet and the photo would take less than 2 minutes. They didn’t know but the change came from landside. We didn’t do it and we were all disappointed.
Overall I felt safe and that everyone was very careful the whole time. It felt safer than going to the grocery store.
I woke up early on the day we arrived in Galveston. I think what woke me up was the silence and the lack of vibration since we were aft. I thought we had already docked. There was an announcement at 6:45 that we couldn’t get to Galveston because of the fog. We were allowed to stay in our rooms after breakfast. They started posting movies and crafts for everyone to do, then around 10:00 they opened cabanas and the other food places up by the pool for lunch. We got off the ship around 12:15.
It was a great cruise. I do feel bad for the workers because I know they are taking a hit financially because they are serving so few families during each cruise. They are all very appreciative to be there.
We didn’t arrive early enough at the port because I kept reading not to come early but my husband was dropping us off and we didn’t allow for the amount of time it would take him to park and shuttle back, so we missed our port arrival time. It wasn’t a big deal, but I wish we would have arrived 30 minutes early because that is the time it took him to get parked and back.
The embarkation process was nerve wracking worrying about testing, but it only took us 20 minutes to get the results and then we headed up to the check in desk. We asked for an upgrade and the 1BR suites were already gone, they offered us the 2BR or the Walt Disney Suite. The 2BR was $6000. A good price compared to what the price was before we left but still too high for us. Someone in our cruise group said they were offered the same price and they were in a lower category than we were. We waited upstairs about 30 minutes before we got onboard. The little show they do after they announce your name is different than before covid but not necessarily bad, just different. Friends that had never been before thought it was great.
We had lunch in Tiana’s and it was really good. We were excited to be cruising again. The biggest disappointment was not having the sail away party. They don’t even tell you when you are going to be leaving. They aren’t walking around with the drinks in the souvenir cups, its very low key.
The food was really good, our servers were amazing. Palo was amazing for brunch as usual.
The ship felt pretty empty, we had around 1200 passengers
We did the Fury Catamaran port adventure, it was fun and I would definitely recommend.
On the last night we got dressed up to do family pictures, as we got in line we were informed they just had a policy change that masks must be worn effective immediately. I went to guest services to ask why since we are with our own group, no one is closer than 5 feet and the photo would take less than 2 minutes. They didn’t know but the change came from landside. We didn’t do it and we were all disappointed.
Overall I felt safe and that everyone was very careful the whole time. It felt safer than going to the grocery store.
I woke up early on the day we arrived in Galveston. I think what woke me up was the silence and the lack of vibration since we were aft. I thought we had already docked. There was an announcement at 6:45 that we couldn’t get to Galveston because of the fog. We were allowed to stay in our rooms after breakfast. They started posting movies and crafts for everyone to do, then around 10:00 they opened cabanas and the other food places up by the pool for lunch. We got off the ship around 12:15.
It was a great cruise. I do feel bad for the workers because I know they are taking a hit financially because they are serving so few families during each cruise. They are all very appreciative to be there.
