Sail-A-Wave -- Alaska here we come!

 Monday June 9, 2025 -Vancouver

We woke up Monday morning in time to see our ship, The Wonder, sail into port about 6:30 am. 

Yesterday there were 3 cruise ships in port, but today (Monday) ours is the only one here.  The port is Canada Place, right in downtown Vancouver.  It is a busy place with a convention center, ferry terminal and sea plane terminal alongside the cruise terminal.

There were a lot of excited people checking out the ship, with oohs and aahs, remarking at the size. 

The ship came in at 6:30 am, did a quick unload, and they started boarding new passengers at 11:30! It is quite an organized and efficient operation.   There were specific luggage tags and drop off instructions which made it easy.  

The luggage porter told us boarding had been delayed.   He said they found two large rodents on board! (Ha ha!)  I wonder how many times he's used that line!  It’s amazing the Disney staff was still smiling…But they weren’t smiling as big as our crew!

Goofy greeted us as we entered the ship, and our name was announced as we walked through the lobby, making us feel like vip's. 

There were a few hours before sailing time, so we were able to eat, swim, check out the boat, and watch preparations for departure. 

We also noticed a lot of unusual Mickey stuff...shoes, a bathing suit and a lighted backpack???

The ship is so big, it is easy to get lost, but Heather helped us by making door magnets for us! 

Everyone gathered on the deck for the “Sail-A-Wave” party which was quite an extravaganza, getting everybody into action.

We ended up getting prepared for our destination by closing out the night with an Alaskan brew!  Alaska here we come!