Wonder at Sea

Day 2 at sea

Tuesday June 10, 2025

We moved from unseasonably warm weather to chilly weather pretty quickly!  The day at sea was windy and blustery, with choppy water which didn’t sit well with many of the guests on board.  The pool was closed, but the buffet and food stations were open, as well as the multiple shopping areas, so we had plenty to keep us busy! 

The scenery is amazing, even in the windy weather.  The wonder of nature surrounds us on the Wonder.

The girls got to meet several princesses…

and then had a wonder-ful experience becoming a princess at the  Bippity Boppity salon!

We played Bingo, dressed in our "Shake it up Betty" shirts.  (The bingo machine is Betty!)

  You could get a paper card, or go the more elaborate (lazy) route with a machine that does everything for you except yell Bingo, but none of us were lucky enough to call Bingo.

We learned some interesting facts about the ship.   It took 2 years to build, and was first launched in1999.  The Wonder is one of the oldest and smallest in the Disney fleet.  It is 984 ft long with an anchor that weighs 34,250 lbs!  Maximum speed is 27.4 mph.  Over 50 nationalities make up the 1000 crew members on board, and it can hold about 2200 guests. 

We eat in a different dining room each night, but have the same serving crew.  Our waiter is from Indonesia.  The day went by quickly and we wrapped it up with a broadway-like production…The Golden Mickey’s…a take on the Oscars and Disney movies over the years.

We got a genius “tip” (thanks Tom & Heather) to order a pot of coffee when we go to bed at night.  Room service brought the coffee in a steel carafe, which allowed it to stay warm overnight.   So, we can enjoy a cup of hot coffee in the morning while still in our pj’s, sitting on the veranda enjoying the scenery.   

What a Wonder-ful day!