Magic Maker said:
I just booked a 3 night Disney Cruise on the Wonder.
I need all the help I can get, what to pack, what to do, what will it be like, things I cannot miss but will be able to fit in a measly three night cruise, I need it all.
Having just returned from our first cruise a few weeks ago (which was the same 3 night cruise on the Disney Wonder), you'll have more fun than you'll know what to do with!
We hardly spent any time off the ship at the first stop in Nassau, as there was so much to see and do on the ship, and the natives were more than a little pushy about harassing tourists the second they step off the ship. All we did was wander into a few gift shops and take a horse buggy ride. From talking to other families on the cruise, sounds like taking one of the pre-planned excursions would have been the way to spend time off the ship, such as the one to the Atlantis resort.
The second stop at Castaway Cay is incredible, spend as much time out there as you can, make sure to sign up for the scavenger hunt the night before, as that is a cool way to be forced to wander all over the island paying attention to details!
Depending upon how much you like to dress up for the evening meals/shows/clubs/etc versus how casual you dress in the day / at the pool, you can easily go through two or three outfits a day. Pack lots of heavy duty sunscreen, and don't forget the tops of your feet (boy did I burn mine, lovely patterns with the sandal straps :lol: )
Make sure you have proper ID (either a passport or certified birth certificate and picture ID) for each member of your party. Get to the terminal to get processed as early as you can. We didn't get there until a little after 12, and weren't able to get on the ship until almost 2, so we didn't have a lot of time to wander around the ship before they cast off and got the party started. Oh, and you'll be kicked off very very early on the return day.
As for what activities are on board, they are very well coordinated with the evening meals, so that regardless of which seating you are scheduled for, you will be able to see one of the two showings of that evenings show, for example.
I brought back copies of the "Personal Navigator" that they pass out for each day of the cruise, which has every gory detail about all of the activities on and off the ship. If you're interested, I can scan those in and make them available for perusing.
If your trip is more than a few months out, the activities are likely to be a little different, as the activities we were offered definitely differed here and there from a set of "Personal Navigator" pages from someone else's cruise a year or so ago.
Even if you don't make any plans ahead and just show up, you'll still have an insane amount of fun!
Oh, and make sure to bring along a decent digital camera if you have one, there are plenty of photo opportunities with characters as well as the ship and islands.
