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What a wonderful cruise! Well, it had some bad with the good, but mostly good. I think it's always great when you meet fun people like you did. That makes the cruise so much more fun, but also harder to say goodbye at the end. Can't wait to read about the southern Caribbean one!
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Those shorter cruises just fly by too fast. We've only done less than 7 days if we can do back to backs - - 4 & a 5, for example. Once we'd done a 14 night, 7 is the minimum we can stand.
I think they can only come in to port once the shoreside crew is there. The only time we docked early was when we were being chased by a hurricane. Then we came in to port around 2 am. But I'm sure the crew all had to be called in for that.
What a wonderful cruise! Well, it had some bad with the good, but mostly good. I think it's always great when you meet fun people like you did. That makes the cruise so much more fun, but also harder to say goodbye at the end. Can't wait to read about the southern Caribbean one!
I am really looking forward to that. It includes places I've only ever dreamed of visiting!
Those shorter cruises just fly by too fast. We've only done less than 7 days if we can do back to backs - - 4 & a 5, for example. Once we'd done a 14 night, 7 is the minimum we can stand.
Well, we prefer longer cruises, but to get ourselves to platinum, we took a conscious decision to go for shorter cruises, as we got no more credit for taking longer cruises, which I think is a real shame.
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I think they can only come in to port once the shoreside crew is there. The only time we docked early was when we were being chased by a hurricane. Then we came in to port around 2 am. But I'm sure the crew all had to be called in for that.
Sorry that the cruise is over and that you had to say goodbye to everyone. Thanks for all the wonderful information about the Wonder and the changes that happened in dry dock. I can't wait to sail to Alaska on the Wonder next summer.
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Waiting for our next adventure after enjoying our Alaska cruise. Jenn
Sorry that the cruise is over and that you had to say goodbye to everyone. Thanks for all the wonderful information about the Wonder and the changes that happened in dry dock. I can't wait to sail to Alaska on the Wonder next summer.
You are in for such a treat! Glad you enjoyed reading and happy to share.
That was a quick four nights and too bad it's over! At least you have another one in January to look forward to! I'm sure it was difficult to say goodbye to Barb and Daryl as they were such great table mates and you had such a wonderful time with them! Especially, your dinner at Palo on your final night! Make sure you request the same dining service team for your January cruise!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
That was a quick four nights and too bad it's over! At least you have another one in January to look forward to!
I know, those short cruises sure go by too quickly...
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I'm sure it was difficult to say goodbye to Barb and Daryl as they were such great table mates and you had such a wonderful time with them! Especially, your dinner at Palo on your final night!
Oh they were such wonderful company and it makes such a difference when you just click with people.
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Make sure you request the same dining service team for your January cruise!
I think you missed a "not" from your sentence there Dave...
Just getting caught up now as we are just returning from our 7 day cruise on the Fantasy and Disney World vacation. We are HUGE fans of the Aladdin show so I hope that you will get the chance to see it some day. Your cruise looked and sounded amazing! I'm so sorry to hear about your dinner service though We have always had good servers on the Fantasy, but this last week it was the best ever. If I was ever waffling between two items, I got both! By the end I had to make sure that my final decision sounded strong and that I was sure of myself as I didn't want to double up on anything! And even though I was certain of my soup choice, Danijel ended up bringing me both (and was I glad he did as the one I wasn't going to order was much better than the one I ordered). Looking forward to reading about your remaining days at Disney World!
I think you missed a "not" from your sentence there Dave...
I think Donald Duck's sons would have been a better service team then what you had! They would certainly be entertaining!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Just getting caught up now as we are just returning from our 7 day cruise on the Fantasy and Disney World vacation.
Welcome back!
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We are HUGE fans of the Aladdin show so I hope that you will get the chance to see it some day.
Oh I'm sure we will. I suspect once the new ships arrive on the scene, the Dream and the Fantasy will move out of their current runs, which means we're more likely to sail on them, as generally for us, it's about the destinations and seeing new places. With their current itineraries, there's not much new to see on them sadly.
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Your cruise looked and sounded amazing! I'm so sorry to hear about your dinner service though We have always had good servers on the Fantasy, but this last week it was the best ever. If I was ever waffling between two items, I got both! By the end I had to make sure that my final decision sounded strong and that I was sure of myself as I didn't want to double up on anything! And even though I was certain of my soup choice, Danijel ended up bringing me both (and was I glad he did as the one I wasn't going to order was much better than the one I ordered). Looking forward to reading about your remaining days at Disney World!
Ok, colour me seriously jealous at your wonderful dining experience. I wish we'd had this on this cruise, but more importantly, I wish we get something similar on our three cruises in 2018....
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. It sounds like you guys had a great cruise with some wonderful memories!!
Waiting for our next adventure after enjoying our Alaska cruise. 
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