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The ship is looking wonderful! I've always loved the light fixtures in the atrium. Wasn't one of them a Chihuly, on at least one ship? Maybe not, but I thought I recalled that once upon a time.
I don't follow the dry dock updates much, so I didn't know they added the concierge area, but at a cost to the cove cafe. That's a shame.
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The ship is looking wonderful! I've always loved the light fixtures in the atrium. Wasn't one of them a Chihuly, on at least one ship? Maybe not, but I thought I recalled that once upon a time.
Yes, if I remember right they were Chihuly on both the Magic and the Wonder, but sadly those have now gone in the refurbishment work. Part of me is sad about that, but in fairness, the atriums look amazing now, so I can't stay sad for too long, if that makes sense?
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I don't follow the dry dock updates much, so I didn't know they added the concierge area, but at a cost to the cove cafe. That's a shame.
I had no clue either and I was looking out for information about what went on in dry dock, so you're not alone in that.
That was a nice breakfast spread at Cabana's and I really enjoyed them on my cruise in 2015. Nice tour of the ship, but too bad with the fierce winds.
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… and explored the D Lounge. Now this is an area I would’ve liked to have seen changes to, as suddenly compared to a lot of the rest of the ship, it looked very out of date. I’m sure it has its fans, but I’m not one of them.
We headed past the atrium again…
… and thought this was a very good idea:
I have no idea how it works, but it’s got to be better than turning up to talk about a future cruise, and seeing a massive line, and giving up, which we’ve done a few times before.
We made our way through the After Hours area again…
… and then in here:
Now I will be honest, when I heard Disney would be adding this into the Wonder, I thought “ugh, great another non-authentic English pub”, but wow, I really had to eat my words on that, as they have done an amazing job in here. I was blown away by the theming, and I really liked the look of this place. I can see us spending more time here over the next few days…
We loved all the little touches, but Mark was most impressed by this one for his football team…
There were other teams represented – Manchester United, Arsenal, and Chelsea, and there were also homages to cricket and tennis in there. I particularly liked the Doctor Who Tom Baker scarf…
… and notice anything different in this second shot?
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Love the addition of the DVC cap to the hat rack!
The pub looks like a fun place to hang out. No Tottenham, though? Figures.....
I have been racking my brain on this question - was deck 5 always open in to the atrium? I thought the older ships only had one level above the atrium open, and the newer ships had two others. But now I wonder if I was wrong and they all had the same? I just remember feeling the new ships were so much more open?
Love the addition of the DVC cap to the hat rack!
The pub looks like a fun place to hang out. No Tottenham, though? Figures.....
Not one of the "typical big clubs" really, outside of Liverpool, Arsenal and the Manchester clubs (notice the order I put those in? )
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I have been racking my brain on this question - was deck 5 always open in to the atrium? I thought the older ships only had one level above the atrium open, and the newer ships had two others. But now I wonder if I was wrong and they all had the same? I just remember feeling the new ships were so much more open?
I think they always were, but you've got me thinking now. I don't know that I have any photos from the ships before they were refurbished.
Mark's hat looks perfect on the coat rack. I also loved seeing "Mr. Toad" in the picture frame on the wall. Always nice when they pay homage to him. I totally enjoyed seeing all your pictures of the changes made to the ship. Although we haven't ever sailed on a Disney cruise before, it's always nice to see the beauty of these ships, even in pictures.
Mark's hat looks perfect on the coat rack. I also loved seeing "Mr. Toad" in the picture frame on the wall. Always nice when they pay homage to him.
Oh my goodness, I totally missed that!
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I totally enjoyed seeing all your pictures of the changes made to the ship. Although we haven't ever sailed on a Disney cruise before, it's always nice to see the beauty of these ships, even in pictures.
Oh they are stunning, I think way more than the other cruise lines - at the least the other two we've sampled anyway.
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Nice tour of the ship, but too bad with the fierce winds.
I also loved seeing "Mr. Toad" in the picture frame on the wall. Always nice when they pay homage to him.
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