Live from Wonder of the Seas! March 4 to 11, 2022 Inaugural Cruise!

[flamingos]

What is the whiskey/Scotch selection like? Last trip on Odyssey it was pretty abysmal. 

[twangster]

Sunset 

 

 

 

 

Our second formal night.  Time to get dressed.  

[twangster]

 

And then I stopped using my iPhone and pulled out the good camera.  More later.  

[twangster]

More inaugural stuff

 

 

Day 6 Cruise Compass

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 8, 2022 by twangster

[Tree_skier]

5 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

Thanks for the menu shot of their bourbon and whiskey. Finally some decent brands are being offered.

I'm hoping one day they offer Proper No. 12.  I'm not a whiskey connoisseur but that's my favorite. Have you ever tried it

Edited March 8, 2022 by Tree_skier

[twangster]

Right now there are a lot of supply chain issues.  I thought the bar staff on Brilliance were joking when they said they were running low on certain brands because Wonder needed to be stocked from zero.  They weren’t.  
 

The F&B manager was telling us wine is really hard to get consistently.  They order it and it doesn't arrive.  Crown in particular is nearly impossible to get.  For other brands they get 1/4 of what was ordered.  Wine is his biggest headache right now.  

[Sea Dog]

14 minutes ago, Tree_skier said:

I'm hoping one day they offer Proper No. 12.  I'm not a whiskey connoisseur but that's my favorite. Have you ever tried it

I have not tried it yet but have heard about it. I need to look for it. Cheers!

[Anton]

17 minutes ago, twangster said:

Right now there are a lot of supply chain issues.  I thought the bar staff on Brilliance were joking when they said they were running low on certain brands because Wonder needed to be stocked from zero.  They weren’t.  
 

The F&B manager was telling us wine is really hard to get consistently.  They order it and it doesn't arrive.  Crown in particular is nearly impossible to get.  For other brands they get 1/4 of what was ordered.  Wine is his biggest headache right now.  

Yes.  On Indy a couple months ago (maybe it was Freedom) they could only get 375ml bottles of Buffalo Trace.  So a bar would have a dozen bottles of it lined up and go through it in an day making Old Fashioned's.

[Oceansaway17]

6 hours ago, twangster said:

Last week they said they were hoping to get the parade going on the 2nd or 3rd cruise for Wonder.  

oh good as I am on the 6th cruise.

[LATTELOVE]

So was there a Parade on this cruise??

Really missed not seeing one on

Odessey Of The Seas a few weeks ago.

 

[twangster]

2 minutes ago, LATTELOVE said:

So was there a Parade on this cruise??

Really missed not seeing one on

Odessey Of The Seas a few weeks ago.

 

They were practicing while we were at Labadee.

[Jimbo]

@twangsterWhat Officer are you dining with tonight??

[shilu]

Hi twangster,

Thanks for your posts. Sorry to change the subject but can I just ask if on port days is Adventure Ocean open all day or do you have to collect kids for lunch? The opening times seem to indicate it and yet RC mention children can be left there if going on an excursion? Most return after lunch,

Many thanks

 

[twangster]

3 hours ago, shilu said:

Hi twangster,

Thanks for your posts. Sorry to change the subject but can I just ask if on port days is Adventure Ocean open all day or do you have to collect kids for lunch? The opening times seem to indicate it and yet RC mention children can be left there if going on an excursion? Most return after lunch,

Many thanks

 

My apologies but with no children in AO I’m not in tune with what’s going on there. 

[twangster]

Boardwalk as seen from the Suite Sun Deck at night.  
 

 

Aqua cast rehearsals 

 

 

Looked better live 😎

[twangster]

Phoenix in the Music Hall

 

 

Followed bunHush: Silent disco in the Solarium.  
 

 

 

[CruiszBug]

Hi, Twangster! I am on the upcoming Wonder TA in a BW Interior View on Deck 7. If you happen to be at the very back of the ship, could you either take a picture or tell me if the small deck on 7 is still there with the corner table and chairs and an access door to the aft staterooms? If it's gone I may decide to bid for an upgrade via RoyalUp! 😄 Thank you!

[twangster]

10 hours ago, Jimbo said:

@twangsterWhat Officer are you dining with tonight??

No officer dining for me.  Dining with cruise friends.  
 

Im not registered as “Media”.  I’m a regular  paying guest so no special access or media perks.  

Edited March 9, 2022 by twangster

[twangster]

5 hours ago, CruiszBug said:

Hi, Twangster! I am on the upcoming Wonder TA in a BW Interior View on Deck 7. If you happen to be at the very back of the ship, could you either take a picture or tell me if the small deck on 7 is still there with the corner table and chairs and an access door to the aft staterooms? If it's gone I may decide to bid for an upgrade via RoyalUp! 😄 Thank you!

Still there.  Feels identical to sisters.  
 

 

The door to the guest hallway.  

 

 

View of aqua theater from there.  

 

 

Also has some chairs facing the theater I didn’t capture.  

[CruiszBug]

Thank you, kindly! 😃

[twangster]

Another late night in the pub!  Kevin Philips is a great pub singer.   

 

 

Slow start to the day today.  

[twangster]

Our progress

 

 

 

Cabin with TV hinged out.  
 

 

If you come on board and purchase a Wonder inaugural t-shirt and decide to wear it, don’t.  As I showered last night the washcloth was turning blue.  The shirt dye was all over me.  You might want to wash the shirt before wearing.  
 

12:30pm Nassau arrival, 1pm clearance expected.  8:30pm all aboard.  No plans today.   

[twangster]

CD Mike on his daily TV morning show stated mask are required on the pier and in stores.  Proof of vax should be brought when leaving the ship in case it is asked for in Nassau.  Unvax (kids) must take a ship excursion to leave the ship.  

[twangster]

“Is the casino open while in Nassau?”  is a common question.  

 

[Ocean Boy]

What is this fascination that Nassau and Puerto Rico have with masks on the pier?🙄