Wonder of the Seas – The Inaugural Cruise Live

[BirdTravels]

Join the Bird, live, on the inaugural voyage of the Wonder of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world. After numerous delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a change of home porting from Asia to the US and Europe, The Bird is on the maiden voyage of the newest Royal Caribbean ship, departing from Port Everglades. 

 

The Wonder of the Seas was built at Chantiers De L’atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France, laid down on May 9, 2016, and turned over to Royal Caribbean on January 27, 2022. 

 

The Wonder of the Seas boasts 2867 staterooms with 5734 guests double occupancy (6988 maximum capacity guests) and 2300 crew. The ship has 16 guest decks (18 total decks) with 20 restaurants and 4 pools. 

 

Complimentary restaurants include: Main Dining Room, Boardwalk Dog House, Cafe Promenade, Coastal Kitchen, El Loco Fresh, Park Café, Solarium Bistro, Sorrento’s, Vitality Café, and the Windjammer buffet. 

 

Specialty restaurants include: 150 Central Park, Chops Grille, Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar, Hooked Seafood, Izumi, Johnny Rockets, Playmakers Sports Bar & Arcade,Starbucks, Sugar Beach and the magical Wonderland. 

 

Bars and lounges include: Attic, Bionic Bar, Boleros, Cantina Fresca, Cask & Clipper, Lime & Coconut, Rising Tide Bar, Schooner Bar, Solarium Bar, Trellis Bar, and the Wipeout Bar.

 

Other features of the ship include: 8 Neighborhoods, Aquatheater, Card Room, Carousel, Casino Royale, Conference Center, Flowrider, Focus & Picture This, Golden Room (VIP casino lounge), Jogging Track, Laser Tag, Mini Golf, Music Hall, Outdoor Movies, Pools, Rock Climbing Walls, Royal Theater, Solarium, Sports Court, Spotlight Karaoke, Studio B, The Perfect Storm, Ultimate Abyss, Vitality Spa & Fitness Center, Whirlpools, and a Zip Line.

 

Come along for the ride on the first voyage of  the biggest cruise ship at sea!

 

Fri - Fort Lauderdale - depart 5:00 pm

Sat - Cruising 

Sun - Labadee 7:00 am-4:00 pm

Mon - San Juan 1:00 pm-9:00 pm

Tue - Cruising

Wed - Nassau 12:30 pm-9:00 pm

Thu - Cococay 7:00 am-5:00 pm

Fri - Fort Lauderdale - arrive 6:00 am

Edited March 3, 2022 by BirdTravels

[want2go2]

Cant wait to follow along. Excited for our December trip.  Have fun!!

[BirdTravels]

In the ever changing world of COVID-19, these are the protocols under which we will sail (just updated last week) 

 

[RoperDK]

Following.  Looking forward to your report.

[mcgore83]

Looking forward to following along!

[SherriZ366]

Bird -- Glad you are doing this live thread.  We sail on Wonder in December so we're curious about the ship.  

[FionaMG]

Looks like we have several live threads for this cruise. I'm going to have to take the week off work to keep up! 😄

I'm going to try and remember to watch sailaway on the port webcams. 

Have fun!

[jillpra]

Following 

[deliver42]

Take care of the Wonder. We'll be on her March 25th.

[BirdTravels]

A little after noon the day before the cruise, we got prompted to complete the final part of check-in, the health questionnaire. 

[SwissMiss USA]

Excited to follow! 

[DeputyDawg46]

Looking forward to my 11 Mar 22, 25 Mar 22, and 20 Apr 22 cruise (TA) on this beautiful ship.  Thanks for the updates.

 

DDawg

[PhoenixCruiser]

Enjoy!

[Mellylucy]

Have a wonderfull Cruise!

[Fall2010]

Following!

[BirdTravels]

It’s her big day!  The Inaugural Sailing of the Wonder of the Seas. She got back from CocoCay around 5:30 this morning and now is preparing for our arrival to Port Everglades Terminal 18. 

[LaCal]

Have fun and looking forward to reading your daily reviews 

[Jimbo]

9 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

It’s her big day!  The Inaugural Sailing of the Wonder of the Seas. She got back from CocoCay around 5:30 this morning and now is preparing for our arrival to Port Everglades Terminal 18. 

Is it just angle of the picture or does that ship have a narrow bottom and get wider as it goes up. Much different ship design then used to seeing?

Wonder how it will sail in rough seas?

Edited March 4, 2022 by Jimbo

[FionaMG]

13 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Is it just angle of the picture or does that ship have a narrow bottom and get wider as it goes up.

 

Haha, definitely not the most flattering of angles! 

[Jimbo]

4 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

 

Haha, definitely not the most flattering of angles! 

Looks like it may roll a lot in rough seas. Double up on desserts and bring your bags. 🤢

Edited March 4, 2022 by Jimbo

[John&LaLa]

49 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Is it just angle of the picture or does that ship have a narrow bottom and get wider as it goes up. Much different ship design then used to seeing?

Wonder how it will sail in rough seas?

 

Same hull as rest of class. Water line beam is almost always more narrow than further up

[BirdTravels]

The Wonder is a true “cruise ship”. Big. Top heavy. Large surface areas to maximize the space onboard and the number of balcony rooms.
 

Contrast that with the ocean liners of the old days when we first started cruising. They were sleek, low CG, designed for trans-oceanic crossings. 

[Jimbo]

31 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Same hull as rest of class. Water line beam is almost always more narrow than further up

I was just stating most cruise ships aren't built like that. Which is correct. Google pictures of the back of cruise ships and you can see for yourself.

[John&LaLa]

Just now, Jimbo said:

I was just stating most cruise ships aren't built like that. Which is correct. Google pictures of the back of cruise ships and you can see for yourself.

 

So much weight below waterline, it really doesn't matter.

 

The Oasis hull has been around 13+ years

[BirdTravels]

And the inaugural voyage of the Wonder of the Seas begins. 
 

It’s Friday.