Disney Wonder 5 night Alaskan August 2 2017

[CDRT]

Cabin #2516
Family name. Gardner
Travelers Names
Craig, male, marvel/grumpy
Dana, female, Mickey, Aurora
Riley, 10, female, captain america, stitch,
Taylor, 7, female, all princesses
Favorite Characters for now, may have to update before we cruise
Special Occasions. None
Allergies. None

 

[TJA]

OK down payment has been made so I'm officially joining! So excited, but it's SO far away - lol. In the meantime, we have AP's and will go to WDW 2x.

I booked a deluxe family verandah cabin on the port side . I just know for our family makeup, we need to spread out in order to sleep well. At least with the family cabin, we'll have choices on where to sleep, and a little more room. I included the Disney trip insurance so that I can change my mind if need be. I booked it myself on the Disney website, so I'm hoping if I want to change my room it will be simple (lol) and free since I booked the insurance.

I'll be following this thread in the hopes all of you experts will keep it updated with dry dock info, along with port excursion ideas at Ketchikan, and anything else that pertains to our cruise!

 

[bcwife76]

Welcome @TJA !!!
Changing your room is easy peasy - I have already done it twice for this cruise lol and three times for our January Bahama's cruise ;-) It's easy to do it online and does not cost you a thing (unless of course you change to a more expensive room). The Disney insurance has nothing to do with changing your room; you'll need it if the PIF date has passed and for some reason you need to cancel your cruise altogether.

 

[Masonmj84]

This will be our third Disney cruise after doing the Western and Eastern Caribbean cruises on the Fantasy (we were actually on the Fantasy when this itenerary came out so we were super lucky to be able to book it on-board on opening day). It will be our first ever Alaska cruise.

This cruise will be quite a bit more expensive for us on a per day basis than either of our 7 night Fantasy cruises, so we were very happy with the shortened itenerary. Especially, since it will allow us more time to enjoy British Columbia before the cruise.

We plan to fly into Vancouver the Friday morning before the cruise and then spend two nights at Whistler, then two nights at Victoria, followed by a night in Vancouver before the cruise. We vacationed in British Columbia for a week last summer and did a lot of the more touristy stuff, such as the Capiliano Suspension Bridge and Grouse Mountain.

Our favorite British Columiba attractions were Butchart Gardens and Stanley Park (renting bikes to ride around the sea wall) and we plan to do both of those again on this trip. We'll also probably do the Peak to Peak gondola ride in Whistler, which we skipped last time.

As long as the exchange rate remains favorable, we'll probably splurge a bit on hotels this time around (plan to stay at the Pan Pacific in Vancouver, the Fairmont Chateau in Whister, and a botique hotel in downtown Victoria called the Magnolia). Last time, we stayed mostly in suite hotels with kitchens that were actually less expensive than the above. In that regard, if anyone is considering spending some time in Stanley Park before the cruise and doesn't want to shell out the big bucks to stay near the cruise terminal may I suggest a hotel called Time Square Suites. While not a luxury hotel, it's clean, well-maintained, reasonably priced, and within easy walking distance of Stanley Park (and on the same block as a bike rental place) with kitchens and washer/dryers in each suite.

 

[lisy54]

Yaiiii Its announced! Check it out on the dry-dock renovations https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-enhancements-to-the-disney-wonder-this-fall/

 

[lisy54]

This will be our third Disney cruise after doing the Western and Eastern Caribbean cruises on the Fantasy (we were actually on the Fantasy when this itenerary came out so we were super lucky to be able to book it on-board on opening day). It will be our first ever Alaska cruise.

This cruise will be quite a bit more expensive for us on a per day basis than either of our 7 night Fantasy cruises, so we were very happy with the shortened itenerary. Especially, since it will allow us more time to enjoy British Columbia before the cruise.

We plan to fly into Vancouver the Friday morning before the cruise and then spend two nights at Whistler, then two nights at Victoria, followed by a night in Vancouver before the cruise. We vacationed in British Columbia for a week last summer and did a lot of the more touristy stuff, such as the Capiliano Suspension Bridge and Grouse Mountain.

Our favorite British Columiba attractions were Butchart Gardens and Stanley Park (renting bikes to ride around the sea wall) and we plan to do both of those again on this trip. We'll also probably do the Peak to Peak gondola ride in Whistler, which we skipped last time.

As long as the exchange rate remains favorable, we'll probably splurge a bit on hotels this time around (plan to stay at the Pan Pacific in Vancouver, the Fairmont Chateau in Whister, and a botique hotel in downtown Victoria called the Magnolia). Last time, we stayed mostly in suite hotels with kitchens that were actually less expensive than the above. In that regard, if anyone is considering spending some time in Stanley Park before the cruise and doesn't want to shell out the big bucks to stay near the cruise terminal may I suggest a hotel called Time Square Suites. While not a luxury hotel, it's clean, well-maintained, reasonably priced, and within easy walking distance of Stanley Park (and on the same block as a bike rental place) with kitchens and washer/dryers in each suite.

We plan to do the same, coming in on Saturday and head to Whistler. In your last visit, did you stay in whistler? We are going to be a couple different families on this trip and I was thinking of a cabin in whistler in order to share on the cost. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated, we definitely would want to do the peak to peak and bike the seawall.

 

[bcwife76]

I'm so stoked for the updates to the Wonder!!! So exciting!

 

[Rebecca Gordon]

New to board and Disney cruising. We are so excited -- just booked our first trip on the 8/2/2017 Alaskan cruise this afternoon. I'm looking forward to learning the "ins and outs" from all of you. We will be arriving a couple of days early so that we can explore Vancouver. Travel party will be my husband, myself and our 11 (at that time) y/o daughter. Any and all advice appreciated!

 

[bcwife76]

Welcome @Rebecca Gordon !

 

[MickeyandMinnie04]

Hope you will all join the FE Groups! To join please post the following information!

Cabin #
Family name
Travelers Names
Age/Gender
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[bigturkey12]

Hi Everybody
I just booked this cruise for my son (21) and I. An alaskan cruise is my bucket list trip. I love that disney has come out with a 5 day cruise. It helps get an Alaskan experience on a lower budget. Less tips, less excursion fees, less ports so less spending money etc. We are very excited and hope that the canadian dollar improves over the next few months. We will be flying from the east coast of Canada. I have already started to do a lot of research hoping to make this a trip of a lifetime. Can't wait to get to know all of you!!! Joanne

 

[bcwife76]

Hi Everybody
I just booked this cruise for my son (21) and I. An alaskan cruise is my bucket list trip. I love that disney has come out with a 5 day cruise. It helps get an Alaskan experience on a lower budget. Less tips, less excursion fees, less ports so less spending money etc. We are very excited and hope that the canadian dollar improves over the next few months. We will be flying from the east coast of Canada. I have already started to do a lot of research hoping to make this a trip of a lifetime. Can't wait to get to know all of you!!! Joanne

Welcome aboard! We are in Vancouver so can definitely commiserate with the low dollar hoping it improves for 2017!!

 

[DisneyManFamily4]

Hello everyone! We're booked and definitely want to participate in the FE but will need to look up my stateroom info... It will be me, hubby, son 20 and daughter 15. We've got family that might join us on this trip, but they're not booked yet. Looking forward to meeting everyone!

 

[Kontos]

Booked on this too. It's too bad the dates didn't work out with the rest of my family as the 7 night cruise was only about $100 more.

This will be my first ever cruise. Starting to have a look at the excursions in Ketchikan Also, is there a character breakfast on the 5 day cruise? Or is that only longer ones. Same with beer/wine tastings. Thanks!

 

[april1401]

Hello! Im also booked for this cruise to Alaska. It will be my 9th Disney cruise, 2nd for Alaska. Alaska is one of my most favorite cruises. And yes we do want to join the Fish Extenders. It is so much fun.

Cabin #8572
Family name Lloyd
Travelers Names April, Sharon, Caleb and Lionel
Age/Gender
(DM) April Female (age over 40;-) Favorite Character - Mickey or Minnie Mouse
Sharon Female(age over 50;-) - Disney cousin - Favorite Character Princess Tiana
(DS) Caleb/Male (Age 18) - Favorite character Darth Vador
Lionel/Male (Age 52) - Disney Uncle- Anything Star Wars
Special Occasions Caleb graduating high school/his birthday/Becoming Eagle Scout and off to College
Allergies none

Thank you!

 

[MickeyandMinnie04]

Hope you will all join the FE Groups! To join please post the following information!

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[MickeyandMinnie04]

FE LIST SO FAR...PLEASE CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOUR INFO IS CORRECT AND LET ME KNOW OF ANY CHANGES!

 

[Oh Henry]

Will be on this cruise as well

 

[KerryG]

Hope you will all join the FE Groups! To join please post the following information!

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Hope you will all join the FE Groups! To join please post the following information!

Cabin # 8064
Family name- Greb
Travelers Names with age and gender: Karl (age 41, mickey and grumpy), Kerry (age 42, tinker belle and minnie), Andrew (age 11, star wars- Darth Vader), Zoey (age 6, Moana and all disney princesses)
Special Occasions- none (family vacation)
Allergies- none

First time to do FE!

 

[april1401]

Will be on this cruise as well

I just edited my info for the FE.

I just can't wait till we leave. It's coming soon!!