People were dressed very well at Palo!!!..ALL men in jackets...women generally in nice pantsuits, or cocktail dresses...no sparkly dresses for women though(not that formal)
As indicated on my trip report, we had to take DS, 18 months to Dr. before heading to the port...drive is 175 miles from Boca...we got there at 1:45, and although I had to park in the farther lot, it's still very close to the terminal...we were pleasantly surprised that not only was check in a breeze with no lines at that time, we immediately got both our first choices at Palo and Flounders, don't stress about getting to port that early...
For the first time in 3 cruises, my little guy at Flounders had us paged, due to his crying. I indicated in my trip report that I thought the tolerance level of the staff at Flounders aboard Wonder lacked an energy and enthusiasm of those on Magic.Also, I think they pulled the trigger in paging us a little too soon...although they waited til right after Disney Dreams...missed our night at Tritons though (no escargot
)My little guy is just learning to do stairs, so he'll have to wait til next time...
As for Mickey pool, I've never seen it so empty...although pool is heated to 80 degrees, the temps were sometimes nippy...other than the slide, the pool for us is just not an attraction, since we live in S FL...
Cat 9 is perfect for my family of 4, since my boys are little....
DCL provided a pack-N-play for the little guy ...BIG TIP - DW always brings an extra sheet and his crib mattress pad along for some extra cushy comfort...
Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any more questions....