With 18 decks to wander, I felt for illustration I was successful a mini municipality successful the mediate of the ocean.
In April 2022, I took my first cruise connected Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas.
Back then, Wonder of the Seas was the largest cruise vessel successful the world. Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas took complete the title successful January 2024. Then, successful July 2026, the cruise statement debuted an moreover larger ship, Legend of the Seas.
Step aboard the Wonder of the Seas, complete pinch 8 "neighborhoods" afloat of activities.
Wonder of the Seas is astir 1,200 feet agelong and 210 feet wide pinch 18 decks. It tin clasp astir 7,000 guests.
Wonder of the Seas began sailing successful March 2022. My seven-night voyage was a period later.
I booked an ocean-view stateroom on platform 8 for $2,000. The cruise was connected sale, arsenic it was primitively priced astatine $3,000.
The vessel sailed retired of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Roatán, Honduras; Cozumel and Costa Maya successful Mexico; and Royal Caribbean's ain backstage land successful the Bahamas, Perfect Day astatine CocoCay.
The tremendous vessel has 8 communal areas, which Royal Caribbean calls "neighborhoods." Each vicinity has its ain activities.
To get up and down the ship's galore decks, location are 24 elevators taking guests to 16 of the 18 levels. The apical 2 decks are reserved for suite guests only.
During my cruise, the elevators were packed astatine engaged times, truthful I recovered it faster to return the stairs connected either side.
While decks 7, 10, and 11 clasp only staterooms, astir decks person a operation of staterooms, restaurants, venues, and activities.
Decks 2 and 3 person boarding areas for entering and exiting the ship. Deck 3 is the lowest platform pinch staterooms.
The main eating room spans levels three, four, and five.
Meals successful the main eating rooms were included successful the value of my ticket.
On platform four, you'll find Entertainment Place, a vicinity pinch nosy venues surrounded by framed creation connected display.
One of the venues, Studio B, is utilized for shows and large-scale activities for illustration crystal skating and laser tag.
Down the hallway from Studio B is the casino, wherever guests tin bet connected a level afloat of crippled tables and slot machines.
Entertainment Place besides has a sushi restaurant, Izumi.
While astir shows were free, galore restaurants, for illustration Izumi, costs extra.
On platform five, there's a vicinity lined pinch restaurants, bars, and stores called Royal Promenade.
I thought the Royal Promenade felt for illustration a mall.
A venue called the Royal Theater besides hosts shows connected decks 4 and five.
One of the bars successful this area is Bionic Bar, wherever robots make drinks.
The Royal Promenade vicinity besides has 2 java shops — Starbucks and Cafe Promenade.
The Boardwalk is an outdoor vicinity connected platform six.
The Boardwalk platform caters to families pinch kids pinch a carousel, a candy store, and rock-climbing walls.
Here, you tin get basking dogs, burgers, and fries.
There are 2 restaurants connected the Boardwalk: a basking canine stand, which is included for guests, and a Johnny Rockets, which has burgers and shakes for an added fee.
Across from the Boardwalk restaurants is Playmakers, a sports bar.
The Boardwalk ends astatine the Aquatheater.
This is wherever Royal Caribbean hosts outdoor movies and a h2o show featuring dancers, divers, and acrobats.
At night, the Boardwalk lights up for the show.
On the different broadside of platform six, Vitality astatine Sea is the spa and fittingness halfway neighborhood.
Vitality astatine Sea has a café, spa area, and gym, which was afloat of cardio and spot machines I've seen successful astir fittingness centers.
There's entree to an indoor way successful the fittingness center.
Up connected platform eight, there's different outdoor neighborhood, Central Park.
This platform is location to 20,000 plants, according to Royal Caribbean.
This lush vicinity has galore spaces to chill, including benches and outdoor couches. I thought it was the astir relaxing area connected the ship.
Central Park is location to 3 upscale restaurants.
The restaurants are Chops Grille, 150 Central Park, and Giovanni's Italian. There's besides Park Cafe, a casual eatery that is free for guests.
The Central Park platform besides has 2 bars, Trelli's and Rising Tide. The second is simply a moving barroom that goes up and down floors 5 done eight.
The Youth Zone vicinity is connected platform 14.
The platform is simply a kids' area pinch an flight room.
Deck 15 is the excavation deck.
Three ample pools made maine consciousness for illustration I was astatine the beach, pinch h2o coming up and astir the lounging chairs.
The platform besides has a fistful of whirlpools, mini plunge pools for relaxing, and a h2o playground called Splashaway Bay.
In the mediate of the excavation deck, Sprinkles has all-you-can-eat soft-serve crystal pick pinch vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and mixed flavors. It's included for guests.
Deck 15 besides has the Solarium, an adults-only indoor lounge.
The lounge has pools, a bar, a complimentary bistro, and stunning views.
Outside the Solarium, there's a barroom called Vue pinch much water views.
Deck 15 is besides location to Windjammer, a complimentary buffet serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
The buffet served a wide scope of food, including waffles and bacon, fried chicken, tacos, and more.
Up connected platform 16, location are much lounging areas and a large surface for outdoor movies.
There are besides covered casitas for lounging that guests whitethorn reserve for a fee.
Deck 16 is besides wherever guests play games.
Up here, there's an indoor arcade, outdoor mini-golf, array tennis, basketball, h2o slides, and a stationary surf simulator.
The eighth vicinity is the astir exclusive — Suite Class Neighborhood.
I wasn't capable to entree this neighborhood, arsenic Decks 17 and 18 are accessible only for guests pinch suites and see backstage pools and terraces.
The vessel felt bigger than I imagined, particularly since I'd ne'er been connected a cruise before.
As we near the larboard to commencement our journey, I marveled astatine really the passing ships looked for illustration artifact boats compared to Wonder of the Seas.
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