OCSC Mike

If they're in college, let's at least give them credit for knowing the song.

It's not bad at all if you're there early. Same goes for embarkation day lunch. I'm usually there as soon as it opens and it's not remotely crowded. It takes time for people to board, wander, take care of certain things, figure out where everything is if they're new, etc. I'm not trying to convince others to go there; a lot of the time it is very crowded... just not always like some believe.

No (if sailing from the US).

Even I wouldn't go near the WJ in Star Class. I barely ate there in Sky Class in June.

You likely suspect correctly although if it's anything like this most recent round of releases, it could run from November-March depending on ports, ships, itineraries, etc.

Thanks. My internet humor makes up for my brain's shortcomings.

There are certain cabins (I know the panoramic view interiors) that are prohibited from having their lights on at night without their curtains drawn so as not to affect the bridge. I only know b/c we tried to RU to one on Indy just b/c it looked cool and didn't cost much for a min bid b/c they're still interiors.

Genie's Special = VIP Table in WJ

I wouldn’t even order most of what you did but I’m so hungry now. Haven’t tried Kitchen yet (Giovanni’s Table was always our favorite) but when discussing it I always wondered how/where does the pizza fit in b/c I would definitely want to try it (the exact one you got). To-go sounds like a good solution. That’s my plan for the large cinamon bun at Mason Jar brunch.

Yeah, I'm not super into it. My wife used to snorkel there 1st thing after we claimed our Oasis Pool spot. I would grab a frozen drink and an umbrella on the beach and wait for her. I'll snorkel some on our excursion in St. Martin next week. I'd rather be jumping off a boat into the ocean to see turtles (hopefully).

You can find menus in the app. For cruise itineraries that repeat over and over the menu order basically stays the same for months and months. For more unique itineraries it's a little different.

There are nurse sharks and lemon sharks at CocoCay (both tiny). My wife has snorkeled with both. One was by Chill Beach where the main snorkeling is. The other was when we were treated to an OTW cabana right in that area.

Trying to find that college girl who was "out" ?

This conversation inspired me to check the app for the current Wonder sailing. I'm seeing 11:30am, 2:00pm, and 1:00pm. Oh well, I'll manage, it's usually an afternoon snack for me anyway since my wife doesn't eat it. Our main lunch if onboard is elsewhere.

They were even open for breakfast on Wonder in June (nothing Mexican but I thought it would be a quiet place to have breakfast outdoors when we went back) but sadly it looks like they did away with breakfast. In any case, it may have closed briefly after breakfast to switch over the food but I'm pretty sure it was always open earlier than 1:00. I know each ship is different and this stuff constantly changes, just sharing.

We noticed! TBF, I will stop there most days myself, it's just one of multiple mainstays for me.

My wife's dessert hack there (from Chill Grill) is to get soft serve in a plastic drink cup and then mix in chopped up chocolate chip cookies but she's also done it with a brownie. You can do this onboard with cookies and soft serve too of course; it just became a thing at CocoCay for whatever reason.

Enjoy all the food! We mostly stay on the ship as well. Our current plan is to do one excursion besides CocoCay per 7N cruise (and sometimes we hop off just to walk around the port for an hour or so and get back on).

Me too. Stay on the ship and enjoy Star Class?

Agree 100% and we are too. I've mentioned this before but I love the ship pre-7am. Park Cafe at 6:30am is so peaceful and the WJ isn't crazy when it first opens. We usually get off the ship in port first thing (if we're getting off), even if we don't necessarily have a reason to like grabbing our spot on CocoCay.

Love how early you got there and the pics with no one there. We get off first thing to secure a spot in our favorite location by the Oasis pool. It's usually quiet for a little while since we are making a beeline for that spot and many others are wandering, going elsewhere, etc. But it's not THAT empty and it starts to fill up quickly.

Agreed. Personally, I find the US drinking age being 21 instead of 18 far more "weird" than having 18-25 year old hang out together on a cruise. 18 = legal adult in the US.

Since the food itself is most important to me and my wife is picky, we choose a night where there's really nothing on the MDR menu for her. All good suggestions here, just depends on your priorities and preferences.

Oops, yeah, good call, lol, BBQ chicken pizza and empanadas it is then! I'm just mentioning new stuff b/c I already know how much I like the chicken sandwiches and funnel cake... but pics of those will just make me look forward to being there next Monday.