janderson

It has to be today or tomorrow.  At the rate she traveled to Cyprus she'd have to leave today or tomorrow to make it by that date.

21 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said:

Then it will sail out of Everglades on 2/25.  I'm guessing that would be a media/corporate event.

I would say you are correct.  Have to build up the hype even if it is a 2 day thing.

6 minutes ago, sammy79 said:

According to the port Everglades app, wonder is scheduled to arrive on 2/20!  

That would be about right.  If they left on the 2nd or 3rd to get out of the Med and across the Atlantic would probably take that amount of time.

2 hours ago, PG Cruiser said:

Looks like Wonder is avoiding the straits on its projected route.   It went south of Sardinia, avoiding the Strait of Bonifacio.  Now it looks like it's heading south of Sicily avoiding the Strait of Messina. 

 

Probably trying to keep the hammer down to get here sooner so I can put my drink package to work

52 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said:

With the density overlay, it seems to be headed south of Sardinia, but its route forecast shows it going through the strait. 

 

the strait is 300ft deep so I don't think that is a concern.  Maybe there is a back up of ships to go through.

15 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said:

Why does it look like it's not going through the Strait of Bonifacio?  Is it heading south of Sardinia?

Is the ship too big to fit through the strait?   That would be my only thought. 

14 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said:

Celebrating the Wonder of the Seas' official introduction into the Royal fleet with my copycat version of the MDR's "Dark Chocolate Brownie"

Its not nice to post this stuff and not share.  Just saying.

5 minutes ago, Longhorn Cruiser said:

Looks ready for passengers

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Well I hope so because I'm ready to be a passenger.  March 4th can't come fast enough.

13 minutes ago, Mark_A said:

great to see her moving out!!!

 

Shes pushing right along right now!  19.6 Knots

WE ARE OUT TO SEA BABY!!!!  No longer in port

As @PG Cruiser and I have noticed Wonder has officially pulled out of her berth and is finally about to push out to sea!!!  Hopefully this will take care of the rumors of the ship being delayed.

4 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said:

Funny, I was on my way out to run some errands but then I saw your post about the pilot boat.  I just stayed home to monitor what was going on.  So if I get in trouble for slacking, it's on you!

Sorry I'll have to take some shots on board to make up for it. 

12 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said:

If it did, how will I be able to work???   ha ha 

I would probably find a way to hook up virtual reality to it so i could sit on my couch with a drink in my hand and leave this cold part of the world for hours on end.  To your point though my working ability would drop by 99.9%.

4 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said:

As of 12:40 EST,  the Wonder is fully out of her berth in Marseille, France

Now the real excitement begins!!!!   I wish the ship had a WebCam on it

6 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said:

What I don't understand is why there is no scheduled departure for the Wonder from Marseille but there is an expected arrival in Limassol.

https://www.earthtv.com/en/webcam/marseille-great-seaport/live-stream

I don't know if you'll be able to see when she leaves but here is the best webcam I can find.  Shes not in frame in it yet at all.

5 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said:

Be calm, my heart

Yeah another tug has moved to her so hopefully soon she will be in open waters!  Now the excitement is building!

1 hour ago, PG Cruiser said:

Waiting for the Wonder to move out of Marseille...

 

I don't know if this is a good sign but it looks like the Pilot boat and a tug has moved over to Wonder!

If you pull up Wonder's future sailing plans it shows it going to Cyprus which is right on with what people have been saying.  It was going to Cyprus to get more workers loaded then on to Florida.

If you pull up Wonder's future sailing plans it shows it going to Cyprus which is right on with what people have been saying.  It was going to Cyprus to get more workers loaded then on to Florida.

On Facebook someone posted that advertisement in a group along with the rumor of them not coming to the US in March.  Someone asked Royal Caribbean directly and got an answer.  Here is their screen shot from that group.

Going on Wonder on March 4th 2022.  While in San Juan I was going to do the Bacardi tour however after watching Matt it doesn't sound like the "amazing" tour that I think it would be.  Looking now at seeing what people thing would be a good Royal Caribbean excursion for San Juan just in case the port gets cancelled for some reason.  Any ideas?

5 minutes ago, KJones said:

@jandersonYou get it for the full day, the time selections are likely just for when the day starts. And you only need to select one person whose name you'll put the reservation under - otherwise you'll end up with a beach bed for each person you select. There should be servers walking around to take drink orders.

fantastic thank you for clearing this up.  Much appreciated!

Question for anyone that has been to Labadee.  When you pay for a "full day beach day rental" which looks like a bed with sheets on the sides to shade.  It wants you to select a time and number of people.  Selecting a time makes me think you only get it for a certain time period not the full day.   Has anyone does this and is it really a full day thing?  Also do you get someone coming by to get you drinks or do you need to go to the bar to get them if you rent one of these? 

44 minutes ago, Linda R said:

Glad it worked out.  I sometimes stay 2 days before or after a cruise to save on air fares.  If it saves me more on a flight than the extra hotel nights.  I mostly fly Delta because of air miles, sky club access, etc.  

we were going to fly Delta because that is the cheapest flights that came up on Google flights. However at the last second Southwest became cheaper. 

4 hours ago, Linda R said:

I live in Montana, it is always a hassle to get flights.  High prices and multiple connections.   But, ya do what you gotta do for cruising!  

I love where I live but I guess we all have our pluses and minuses.  I did save $400 on flights by switching my cruise to the week prior though so I won't complain.