MO & LO on the go!

We are going on our first ever back to back cruise in three weeks!  Two 7 nights!  We are on Wonder (if you hadn't guessed that by title) out of Port Canaveral.  The first half of the cruise has 15 people (kids, parents, sister and family, aunt, cousin).  We fly in three days early and are spending a day at Universal (never been there) and one day at Downtown Disney (been over 10 years since been there) with the kids.  I say kids but they are in their 20's...  One son has been on several cruises to included Oasis so he knows what to expect.  The other boy has been on one cruise on Serenade so he's in for a treat.  And his girlfriend has never been on a cruise or been to the Caribbean!  She's in for a HUGE treat!!!
The second half of the cruise is just us two, everyone else is only doing the first half.  We have the same room for both cruises so no need to switch in the middle which is nice!
Cruise #1
Coco Cay, Cruising, Cozumel, Roatan, Puerto Costa Maya, Cruising, Port
Cruise #2
Coco Cay, Cruising, St Thomas, St Maarten, Cruising, Cruising, Port
We have been to every port so far except Roatan so very curious about that one.
Obviously we have never done this back to back thing and welcome any tips, tricks, or what to expect advice.
This will be as much of a live blog as possible.....first half will be less "live" because we want to enjoy the family as much as possible in the moment.  The second half will be much slower and able to post.  
Wanted to get this started.....More to come.......

We are going on our first ever back to back cruise in three weeks!  Two 7 nights!  We are on Wonder (if you hadn't guessed that by title) out of Port Canaveral.  The first half of the cruise has 15 people (kids, parents, sister and family, aunt, cousin).  We fly in three days early and are spending a day at Universal (never been there) and one day at Downtown Disney (been over 10 years since been there) with the kids.  I say kids but they are in their 20's...  One son has been on several cruises to included Oasis so he knows what to expect.  The other boy has been on one cruise on Serenade so he's in for a treat.  And his girlfriend has never been on a cruise or been to the Caribbean!  She's in for a HUGE treat!!!
The second half of the cruise is just us two, everyone else is only doing the first half.  We have the same room for both cruises so no need to switch in the middle which is nice!
Cruise #1
Coco Cay, Cruising, Cozumel, Roatan, Puerto Costa Maya, Cruising, Port
Cruise #2
Coco Cay, Cruising, St Thomas, St Maarten, Cruising, Cruising, Port
We have been to every port so far except Roatan so very curious about that one.
Obviously we have never done this back to back thing and welcome any tips, tricks, or what to expect advice.
This will be as much of a live blog as possible.....first half will be less "live" because we want to enjoy the family as much as possible in the moment.  The second half will be much slower and able to post.  
Wanted to get this started.....More to come.......

We are going on our first ever back to back cruise in three weeks!  Two 7 nights!  We are on Wonder (if you hadn't guessed that by title) out of Port Canaveral.  The first half of the cruise has 15 people (kids, parents, sister and family, aunt, cousin).  We fly in three days early and are spending a day at Universal (never been there) and one day at Downtown Disney (been over 10 years since been there) with the kids.  I say kids but they are in their 20's...  One son has been on several cruises to included Oasis so he knows what to expect.  The other boy has been on one cruise on Serenade so he's in for a treat.  And his girlfriend has never been on a cruise or been to the Caribbean!  She's in for a HUGE treat!!!
The second half of the cruise is just us two, everyone else is only doing the first half.  We have the same room for both cruises so no need to switch in the middle which is nice!
Cruise #1
Coco Cay, Cruising, Cozumel, Roatan, Puerto Costa Maya, Cruising, Port
Cruise #2
Coco Cay, Cruising, St Thomas, St Maarten, Cruising, Cruising, Port
We have been to every port so far except Roatan so very curious about that one.
Obviously we have never done this back to back thing and welcome any tips, tricks, or what to expect advice.
This will be as much of a live blog as possible.....first half will be less "live" because we want to enjoy the family as much as possible in the moment.  The second half will be much slower and able to post.  
Wanted to get this started.....More to come.......

We are going on our first ever back to back cruise in three weeks!  Two 7 nights!  We are on Wonder (if you hadn't guessed that by title) out of Port Canaveral.  The first half of the cruise has 15 people (kids, parents, sister and family, aunt, cousin).  We fly in three days early and are spending a day at Universal (never been there) and one day at Downtown Disney (been over 10 years since been there) with the kids.  I say kids but they are in their 20's...  One son has been on several cruises to included Oasis so he knows what to expect.  The other boy has been on one cruise on Serenade so he's in for a treat.  And his girlfriend has never been on a cruise or been to the Caribbean!  She's in for a HUGE treat!!!
The second half of the cruise is just us two, everyone else is only doing the first half.  We have the same room for both cruises so no need to switch in the middle which is nice!
Cruise #1
Coco Cay, Cruising, Cozumel, Roatan, Puerto Costa Maya, Cruising, Port
Cruise #2
Coco Cay, Cruising, St Thomas, St Maarten, Cruising, Cruising, Port
We have been to every port so far except Roatan so very curious about that one.
Obviously we have never done this back to back thing and welcome any tips, tricks, or what to expect advice.
This will be as much of a live blog as possible.....first half will be less "live" because we want to enjoy the family as much as possible in the moment.  The second half will be much slower and able to post.  
Wanted to get this started.....More to come.......

We are going on our first ever back to back cruise in three weeks!  Two 7 nights!  We are on Wonder (if you hadn't guessed that by title) out of Port Canaveral.  The first half of the cruise has 15 people (kids, parents, sister and family, aunt, cousin).  We fly in three days early and are spending a day at Universal (never been there) and one day at Downtown Disney (been over 10 years since been there) with the kids.  I say kids but they are in their 20's...  One son has been on several cruises to included Oasis so he knows what to expect.  The other boy has been on one cruise on Serenade so he's in for a treat.  And his girlfriend has never been on a cruise or been to the Caribbean!  She's in for a HUGE treat!!!
The second half of the cruise is just us two, everyone else is only doing the first half.  We have the same room for both cruises so no need to switch in the middle which is nice!
Cruise #1
Coco Cay, Cruising, Cozumel, Roatan, Puerto Costa Maya, Cruising, Port
Cruise #2
Coco Cay, Cruising, St Thomas, St Maarten, Cruising, Cruising, Port
We have been to every port so far except Roatan so very curious about that one.
Obviously we have never done this back to back thing and welcome any tips, tricks, or what to expect advice.
This will be as much of a live blog as possible.....first half will be less "live" because we want to enjoy the family as much as possible in the moment.  The second half will be much slower and able to post.  
Wanted to get this started.....More to come.......

eating! 😳

We are on this as the second, and last half, of our first ever back to back cruise.  Getting close!

We did the trikes!  Lots of fun and saw lots of the island!
Made this video of it!
 

Thanks!  I will go check that out and see what questions I have.  Celebrity is all new for us and just don't know what to expect

We will be on this.  This will be the first half of our first B2B 

We have the same cruise itinerary/ship but the end of January/beginging of February 2024.  Also curious to see what people recommend 

Buying skin care products from a stranger in a foreign country on the street.  What could go wrong?

We did the trikes!  Lots of fun and saw lots of the island!
Made this video of it!
 

We did this in St Kitts.  Was decent and learned a lot about the island.  Only downside was the people that showed up 1.5 hours late.  We waited a long time for them beyond departure time and then had to turn around 30-45 minutes in to trip to go back and get them.  They had trouble following the directions on the ticket and waited with the Royal Excursion crowd.  Small group too which was nice.  Booked through http://shoreexcursionsgroup.com (shore excursions group) and locally they used http://isaacsexotictours.com (Isaac's Exotic Tours).
 

I second this.......missed out on what this is.  Our son has a balcony guarantee room on Wonder in 2024 so really curious

Hmmmm.....interesting response......
 
 
I did a quick google search for "how to contact Royal Caribbean" and got many different options to include "online chat".  Snail mail addresses, emails (several), many phone numbers, and social media accounts all available also.
Hope you get the answer you are looking for 😉
 
 
 

The jet skis are fun.  Not as expensive if one person is a passenger and other drives.  Quite expensive if all 4 drive.  I believe you can switch drivers in the middle so each get a chance.  Many videos out there on youtube of it.  We have one here:  https://youtu.be/3dkUCgCJmMk .  This will give you a good idea what it's all about.  Jet skiing in the ocean was quite fun 😁
 

We also bring a sound machine too.  Love it!  
We never do mytime dining because we always see the lines of people waiting.  Get a traditional dining time.  They have two options and they are decent options.  I never understood the need for mytime dining......but that's just us and how we cruise.  Dining complaints always seem to come from mytime dining too.....not traditional dining.
Having been on smaller, older ships and now larger, newer ships......it's like comparing a 2023 Porsche SUV to a 2012 Ford SUV......You have to manage expectations and be prepared for things not to be quite as nice and grand.  The newer large ships are just really awesome!  😉  Starting on one of the best and then switching down would be hard.....we did it the other way and glad we did so we can appreciate what each ship has to offer.
Hopefully next time is better and the tips on this site can help with it

Oh, maybe it was removed, we haven't been since 2020 before covid.  We couldn't stop on our 2023 cruise because of weather.  It was literally in the middle of the bay from what I remember.

I second this!  Sometimes the percentage is higher off but the price went up the percentage is based off.  Look at the final price.  And look often as they change ALL the time.  Also agree not to wait too long, the good ones go!

We use our own snorkel gear at Coco Cay and all snorkel excursions.  Much nicer than what they offer!  I usually don't use life vests if they don't require it and Coco Cay does not require it but you need to pay attention to the water conditions.  Some times it can get pretty nasty there.  Chill Island is the best spot in my opinion and has things in the water to see (plane, etc).

duration broken down to travel time and actual excursion time

duration broken down to travel time and actual excursion time

duration broken down to travel time and actual excursion time