NoobCruise Posted May 22, 2023 Report Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) Here is my comprehensive video review of Wonder of the Seas in 2023. I review the drink package, unlimited dining package, WoW bands, ports of call, and much much more. Enjoy. If you don't want to watch it I can sum it up that we will continue to happily cruise with Royal Caribbean. Edited May 22, 2023 by NoobCruise grammar CruzOnBye, bobroo, Lovetocruise2002 and 15 others 13 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBrady Posted May 22, 2023 Report Share Posted May 22, 2023 HOLY the production value of this video is unreal. Only 6 minutes in and I’m blown away. CruzOnBye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted May 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2023 3 hours ago, ZBrady said: HOLY the production value of this video is unreal. Only 6 minutes in and I’m blown away. Ha. Thanks Zbrady. It was a bit of a passion project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neesa Posted May 23, 2023 Report Share Posted May 23, 2023 Thanks so much, great video fantastic perspective! I loved the way you tell the story. Bonus for the true review, I hate when the videos try to just talk up everything to "sell" the ship and sailing. I watched it twice, first by myself and then with my family. So glad you had a great time. Xaa and NoobCruise 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRSmith2PhD Posted May 23, 2023 Report Share Posted May 23, 2023 Thank you! My wife and I will be on the May 28th sailing and we appreciate your observations, honest thoughts, etc. NoobCruise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plethera1 Posted May 23, 2023 Report Share Posted May 23, 2023 2 hours ago, WRSmith2PhD said: Thank you! My wife and I will be on the May 28th sailing and we appreciate your observations, honest thoughts, etc. Same here. Watching this was a great prep for our cruise that's coming up on Sunday. NoobCruise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAYNO Posted May 23, 2023 Report Share Posted May 23, 2023 Very nice production. Thanks. NoobCruise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 18 hours ago, Neesa said: Thanks so much, great video fantastic perspective! I loved the way you tell the story. Bonus for the true review, I hate when the videos try to just talk up everything to "sell" the ship and sailing. I watched it twice, first by myself and then with my family. So glad you had a great time. This A really well done video about the ship with real experiences not from someone in the travel business or with any agenda. When looking at ship videos, I like to see lines and so forth to get a real feel for the environment, but most that show them are poorly done. Nice job @NoobCruise Glad you enjoyed your cruise. NoobCruise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottD Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 Wow, I have to watch this in small portions because I'm at work, but first question is about Cape Liberty...we are sailing out of there in october for the first time, all of my previous cruises have been Port Canaveral or Miami... everything I have read about NJ was that it was a really smooth embarkation process, from parking all the way to on the ship. When did you sail from there....and what was the issues? Hoping it's all sorted out when we go since it will be almost the end of the "season" up there. Anyway- looking forward to the rest of this video, wonder will probably be our next cruise so I'm looking forward to this! NoobCruise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 Great review! Excellent video! Loved it. NoobCruise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted May 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 1 hour ago, ScottD said: When did you sail from there....and what was the issues? We sailed out of cape liberty exactly a year ago. Memorial day weekend 2022. While the restart for many ports might have been in 2021 I am pretty sure NJ Cape Liberty had only started up about a month before our sailing. There were definitely some new hire issues but our main problem was have to get an onsite COVID test for our unvaxed 4 year old. There wasn't a proper system in place to distribute the results so that was a mad house and obviously something you won't have to deal with. You will have to deal with the bottle neck getting into the terminal. There is only one road going in and out and it gets backed up. I would bake in 20 to 30 minutes of traffic time once you arrive near the terminal. ScottD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 I found Cape Liberty a breeze in March. Of course I had an early arrival time. Pulled up, dropped the bags with the porters, garage is right there, pulled into the garage and was through security waiting for the ship to clear in like 10 minutes. On the way out, the parking ramp backed up a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted May 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 26 minutes ago, Xaa said: garage is right there, pulled into the garage and was through security waiting for the ship to clear in like 10 minutes. Yeah our issued 12:30 arrival time didn't help and 6,000 passengers on Oasis didn't help either. How much was a week of parking if you don't mind me asking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 I think it was $25 per day but it has gone up just in the last couple weeks I believe to maybe $30. There's also a breakfast joint about 2 miles from the port The Broadway Diner that we really enjoyed. NoobCruise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottD Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 Yeah, parking is 30 a day now... so I'm looking at 240 for the length of the cruise. We are driving up from Philly, so its only around a 90 minute ride. I'm actually thinking of asking a family member if they are willing to drive us, but I think being able to jump in the car and leave after the cruise will be nice, so we'll likely just bite the bullet. Good to know about the breakfast joint... maybe we'll hit that before we park depending on how early our check in time is (sorry-didn't mean to hijack your awesome review post and turn it into a Cape Liberty post!) OCSC Mike and NoobCruise 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tania Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 Great video! I've sailed out of Cape Liberty 3 times last year (Feb, July, Oct) and never an issue for us. We would pull in at 10:20 (10:30 check in) drop luggage off, park, go through security, check in and be on ship by 11 each time. I will say, watching the line of cars on the top deck around noon getting in is the reason we get early check in. We will be cruising again next month and October out of Cape Liberty as it's only a 4-hour drive from home. NoobCruise and ScottD 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottD Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Tania said: Great video! I've sailed out of Cape Liberty 3 times last year (Feb, July, Oct) and never an issue for us. We would pull in at 10:20 (10:30 check in) drop luggage off, park, go through security, check in and be on ship by 11 each time. I will say, watching the line of cars on the top deck around noon getting in is the reason we get early check in. We will be cruising again next month and October out of Cape Liberty as it's only a 4-hour drive from home. What cruise in October? We go Oct 1st on Oasis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shady Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 @NoobCruise Thank you so much for posting this! I haven't watched the whole video but I will. Although I am sailing on a different ship this fall, I have both gluten-free & lactose-free dietary restrictions (actually I am on a Low FODMAP diet, which includes, among other restrictions, gluten free and lactose free). I keep seeing people talk about dining gluten free onboard, never gluten free AND lactose free. So I'm very interested in your travel party's experience. NoobCruise and ScottD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blulady Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 On 5/24/2023 at 8:12 AM, ScottD said: Wow, I have to watch this in small portions because I'm at work, but first question is about Cape Liberty...we are sailing out of there in october for the first time, all of my previous cruises have been Port Canaveral or Miami... everything I have read about NJ was that it was a really smooth embarkation process, from parking all the way to on the ship. When did you sail from there....and what was the issues? Hoping it's all sorted out when we go since it will be almost the end of the "season" up there. Anyway- looking forward to the rest of this video, wonder will probably be our next cruise so I'm looking forward to this! Just chiming in with my son and daughter in law's recent embarkation at Cape Liberty. They had a boarding check in time of 10:30. They were a bit early, parked the car and messaged me when they were ordering their first drinks on the ship - at 10:24. They said it was the fastest they have ever boarded. Xaa, ScottD and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted May 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 36 minutes ago, Blulady said: Just chiming in with my son and daughter in law's recent embarkation at Cape Liberty. They had a boarding check in time of 10:30. They were a bit early, parked the car and messaged me when they were ordering their first drinks on the ship - at 10:24. They said it was the fastest they have ever boarded. Yes. Everyone I talked to on the ship that didn't have to take a covid test on site said it was about 10 minutes to get on the ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tania Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 23 hours ago, ScottD said: What cruise in October? We go Oct 1st on Oasis! October 22 (Oasis) ScottD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobroo Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 Wow! Someone put down the RC pom pons and gave an honest review! I really enjoyed your video and appreciate all the post production work, Thank You For Sharing!!! ScottD, fireclan and Neesa 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted May 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 2 hours ago, bobroo said: Wow! Someone put down the RC pom pons and gave an honest review! Ha! Put down their pom poms. Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanf Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Seems video link is no longer valid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted September 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Sorry about that. I had to re-upload it at somepoint. Here is the new link Alanf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanf Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 16 minutes ago, NoobCruise said: Sorry about that. I had to re-upload it at somepoint. Here is the new link Awesome, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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