Port Canaveral is celebrating its enviable place as the brand new homeport for Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, which started working from Florida’s Space Coast port earlier this month.
On Sunday, Nov. 20, the port gave the ship a particular send-off as she started a 7-night Western Caribbean crusing.
Wonder to Sail Eastern, Western Caribbean
As Wonder of the Seas started its winter season within the Caribbean, Port Canaveral commemorated the ship because it left port on wet Nov. 20.
In a social media posting, the port stated, “Many folks braved the pouring rain to welcome Royal Caribbean International’s Wonder of the Seas home to Port Canaveral as our newest homeported ship. Water from the sky and from our tugs and Fireboat2 gave the magnificent Wonder a water salute as she set sail from Port Canaveral.”
Wonder of the Seas, which sailed its first cruise from Port Canaveral on Nov. 13, will function 6- and 7-night Western Caribbean cruises, and 7- and 8-night Eastern Caribbean itineraries. All of the cruises will name at Royal Caribbean’s personal island, CocoCay.
The cruise line refers to port calls there as Perfect Day at CocoCay, the place company can take pleasure in a variety of actions, a number of seashores, and luxurious facilities resembling floating cabanas and an infinity pool. The island’s Thrill Waterpark has 13 waterslides, flume rides and tube slides, amongst different adventures.
Six-night Western Caribbean cruises additionally name at Puerto Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico, whereas 7-night sailings add a name at Roatan, Honduras.
In addition to CocoCay, 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruises name at Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, and Philipsburg, St. Maarten, whereas 8-night sailings name at San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, and Labadee, Haiti. The ship will sail one three-night Bahamas cruise, departing Dec. 4, calling at Nassau and CocoCay.
Wonder of the Seas, the fifth ship in Royal Caribbean’s Oasis Class, entered service in March 2022 with a spring collection of cruises from Fort Lauderdale.
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In May she repositioned to Europe and started cruising the Western Med between Barcelona and Rome, providing 7-night sailings that known as at Florence, Naples and Capri, Italy; Provence, France; and Malaga, Spain.
New Neighborhood Debuts on Wonder of the Seas, with a capability of 5,734 company, brings a number of new enhancements to Royal Caribbean’s Oasis Class vessels, together with the Suite Neighborhood, that includes a personal Suite Sun Deck with plunge pool and bar, the unique restaurant Coastal Kitchen, and an Ultimate Family Suite that accommodates as much as 10 company.
Also, new onboard Wonder of the Seas is the Mason Jar Southern Restaurant and Bar, a farmhouse-style eatery serving southern consolation meals, and Wonder Playscape, an outside journey house for households with younger youngsters. New leisure choices embrace The Effectors II: Crash ‘n’ Burn, a high-tech superhero battle for the planet.
Naming Ceremony Set for Dec. 9
Royal Caribbean additionally has introduced who the ship’s “Wonder Mom” shall be following a six-month search on the favored social media platform TikTok, the place customers nominated candidates to preside over the ship’s naming ceremony at Port Canaveral on Dec. 9.
The winner, chosen by a Royal Caribbean panel, was revealed to be Pennsylvania resident Marie McCrea, who was nominated by her daughter, Allie.McCrea and her household will cruise as company of Royal Caribbean on Wonder’s Dec. 11 Eastern Caribbean cruise.
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