Monday, June 11, 2012

Tour the Disney Wonder

This spring we took a trip to Alaska aboard the Disney Wonder.

Let me show you around ship!

We will start with the ADA accessible room. Our room was one of the interior ADA rooms with no view or balcony. It was not by choice or to help the budget, but because these rooms are limited and this was the last one.

The room was big, much bigger than I thought 250 sq ft would seem. The doors were plenty wide for the wheelchair, however I got a peek at the regular rooms and the bathroom entrances had a step and were very narrow doors. (If traveling with a person needing mobility aides the regular rooms may be a big challenge.)

A view from the your front door. The area where the wheelchair is parked had the option to be either a couch with pull out bed or a set of bunk beds. I preferred the extra floor space and did not ask to have them down. Plus, my "host" was so nice I did not want to make extra work for him.
    


 Beds were extremely comfortable. Supportive, fluffy pillows, silky soft sheets, and made everytime you came back to your room.
The "ever important" shower seat. I personally found it to be adequately sized but the placement of the grab bar took away from the space and comfort of the user. 
This would be better placed in the corner. If you need any additional supports in a shower chair then I would recommend bringing your own items. We were able to use this but not while at sea, the boat movements were slight but why take the extra risk?
Lets head outside the room. (We found all the open deck doors to have a very challenging bump to navigate, it was approximately a 2 inch lip and our wheels got caught. There were extra wide doors with push button opening on each deck for accessing these areas.)

The children's pool seen here is a shallow pool with the two separate sections, water features and a slide long enough to be fun but not too fast for the little kids. The other have far bigger pools, but hey we were heading to Alaska. None of the pools on the Disney Wonder would be accessible without transfer from chair. 
This pool is deeper than the kids pool and has extra seating and had surrounding quick food options with fun character themes and funnel vision. 





Funnel Vision...we just loved! It is shown here from Deck 10 and can be viewed from Deck 9 either at the pool or the surrounding areas. The sound quality was fantastic and picture did not disappoint. This screen had programming listed in the daily guide which included classic Disney movies and a showing of Tron Uprising.




18 and over only!
The Disney Wonder had many places for the adults aboard to enjoy kid free areas.
Hope you have enjoyed this quick zip through the Disney Wonder. 
Look for a follow up post regarding our ups and downs on this trip including some highlights from our shore visits. 


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