Our very first RC cruise was Mariner (sister to Navigator) and we loved her. Wonder is just next level. You're going to have a blast! We still have a couple more videos coming from our Wonder trip (life has thrown a few curve balls lately, hence the delay) so stay tuned 👍
Going back on WoS in 18 days. Love seeing everything again. Some of those Solairium spots are never unoccupied. The casitas are all booked on sea days.
this video was really helpful. i’ll be going on the wonder in 2025 and i’ve been binging these kinds of videos and this one was definitely one of the best i’ve seen so far. you and amy seem like very kind and genuine people. keep up the great work!
Thank You! We totally appreciate that. The videos are fun to do and we do the same thing ahead of our cruises. We watch as much as we can just to get ideas and tips. Thanks for watching. Hope you have a great cruise!
great video! haven't been on a oasis class ship yet but wanting to go on Wonder next year. Thanks for the content. very informative. super cool family.
Thanks for the video. Brings back memories. Oh. The tip about the luggage being delivered to the GENERAL area of your room was good. My last cruise I had an Owner's suite and I found my bag was about four doors down. I thought for the hoity toity suite guests at least would have their bags delivered next to their rooms. Go figure.
Those sliding balcony doors the handle has to face up for the door to slide. Point the handle down to lock it. You had it in the half way position which is hard to open because the door starts to snug up to the frame for the rubber seals to be sealed. I bet you figured it out after this video though. 😊
You have a love of cruising just like me. I'm really enjoying your video. We were on the Symphony sailing back to back with our adult son and saw the same rocket launch from the Symphony. We also had two bump out cabins on deck 12. Our first week. I should buy gimbal for my camera. You would love to sail back to back so you could film the empty ship. Looking forward to watching more of your channel. I posted a few videos on you tube.
Is it coincidence 36:00 or does it look like your head is under the party hat in the mirror? Also when you talk about Giovanni's at 40:20, I had one of my best meals at Giovanni's on Allure. But Giovanni's on Utopia is different. It's more of a bistro that serves pizza and light food, not a full restaurant like on the other Oasis ships.
Love the video! Were gonna be on wonder in November. we cant wait. Its going to be our first Oasis class ship as well. BTW, when you said you felt bad about missing out on getting the model ship when you were on Mariner, I felt that in my soul! lol. I literally had the exact same issue. I missed out on the same model on that ship as well. I posted about it on the Mariner Galveston FB page and someone on board offered to get it for me and ship it to my house. I sent them the money on Venmo and the ship showed up at my house a week later. It was so worth it to cure my FOMO lol. I just subscribed to see day 2! Hopefully you can give us a follow back as were a new channel and just starting out with our first Vlogged adventure in Nov! Thank you!
That's awesome that you got the Mariner model. Glad to hear it worked out. I'd be so nervous they I'd send the money and then nothing would come. For sure we'll give you a follow. Thank you for watching! (BTW sorry for the late reply - crazy work/life balance right now)
@@BackyardBeachandBeyond I have no doubt I will. Its my first time on an oasis class ship so Im excited to see the difference. Ive only been on Mariner and before that the last cruise I went on was in the late 90's. So Im excited to be on a newer ship with all the bells and whistles!
We did use the in room safe. Honestly I didn't think about it too much. We just put our more "important" stuff in there. Passports you never need once you're on the ship. Those went in the safe. We did have them with us for sure in St Maarten since it was a foreign country. I believe we did the same in St Thomas, even though that is the US. At CocoCay we left passports on the ship.
I got stuck. Like stopped completely. Amy said she was really slow. But moved. The kids didn’t seem to have a problem. I’m referencing the blue slide. The orange “bowl” slide wasn’t really too much of an issue.
it all just depends on where you want to go. if you’re going from forward on the ship all the way to the aft it’s a good distance. After all, Wonder is just about 4 football fields long!
I'd love to see your channel grow but I got to say, Get Amy more involved and let the girl speak some! You cut her off and you can see it in her face she gets annoyed. You guys work best as a TEAM!
Thanks so much for the WOS tour 👏 So excited! We sail Feb 2025 🤗 First 🚢 was Navigator this past July, we are hooked!
Our very first RC cruise was Mariner (sister to Navigator) and we loved her. Wonder is just next level. You're going to have a blast! We still have a couple more videos coming from our Wonder trip (life has thrown a few curve balls lately, hence the delay) so stay tuned 👍
Going back on WoS in 18 days. Love seeing everything again. Some of those Solairium spots are never unoccupied. The casitas are all booked on sea days.
Omg your North Carolina friends are adorable.
I can’t believe you met fans from Charlotte!
this video was really helpful. i’ll be going on the wonder in 2025 and i’ve been binging these kinds of videos and this one was definitely one of the best i’ve seen so far. you and amy seem like very kind and genuine people. keep up the great work!
Thank You! We totally appreciate that. The videos are fun to do and we do the same thing ahead of our cruises. We watch as much as we can just to get ideas and tips. Thanks for watching. Hope you have a great cruise!
Super fun video! You really captured all the feels of embarkation day. Cruising is so awesome. Keep the videos coming.
Appreciate it. Thank You for watching! We do have a bunch more still to come from this trip so stay tuned.
You guys are awesome
Thanks for watching!
Randomly clicked on this and watched and i am staying in your exact room in a couple weeks. so random
No way! Too funny. Enjoy!
March 2025 Can't wait!! Thank you, your videos are so great!!
Thanks so much for watching! No doubt you will enjoy your trip!
Omg, I can’t believe the scale of it. Totally agree that that sculpture between the elevators look intestines.
Such a cool vlog. Thanks for sharing 😊
Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching!
This was perfect for us! We will be going on our first cruise on wonder of the Seas (our first cruise ever)! Thanks for such an informative blog!
That's great. You are going to have a blast with this ship as your first! Thanks for watching!
Gonna be on it next Sunday! Thanks for the great vlog!
I wish I were sailing on her again. Have fun! And, thank you for watching.
Thanks for the tour! We will be there Dec.1
Have Fun!
great video! haven't been on a oasis class ship yet but wanting to go on Wonder next year. Thanks for the content. very informative. super cool family.
Thanks for watching! Yeah, we're itching to get back on a ship already. We would do Wonder all over again in the blink of an eye.
Thanks for the video. Brings back memories.
Oh. The tip about the luggage being delivered to the GENERAL area of your room was good.
My last cruise I had an Owner's suite and I found my bag was about four doors down.
I thought for the hoity toity suite guests at least would have their bags delivered next to their rooms. Go figure.
Appreciate you watching. I guess I'm ok with the bags being in the "general" area... I'm just happy that my bags make the voyage! 😉
Great video!!!
Thanks for watching!
It will be us in May!,, 🎉❤😊
Great video very informative. Thank you. Sailing for our first time ever in March of 2025
Thanks for watching! Enjoy your trip. You will have an absolute blast!
Your wife is like mine. You give them a compliment and then.. No reaction 😂
From Fayetteville, NC. Just found you guys. You’re a natural at RUclips. You guys are going to get a good viewing on RUclips in the future I can tell.
Appreciate that. Thanks for watching!
"getting a procedure" in the pool chair 💀🤣
New subscriber , awesome video as we are going on this ship in December. Thanks😊
You will have a blast!
Those sliding balcony doors the handle has to face up for the door to slide. Point the handle down to lock it. You had it in the half way position which is hard to open because the door starts to snug up to the frame for the rubber seals to be sealed. I bet you figured it out after this video though. 😊
Thanks for the tip!
You have a love of cruising just like me. I'm really enjoying your video. We were on the Symphony sailing back to back with our adult son and saw the same rocket launch from the Symphony. We also had two bump out cabins on deck 12. Our first week. I should buy gimbal for my camera. You would love to sail back to back so you could film the empty ship. Looking forward to watching more of your channel. I posted a few videos on you tube.
Awesome. What a coincidence that you were on Symphony that day. We'll certainly check out your channel 👍
Is it coincidence 36:00 or does it look like your head is under the party hat in the mirror? Also when you talk about Giovanni's at 40:20, I had one of my best meals at Giovanni's on Allure. But Giovanni's on Utopia is different. It's more of a bistro that serves pizza and light food, not a full restaurant like on the other Oasis ships.
🤣 Good catch. Totally unintentional. Amy caught that as well and had a good laugh!
Amy is 100% correct. It looks exactly like intestines one person’s heart is another person’s garbage.😂
Obviously, you knew what I meant. Art not heart. Lol
She loves your comment! Thanks for watching!
@@BackyardBeachandBeyond love your channel.I want to take my first cruise soon and it’s helping me a lot to watch you guys explain things.
How soon do you have to reserve the comedy show, or any show ... ??
What type room do you have? Is that a standard balcony room? Great video!
Yes, standard ocean view balcony. Appreciate you watching and the kind words.
Rule thumb only dress code for wind jammer is shorts and shirt and shoes. So if bathing suit is covered it not a big deal.
Awesome! Now I don't feel that bad about it 😉 Thanks.
Love the video! Were gonna be on wonder in November. we cant wait. Its going to be our first Oasis class ship as well. BTW, when you said you felt bad about missing out on getting the model ship when you were on Mariner, I felt that in my soul! lol. I literally had the exact same issue. I missed out on the same model on that ship as well. I posted about it on the Mariner Galveston FB page and someone on board offered to get it for me and ship it to my house. I sent them the money on Venmo and the ship showed up at my house a week later. It was so worth it to cure my FOMO lol. I just subscribed to see day 2! Hopefully you can give us a follow back as were a new channel and just starting out with our first Vlogged adventure in Nov! Thank you!
That's awesome that you got the Mariner model. Glad to hear it worked out. I'd be so nervous they I'd send the money and then nothing would come. For sure we'll give you a follow. Thank you for watching! (BTW sorry for the late reply - crazy work/life balance right now)
We are going in November too. What day do you all leave?
@ we’re on the Nov 17th sailing to the western Caribbean and Coco Cay!
You are going to love every minute!
@@BackyardBeachandBeyond I have no doubt I will. Its my first time on an oasis class ship so Im excited to see the difference. Ive only been on Mariner and before that the last cruise I went on was in the late 90's. So Im excited to be on a newer ship with all the bells and whistles!
Couple quick questions. Did you use the safe? How do feel about that/opinions? And, did you keep your passport with you like 100% of the time.
We did use the in room safe. Honestly I didn't think about it too much. We just put our more "important" stuff in there. Passports you never need once you're on the ship. Those went in the safe. We did have them with us for sure in St Maarten since it was a foreign country. I believe we did the same in St Thomas, even though that is the US. At CocoCay we left passports on the ship.
Wait yall didn't get cups for your kids? Diabolical
HA! Believe it or not, one doesn't like soda. The other will drink it but not non-stop... which is good! It was cheaper to go a la carte for him.
was the slide super slow
I got stuck. Like stopped completely. Amy said she was really slow. But moved. The kids didn’t seem to have a problem. I’m referencing the blue slide. The orange “bowl” slide wasn’t really too much of an issue.
i use a roller wheelie to assist my walking, are the distances a far walk?
it all just depends on where you want to go. if you’re going from forward on the ship all the way to the aft it’s a good distance. After all, Wonder is just about 4 football fields long!
I'd love to see your channel grow but I got to say, Get Amy more involved and let the girl speak some! You cut her off and you can see it in her face she gets annoyed. You guys work best as a TEAM!
You are absolutely right. 👍