"The Disney Wonder would like to welcome the Zinkhon family!" Insert cheers, applause and high fives from cruise staff wearing oversized Mickey Mouse gloves, and that is how we were welcomed aboard our cruise ship: the Disney Wonder. Now if that isn't red-carpet treatment to kick-off the beginning of your family vacation, I don't know what is!
The moment that you walk into the lobby, you begin to notice all of the little details that make this a Disney Cruise. Now it may not be any different than any other cruise line out there, but we were most certainly impressed with our surroundings. Elizabeth quickly found this statue of Ariel (one of her most favorite Disney princess). 
Having done a little bit of research before we left, we knew that we should head right to one of the restaurants for lunch since all of the other new cruisers would just be wondering around the ship trying to figure out where to go. We headed up to the top deck to enjoy lunch and check out the pools along the way. The lunchtime buffet was filled with sandwiches and pastas and different salads. Even if it was just having 7 rolls with butter, there was always something on the lunch buffet that the kids would enjoy. More than anything, it was such a nice break from our grey skies here in Washington to eat our meal while sitting in the warm California sun. Here's a little tidbit of extra information: Disney Cruise Line is very serious about hygiene and keeping the spread of germs down. When walking into any of the restaurants, each person is handed a sanitizing wipe that they must use before entering. 
Once our meal was finished, we headed down to our stateroom. Now I wish that I had better pictures of the room, but my camera did not like the lighting and I never managed to capture a good image. (I guess it is time to read that darn manual). Here you will find a picture of Grace looking out our window while we were still in port. 
Having checked out every nook and cranny in our stateroom, we headed down a few decks for the mandatory safety drill. Then it was back upstairs for the fun to officially begin! We ran (okay, walked very quickly) to the top deck so the kids could have a front spot for the "Adventures Away" show. Our cruise staff was introduced and then the singing and dancing began! The moment this show began, everyone officially let their hair down. Parents, kids, and grandparents alike were all smiling and shaking their groove thing. I guess that is the real joy of a cruise (or maybe any vacation for that matter): you are never going to see these people again, so you mind as well let loose and have a good time. People certainly had a good time!
Mickey, Minnie and all of our favorite classic Disney characters counted down, the ship's whistle sounded, and we were off! The show was in full swing and just as good as any show we have seen at either Disneyland or Disney World. Elizabeth received a streamer during the show waved it around without a care in the world. I don't know that I have ever seen her so happy! This smile on her face during the show was absolutely priceless.
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