Discovering the Wonder

  Hello my fellow adventure seekers!

Something to start you off with

Just returned from a wonderful cruise vacation on Royal Caribbean ---Wonder of the Seas---- can I get some sighs--- and more sighs, still more sighing....Yeah I know, I feel the same way too.. but think of it this way, you get to come back so you can go again. Now can I hear some Yeah we, some awesome Yeah us?? Wonderful.

Look at the wonder

Official start to Vacation

Cool off here

We had a great time, there's a lot to unravel... I will do a highlight for now, then break it down and give more detail information later on, helpful tidbits of information for those looking to plan their own adventure out at sea.

Strolling the boardwalk

Shopping and eating

Entertainment

Feel free to ask any questions you may have. I will try my very best to be insightful with my response.

The perfect storm waterslide

Recall I said vacation is about adjusting your expectation and then going with the flow?.... Here is a perfect example that demonstrates this:

On my way to the airport I received an email from the airline informing us of a last minute gate change. Arriving at the airport, I printed our boarding passes, dropped off our luggage and had breakfast at the Premium Plaza Lounge. 

 

Upon boarding the airplane I came to realized our seats were upgraded!(initially my jaw dropped, then came the excitement). While checking in at my Hotel in Orlando, a similar sequence of events happened... I was upgraded from a regular room to a nice Studio (big jaw drop, more excitement). I thought I used up all my blessings for the day, but no, mine wasn't done yet...to top it all off, my son paid for dinner, BONUS!!!!                                           Family Photo

Did I also mentioned that two weeks prior the cruise my room was upgraded from inside facing balcony to ocean facing balcony? (I'll explain how this one happened in more details later) Life is going great right?? Blessings are just are raining from the Stars.

Wait for it, just wait for it? While checking in for my return flight, the app keeping give me an error message and advised a check-in at the airport.  When I received my boarding pass at the airport I realized our seats were downgraded due to an Air plane change.  Apparently, they didn't have the class my flight was booked into. Then came the email explaining the reasons, with an apology and a form attached to apply for partial refund.

I want to hear your thoughts on this matter. How would you feel about that?... Is this where you accept the chain of events as fair trade or applied for the partial refund offered by the airline? Do you feel there is any similarities in the sequence of events or do you feel like one had nothing to do with the other? Weigh in on your thoughts....Should you always applied for refunds offer?

I would like everyone to weigh in, what do you feel would be the right decision for you, and tell me why you would choose that option....

Which way would you say your pendulum should swing?

While you're pondering your option, I'll like to leave you with this Pro tip..

If you own an American Express Gold card, a CIBC or TD Infinite visa card, you receive 4 free passes yearly to access the Premium Plaza Lounge at Toronto Airport. There you can got a bite to eat, use free the Wifi and lounge around in comfort. Not to mentioned the benefits of travel insurance at a cheaper premium than the cost of just one trip. You guess it, you get multiple travelling coverage the entire year, as long as you own the card, all for the same price.

Please enjoy some highlight below:

Until next time my fellow adventure seekers, enjoy discovering your own delights!

Leona

Dancing in Port

Dress for a night out

The moving Bar

Children's Parade

Aqua show at night

Playing Mini Golf

Listening to Music

 

Some nice looking lights

Standing on the fish

Cool Sand Castle