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25 Fun Facts About the Disney Wonder

Disney Wonder - Alaska

  1. Maiden Voyage: August 15, 1999 – 4 Night Bahamian Cruise
  2. Passenger Capacity: 2,400
  3. Gross Tonnage: 83,000 Tons
  4. Length: 964 ft, Beam: 106 ft, Draft: 25.3 ft
  5. Speed: Cruising – 21.5 Knots, Max – 24 Knots
  6. Crew: 950 Cast Members on board at all times
  7. Ship Cost: $350 Million
  8. Lobby Statue is Ariel
  9. Donald Duck is painting the back of the ship – Each ship has a different character
  10. Ship Builder was Fincantieri (Marghera, Italy)
  11. Godmother of the ship is Tinker Bell
  12. On a 7-Night cruise over 15,000 pool towels will be used
  13. There are 877 Staterooms – Inside: 256, Oceanview: 259 and Verandah 362
  14. The ship horn whistles, “When You Wish Upon a Star”
  15. There are 5,390 pillows on board
  16. On an average 7-Night cruise, 10,000 lbs of Chicken are consumed
  17. The ship can make 500,000 gallons of fresh water from seawater each day
  18. Disney Wonder is almost as long as the Eiffel Tower is high
  19. One anchor alone weighs more than 3 elephants
  20. On arrival day, cast members will transport approximately 10,000 suitcases
  21. There is 1,367 miles of cable on the ship
  22. The ship is painted in Mickey Mouse-inspired colors – black hull, superstructure, yellow trim and two giant red funnels, each with the Disney Line Mickey Mouse Logo.
  23. Wood is used throughout the whole ship, which is rare for newer ships
  24. On average there are 86 different nationalities of cast members
  25. All pools are filled with freshwater and are heated when the temperature drops below 75 Degrees

– Cody Woodbrey

Creating Magical Vacations
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