Disney Wonder gets most love in Cruise Critic reader awards

Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
AquaDunk on the Disney Magic is a three-story body slide that begins with a surprise launch when the floor beneath guests' feet opens like a trap door. The drop sends them through a translucent tube that extends 20 feet over the side of the ship.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Disney Cruise Line has a new Broadway-style production exclusive to Disney Magic based on the 2011 film "Tangled."
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Tiana's Place is a new restaurant on board Disney Wonder, added when the ship went into dry dock in fall 2016. The New Orleans-style restaurant is named for the main character from "The Princess and the Frog."
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando Sentinel
The Disney Wonder cruise ship at Port Canaveral, before sailing on Thursday, December 27, 2007.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Disney Magic's double-looping water slide is called the Twist 'n Shout. It's part of the ship's AquaLab play area that features geysers, bubblers and water jets.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Andy's Room from "Toy Story" is now part of Disney Wonder's Oceaneer Club.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Crown & Fin Pub, Disney Cruise Line's first English pub is now on board Disney Wonder. The venue is adorned with items that are subtle nods to Disney films based in England, including "Mary Poppins," "Peter Pan" and more. The pub also has its own brew, created by Heavy Seas brewery.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
The Disney Cruise Line ship Disney Fantasy arrives at Port Canaveral, Tuesday, March 6, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
The AquaLab, seen here on board Disney Magic in 2013, will be part of the revamped water play area on board Disney Wonder when it comes out of dry dock in fall 2016.
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Spectators watch as the new Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Fantasy is launched at the Meyer Werft shipyards in the northern German city of Papenburg on January 8, 2012. The passenger ship is the largest to be built in Germany to date.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
From Toronto, Canada, 3-year-old Nathan Wood, with sister Kayla, 5, wave streamers during the departure of the new Disney cruise ship, the Fantasy, during departure from Port Canaveral, Monday, March 26, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Tiana's Place is a new restaurant on board Disney Wonder, added when the ship went into dry dock in fall 2016. The New Orleans-style restaurant is named for the main character from "The Princess and the Frog."
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL
A school of fish swim through a sunken ship in this underwater view at Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas, where the Fantasy docked early Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
AquaDunk on the Disney Magic is a three-story body slide that begins with a surprise launch when the floor beneath guests' feet opens like a trap door. The drop sends them through a translucent tube that extends 20 feet over the side of the ship.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
The Sail Away ceremony on the new Disney cruise ship, the Fantasy, at Port Canaveral, Monday, March 26, 2012.
Sean Gallup, Getty Images
A worker walks past the Disney Fantasy cruise ship at the Meyer Werft shipyards before the ship's departure on January 20, 2012 in Papenburg, Germany. The completed 130,000-ton ship, which is 1,115 feet long and can accomodate 5,450 passengers, cast and crew, was scheduled to travel up the Ems River later in the day in order to reach the North Sea.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL
Curious grunts check out a visitor in this underwater view at Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas, where the Fantasy docked early Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Crown & Fin Pub, Disney Cruise Line's first English pub is now on board Disney Wonder. The venue is adorned with items that are subtle nods to Disney films based in England, including "Mary Poppins," "Peter Pan" and more. The pub also has its own brew, created by Heavy Seas brewery.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Crown & Fin Pub, Disney Cruise Line's first English pub is now on board Disney Wonder. The venue is adorned with items that are subtle nods to Disney films based in England, including "Mary Poppins," "Peter Pan" and more. The pub also has its own brew, created by Heavy Seas brewery.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Disney Magic's double-looping water slide is called the Twist 'n Shout. It's part of the ship's AquaLab play area that features geysers, bubblers and water jets.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
Disney characters welcome guests in the Atrium Lobby of the new Disney cruise ship, the Fantasy, in port at Cape Canaveral, Monday, March 26, 2012.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
From Pinellas Park, Fla., the Connor family kids, Cheyenne, 10, Aldon, 6, Brianna, 10, with mom Shannon and dad Kyle (background left) wave streamers during the departure of the new Disney cruise ship, the Fantasy, during departure from Port Canaveral, Monday, March 26, 2012.
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Disney characters set a whimsical scene on Disney Cruise Line's Wonder.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
The Disney cruise ship Fantasy arrives at Port Canaveral, Tuesday, March 6, 2012.
Kristin Ford, Orlando Sentinel
Animation Magic is the new dinner show at Animator's Palate on the upcoming Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Fantasy. Passengers are asked to draw a simple character on the templated placemat. The characters come to life during the dinner show.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Crown & Fin Pub, Disney Cruise Line's first English pub is now on board Disney Wonder. The venue is adorned with items that are subtle nods to Disney films based in England, including "Mary Poppins," "Peter Pan" and more. The pub also has its own brew, created by Heavy Seas brewery.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Crown & Fin Pub, Disney Cruise Line's first English pub is now on board Disney Wonder. The venue is adorned with items that are subtle nods to Disney films based in England, including "Mary Poppins," "Peter Pan" and more. The pub also has its own brew, created by Heavy Seas brewery.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
Film credits of the diners who help animated a show roll on the screen at the Animator's Palate restaurant on the new Disney cruise ship, the Fantasy, Monday, March 26, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
The new chandelier feature on board Disney Wonder are flower-shaped chanedeliers that pay deferance to Ariel, the statue that welcomes people on board Wonder at the base on the stairwell in the lobby.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
The Disney Cruise Line ship Disney Fantasy arrives at Port Canaveral, Tuesday, March 6, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Andy's Room from "Toy Story" is now part of Disney Wonder's Oceaneer Club.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
Disney Fantasy is the second Disney Cruise Line ship to feature the AquaDuck water coaster ride, which travels 765 around the top deck descending four decks into a lazy river.
JOE BURBANK / ORLANDO SENTINEL
Fireworks blast simutaneously from the Disney Cruise Line sister ships, Magic (foreground) and Wonder, as they arrive at sunrise for the Wonder's U.S. debut at Port Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Aug. 2, 1999. The Disney Wonder, a brand new 83,000 ton ship, was escorted to into port by the Magic after sailing from the shipyard in Venice, Italy and making a stop in Southampton, England. The Wonder's first full cruise will be August 15 to the Bahamas.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
The centerpiece of Disney Wonder's new Oceaneer Club is the Marvel Super Hero Academy.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL
A school of fish in this underwater view at Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas, where the Fantasy docked early Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Tiana's Place is a new restaurant on board Disney Wonder, added when the ship went into dry dock in fall 2016. The New Orleans-style restaurant is named for the main character from "The Princess and the Frog."
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
Disney characters welcome guests in the Atrium Lobby of the new Disney cruise ship, the Fantasy, at Port Canaveral, Monday, March 26, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Crown & Fin Pub, Disney Cruise Line's first English pub is now on board Disney Wonder. The venue is adorned with items that are subtle nods to Disney films based in England, including "Mary Poppins," "Peter Pan" and more. The pub also has its own brew, created by Heavy Seas brewery.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando Sentinel
The Disney Wonder cruise ship at Port Canaveral, before sailing on Thursday, December 27, 2007.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL
A school of fish in this underwater view at Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas, where the Fantasy docked early Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL
The Mickey statue on a sunken ship appears to wave skyward in this underwater view at Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas, where the Fantasy docked early Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Tiana's Place is a new restaurant on board Disney Wonder, added when the ship went into dry dock in fall 2016. The New Orleans-style restaurant is named for the main character from "The Princess and the Frog."
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL
The view from Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas, where the Fantasy docked, early Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL
Curious grunts check out a visitor in this underwater view at Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas, where the Fantasy docked early Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
The Disney cruise ship Fantasy arrives at Port Canaveral, Tuesday, March 6, 2012.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL
The Fantasy docked at Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas, Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
Richard Tribou / Orlando Sentinel
The Disney Magic sails out of PortMiami on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
Animated characters, drawn by diners, appear in a show at the Animator's Palate restaurant on the new Disney cruise ship, the Fantasy, Monday, March 26, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
The Twist 'n Spout water slide seen here on board Disney Magic in 2013 will be making its way on board the revamped water area of Disney Wonder as well.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
The Snuggly Duckling takeover of O'Gills Pub aboard Disney Magic as part of the debut of "Tangled: The Musical"
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Tiana's Place is a new restaurant on board Disney Wonder, added when the ship went into dry dock in fall 2016. The New Orleans-style restaurant is named for the main character from "The Princess and the Frog."
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Tiana's Place is a new restaurant on board Disney Wonder, added when the ship went into dry dock in fall 2016. The New Orleans-style restaurant is named for the main character from "The Princess and the Frog."
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL
Michael Rowe of Orlando and his 5-year-old daughter Leah ride the AquaDuck waterslide, aboard the Fantasy at Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas, Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Crown & Fin Pub, Disney Cruise Line's first English pub is now on board Disney Wonder. The venue is adorned with items that are subtle nods to Disney films based in England, including "Mary Poppins," "Peter Pan" and more. The pub also has its own brew, created by Heavy Seas brewery.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Crown & Fin Pub, Disney Cruise Line's first English pub is now on board Disney Wonder. The venue is adorned with items that are subtle nods to Disney films based in England, including "Mary Poppins," "Peter Pan" and more. The pub also has its own brew, created by Heavy Seas brewery.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Crown & Fin Pub, Disney Cruise Line's first English pub is now on board Disney Wonder. The venue is adorned with items that are subtle nods to Disney films based in England, including "Mary Poppins," "Peter Pan" and more. The pub also has its own brew, created by Heavy Seas brewery.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL
Seagulls and a dock at Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas, where the Fantasy docked, early Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Tiana's Place is a new restaurant on board Disney Wonder, added when the ship went into dry dock in fall 2016. The New Orleans-style restaurant is named for the main character from "The Princess and the Frog."
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Crown & Fin Pub, Disney Cruise Line's first English pub is now on board Disney Wonder. The venue is adorned with items that are subtle nods to Disney films based in England, including "Mary Poppins," "Peter Pan" and more. The pub also has its own brew, created by Heavy Seas brewery.
Sean Gallup, Getty Images
Workers making preparations for the departure of the Disney Fantasy cruise ship from the Meyer Werft shipyards walk by the ship in the early hours on January 20, 2012 in Papenburg, Germany. The completed 130,000-ton ship, which is 1,115 feet long and can accomodate 5,450 passengers, cast and crew, was scheduled to travel up the Ems River later in the day in order to reach the North Sea.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Tiana's Place is a new restaurant on board Disney Wonder, added when the ship went into dry dock in fall 2016. The New Orleans-style restaurant is named for the main character from "The Princess and the Frog."
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Andy's Room, seen here on board Disney Magic in 2013, will be one of four play areas in the revamped Oceaneer Club of Disney Wonder.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
The centerpiece of Disney Wonder's new Oceaneer Club is the Marvel Super Hero Academy.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
Kids in the Mickey pool on the new Disney cruise ship, the Fantasy, at Port Canaveral, Monday, March 26, 2012.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
The Disney Cruise Line ship Disney Fantasy arrives at Port Canaveral, Tuesday, March 6, 2012.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
Streamers fly in the Sail Away ceremony on the new Disney cruise ship, the Fantasy, at Port Canaveral, Monday, March 26, 2012.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL
Stingrays swim along the shore at Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas, where the Fantasy docked early Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Crown & Fin Pub, Disney Cruise Line's first English pub is now on board Disney Wonder. The venue is adorned with items that are subtle nods to Disney films based in England, including "Mary Poppins," "Peter Pan" and more. The pub also has its own brew, created by Heavy Seas brewery.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
The Disney cruise ship Fantasy arrives at Port Canaveral, Tuesday, March 6, 2012.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
Disney Fantasy is the second Disney Cruise Line ship to feature the AquaDuck water coaster ride, which travels 765 around the top deck descending four decks into a lazy river.
JOE BURBANK / ORLANDO SENTINEL
Cruise ship Disney Wonder.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL
A stingray swims in this underwater view at Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas, where the Fantasy docked early Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
The Disney cruise ship Fantasy arrives at Port Canaveral, Tuesday, March 6, 2012.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
The Fantasy docked at Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas, Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
The Disney cruise ship Fantasy arrives at Port Canaveral, Tuesday, March 6, 2012.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
The Disney cruise ship Fantasy arrives at Port Canaveral, Tuesday, March 6, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
The new chandelier feature on board Disney Wonder are flower-shaped chanedeliers that pay deferance to Ariel, the statue that welcomes people on board Wonder at the base on the stairwell in the lobby.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Crown & Fin Pub, Disney Cruise Line's first English pub is now on board Disney Wonder. The venue is adorned with items that are subtle nods to Disney films based in England, including "Mary Poppins," "Peter Pan" and more. The pub also has its own brew, created by Heavy Seas brewery.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
The centerpiece of Disney Wonder's new Oceaneer Club is the Marvel Super Hero Academy.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
The centerpiece of Disney Wonder's new Oceaneer Club is the Marvel Super Hero Academy.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
The Disney Fantasy has sailed out of Port Canaveral since its debut in 2012. It sails 7-night Caribbean itineraries.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
A space dedicated to "Frozen" is now part of Disney Wonder's Oceaneer Club.
CARMEN JASPERSEN, AFP/Getty Images
Spectators watch as the new Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Fantasy is launched at the Meyer Werft shipyards in the northern German city of Papenburg on January 8, 2012.The passenger ship is the largest to be built in Germany to date.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Tiana's Place is a new restaurant on board Disney Wonder, added when the ship went into dry dock in fall 2016. The New Orleans-style restaurant is named for the main character from "The Princess and the Frog."
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
The centerpiece of Disney Wonder's new Oceaneer Club is the Marvel Super Hero Academy.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Crown & Fin Pub, Disney Cruise Line's first English pub is now on board Disney Wonder. The venue is adorned with items that are subtle nods to Disney films based in England, including "Mary Poppins," "Peter Pan" and more. The pub also has its own brew, created by Heavy Seas brewery.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
The Disney cruise ship Fantasy arrives at Port Canaveral, Tuesday, March 6, 2012.
Sean Gallup, Getty Images
The Disney Fantasy cruise ship passes by a house as it is hauled backward by a tugboat up the Ems River after the ship departed from the Meyer Werft shipyards on January 20, 2012 in Papenburg, Germany. The completed 130,000-ton ship, which is 1,115 feet long and can accomodate 5,450 passengers, cast and crew, was on its way to the North Sea.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
The Cadillac Lounge on board Disney Wonder had a makeover as part of the new After Hours adult area of the ship.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
The centerpiece of Disney Wonder's new Oceaneer Club is the Marvel Super Hero Academy.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Tiana's Place is a new restaurant on board Disney Wonder, added when the ship went into dry dock in fall 2016. The New Orleans-style restaurant is named for the main character from "The Princess and the Frog."
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
The Cadillac Lounge on board Disney Wonder had a makeover as part of the new After Hours adult area of the ship.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
The Cadillac Lounge on board Disney Wonder had a makeover as part of the new After Hours adult area of the ship.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
A space dedicated to "Frozen" is now part of Disney Wonder's Oceaneer Club.
Sean Gallup, Getty Images
People unload a car near the Disney Fantasy cruise ship at the Meyer Werft shipyards before the ship's departure on January 20, 2012 in Papenburg, Germany. The completed 130,000-ton ship, which is 1,115 feet long and can accomodate 5,450 passengers, cast and crew, was scheduled to travel up the Ems River later in the day in order to reach the North Sea.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Tiana's Place is a new restaurant on board Disney Wonder, added when the ship went into dry dock in fall 2016. The New Orleans-style restaurant is named for the main character from "The Princess and the Frog."
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
A bird's eye view, taken from the top of the ship's funnel, of the new Disney cruise ship, the Fantasy, during the departure from Port Canaveral, Monday, March 26, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Disney Magic's double-looping water slide is called the Twist 'n Shout. It's part of the ship's AquaLab play area that features geysers, bubblers and water jets.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
A rider on the AquaDuck water slide on the new Disney cruise ship, the Fantasy, in port at Cape Canaveral, Monday, March 26, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Tiana's Place is a new restaurant on board Disney Wonder, added when the ship went into dry dock in fall 2016. The New Orleans-style restaurant is named for the main character from "The Princess and the Frog."
CARMEN JASPERSEN, AFP/Getty Images
Spectators watch as the new Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Fantasy is launched at the Meyer Werft shipyards in the northern German city of Papenburg on January 8, 2012. The passenger ship is the largest to be built in Germany to date.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL
Guests feed stingrays at Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas, where the Fantasy docked early Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
Sean Gallup, Getty Images
Onlookers watch as the Disney Fantasy cruise ship is hauled backward by a tugboat up Ems River after the ship departed from the Meyer Werft shipyards on Jan. 20, 2012 in Papenburg, Germany. The completed 130,000-ton ship, which is 1,115 feet long and can accomodate 5,450 passengers, cast and crew, was on its way to the North Sea.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
The centerpiece of Disney Wonder's new Oceaneer Club is the Marvel Super Hero Academy.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Avengers Academy is a Marvel-themed space on the Disney Magic's Oceaneer Club that debuted in 2013.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
The Disney Cruise Line ship Disney Fantasy arrives at Port Canaveral, Tuesday, March 6, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Crown & Fin Pub, Disney Cruise Line's first English pub is now on board Disney Wonder. The venue is adorned with items that are subtle nods to Disney films based in England, including "Mary Poppins," "Peter Pan" and more. The pub also has its own brew, created by Heavy Seas brewery.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Crown & Fin Pub, Disney Cruise Line's first English pub is now on board Disney Wonder. The venue is adorned with items that are subtle nods to Disney films based in England, including "Mary Poppins," "Peter Pan" and more. The pub also has its own brew, created by Heavy Seas brewery.
Sean Gallup, Getty Images
Workers making preparations for the departure of the Disney Fantasy cruise ship from the Meyer Werft shipyards walk by the ship in the early hours on January 20, 2012 in Papenburg, Germany. The completed 130,000-ton ship, which is 1,115 feet long and can accomodate 5,450 passengers, cast and crew, was scheduled to travel up the Ems River later in the day in order to reach the North Sea.
Sean Gallup, Getty Images
Onlookers photograph the Disney Fantasy cruise ship at the Meyer Werft shipyards before the ship's departure on January 20, 2012 in Papenburg, Germany. The completed 130,000-ton ship, which is 1,115 feet long and can accomodate 5,450 passengers, cast and crew, was scheduled to travel up the Ems River later in the day in order to reach the North Sea.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Tiana's Place is a new restaurant on board Disney Wonder, added when the ship went into dry dock in fall 2016. The New Orleans-style restaurant is named for the main character from "The Princess and the Frog."
Kristin Ford, Orlando Sentinel
Animation Magic is the new dinner show at Animator's Palate on the upcoming Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Fantasy. Passengers are asked to draw a simple character on the templated placemat. The characters come to life during the dinner show.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
AquaDunk on the Disney Magic is a three-story body slide that begins with a surprise launch when the floor beneath guests' feet opens like a trap door. The drop sends them through a translucent tube that extends 20 feet over the side of the ship.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL
Stingrays swim along the shore at Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas, where the Fantasy docked early Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
Sean Gallup, Getty Images
Onlookers watch as the Disney Fantasy cruise ship departs from the Meyer Werft shipyards on Jan. 20, 2012 in Papenburg, Germany. The completed 130,000-ton ship, which is 1,115 feet long and can accomodate 5,450 passengers, cast and crew, traveled up the Ems River in order to reach the North Sea.
Jamie McCarthy, Getty Images
The Disney Fantasy cruise ship is docked for its christening on March 1, 2012 in New York City.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL
The Mickey statue on a sunken ship appears to wave skyward in this underwater view at Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas, where the Fantasy docked early Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
The centerpiece of Disney Wonder's new Oceaneer Club is the Marvel Super Hero Academy.
Jamie McCarthy, Getty Images
The Disney Fantasy cruise ship is docked for its christening on March 1, 2012 in New York City.
Cindy Ord, Getty Images
Singer Mariah Carey, who had a hit in the 1990s titled 'Fantasy' became the godmother and christened the new Disney Cruise Line ship on Thursday, March 1, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Avengers Academy is a Marvel-themed space on the Disney Magic's Oceaneer Club that debuted in 2013.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
6-year-old Lucy Dillon of Orlando high fives Pluto as Disney characters welcome guests in the Atrium Lobby of the new Disney cruise ship, the Fantasy, at Port Canaveral, Monday, March 26, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
After Hours is the new adult-oriented space on board Disney Wonder, replacing Route 66. The three venues in After Hours are an updated Cadillac Lounge, the Azure nightclub and Disney Cruise Line's first English pub, Crown & Fin.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Disney Cruise Line has a new Broadway-style production exclusive to Disney Magic based on the 2011 film "Tangled."
Jamie McCarthy, Getty Images
The Disney Fantasy cruise ship is docked for its christening on March 1, 2012 in New York City.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Tiana's Place is a new restaurant on board Disney Wonder, added when the ship went into dry dock in fall 2016. The New Orleans-style restaurant is named for the main character from "The Princess and the Frog."
Kristin Ford, Orlando Sentinel
Animation Magic is the new dinner show at Animator's Palate on the upcoming Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Fantasy. Passengers are asked to draw a simple character on the templated placemat. The characters come to life during the dinner show.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
Sage Gerboff, 5, looks out a porthole on the new Disney cruise ship, the Fantasy, off the coast of Florida, Monday evening, March 26, 2012.
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / TFW Orlando Sentinel
The Disney Wonder cruise ship at Port Canaveral, before sailing on Thursday, December 27, 2007.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL
Guests feed stingrays at Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas, where the Fantasy docked early Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Crown & Fin Pub, Disney Cruise Line's first English pub is now on board Disney Wonder. The venue is adorned with items that are subtle nods to Disney films based in England, including "Mary Poppins," "Peter Pan" and more. The pub also has its own brew, created by Heavy Seas brewery.
JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL
The Fantasy docked at Disney's Castaway Cay in the Bahamas, Tuesday, March 27, 2012.
JOE BURBANK / ORLANDO SENTINEL
A crowd of people welcomes the cruise ship Disney Wonder to Port Canaveral.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Crown & Fin Pub, Disney Cruise Line's first English pub is now on board Disney Wonder. The venue is adorned with items that are subtle nods to Disney films based in England, including "Mary Poppins," "Peter Pan" and more. The pub also has its own brew, created by Heavy Seas brewery.
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Disney Cruise Line has a new Broadway-style production exclusive to Disney Magic based on the 2011 film "Tangled."
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
Donald Duck dances with Caelee Hogan of Denver as Disney characters welcome guests on the pool deck of the new Disney cruise ship, the Fantasy, at Port Canaveral, Monday, March 26, 2012.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
Disney Fantasy is the second Disney Cruise Line ship to feature the AquaDuck water coaster ride, which travels 765 around the top deck descending four decks into a lazy river.
Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Tiana's Place is a new restaurant on board Disney Wonder, added when the ship went into dry dock in fall 2016. The New Orleans-style restaurant is named for the main character from "The Princess and the Frog."
Sean Gallup, Getty Images
Crew walk past lifeboats on the Disney Fantasy cruise ship at the Meyer Werft shipyards before the ship's departure on January 20, 2012 in Papenburg, Germany. The completed 130,000-ton ship, which is 1,115 feet long and can accomodate 5,450 passengers, cast and crew, was scheduled to travel up the Ems River later in the day in order to reach the North Sea
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel
Animator's Palate on Disney Wonder will be getting a technological overhaul similar to the other three ships in the fleet and allow for the presentation of both the Drawn to Magic show introduced on Disney Magic in 2013 as well as the Animation Magic interactive show in which diners draw their own figures and those drawings come to life on the walls of the restaurant.

By Richard Tribou | rtribou@orlandosentinel.com | Orlando Sentinel

PUBLISHED: February 14, 2018 at 10:15 a.m. | UPDATED: May 12, 2019 at 2:39 p.m.

Disney Wonder received the most accolades from the annual Cruise Critic Cruisers’ Choice Awards although Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy also fared well.

The 8th annual awards were revealed Tuesday from the popular web site cruisecritic.com, and are based on the past 12 months of consumer reviews posted to the site.

Disney Cruise Line has four ships and Disney Wonder fared best in the mid-size cruise ship category, coming in at No. 2 overall behind Oceania Riviera.

“The Wonder has an awesome crew that provided us with the usual outstanding service,” reads a review from one member. “The food was excellent. We would highly recommend the Wonder and plan to see her again for spring break next year!”

Disney Wonder got top billing in the mid-size category of entertainment, most notably for its marquee “Frozen” musical. It also ranked second in both the cabins and public spaces categories, fifth for dining and service categories, seventh for embarkation and 10th for value.

Also, in the Best Cruises for Families category, Wonder came in ninth, but that is not broken down by ship size and two other ships in the fleet fared better. While that category was won by Carnival Breeze, newer and bigger Disney Cruise Line ship Disney Fantasy came in No. 2 and sister ship Disney Dream came in No. 6.

Also in the Best Cruises for First Timers category, which is also not broken down by ship size, Disney Dream came in at No. 6. Disney Dream sails the shorter 3- and 4-night cruises from Port Canaveral while Disney Fantasy sails seven-night itineraries year-round from the port.

Disney Dream did land in some of the other categories for large-size cruise ships including a No. 8 ranking in the overall category as well as third for entertainment with its new “Beauty and the Beast” stage show among other options. It also received fifth for cabins and ninth for the service, dining and embarkation categories. The Celebrity Equinox received the top ranking for Best Overall in the large ship category.

Disney Dream had actually won the Best Overall category for three years in a row.

The fleet’s oldest ship Disney Magic, which was No. 1 overall in the mid-size category in the 2017 awards, did not rank in any categories.

“Disney Magic does continue to receive positive reviews from cruisers, but for this year’s awards it just didn’t meet the minimum qualifiers to be considered in any of the size-specific categories,” said Colleen McDaniel, Senior Executive Editor of Cruise Critic. She did say, though, that it was eligible for the Best Cruises for Families category, although it didn’t place in the Top 10.

See complete rankings for all cruise lines at https://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/cruiserschoice_index.cfm

Disney Wonder, which debuted in 1999, sails the Caribbean from a variety of ports including Port Canaveral, Miami and Galveston while spending summer in Alaska and the West Coast. Disney Magic, which debuted in 1998, also sails winter from either Port Canaveral, Miami or Galveston and spends its summers in Europe.

Disney Dream, which debuted in 2011 and sister ship Disney Fantasy, which debuted in 2012, sail from Port Canaveral year-round.

Disney Cruise Line has plans to grow its fleet by three ships, although construction has yet to begin and none of them have been named yet. They are slated to begin sailing in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Not much detail has been revealed about any of the three new ships other than at 135,000 gross tons, they will be slightly larger than the 130,000 gross tons of Dream and Fantasy, but are expected to have the same number of staterooms: 1,250.

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