09/02/2026
Seminar at Sea: Day 1 — Embarkation Day! 🚢
And just like that… we were onboard Wonder of the Seas!
We started our morning with a walk along Miami Beach, grabbed coffee and breakfast with an ocean view, packed up, and headed to the port for our earliest available boarding time.
A few embarkation day tips from a travel advisor:
✨ Check in on the Royal Caribbean app as soon as it opens (typically 45 days before sailing!) to grab an early arrival time. The earlier you board, the more time you have to explore before the ship gets busy.
✈️ Always fly into your port city the day before your cruise. Flight delays happen, and missing the ship is NOT worth the risk!
🚗 Pre-book your ride to the port so you’re not waiting around the morning of your cruise.
🏷️ Have your luggage tags printed and ready to go.
👜 Keep anything you’ll need for the first few hours in your carry-on. Our room was ready about an hour after boarding, but our checked bags didn’t arrive until a few hours later.
Once onboard, we spent the afternoon exploring the ship before getting ready for our Seminar at Sea cocktail party, where we got to mingle with fellow travel advisors AND had the pleasure of meeting Vicki Freed, Royal Caribbean’s Senior Vice President and host of Coffee Talk! If you’re a travel advisor, chances are you know exactly who I’m talking about!
Then it was off to our first dinner in the Main Dining Room before ending the night at Crazy Quest… which absolutely lived up to its name. 😂 If you know, you KNOW. And if you don’t — put it on your list for your next Royal Caribbean cruise. Just trust me on this one.
A beach morning, boarding Wonder of the Seas, exploring the ship, cocktails, dinner & Crazy Quest… Not bad for Day 1!