Disney Wonder 4-Night Baja Cruise — Dining

One of the things my family loved about cruising is the dining, and how you can always find something to satisfy your appetite.

In addition to the restaurants on your dining rotation, there are numerous fast-casual options, buffets, and even room service.  Most everything is included in your cruise package, with the exception of certain restaurants and specialty items.

On embarkation day, after dropping our stuff off in our cabins, we immediately went to Cabanas, a buffet option for lunch and breakfast.  

There is no shortage of options to choose from - soups, breads, meats, noodles, salads, fruits, seafood, desserts, and more! 

Most of the buffet options for breakfast and lunch remain consistent, with select entrees being available only on certain days.

Don't miss out on the Mickey Churro Waffles for breakfast on the last full day!

For many in our family, one of the best things we ate on the entire cruise was this Chicken Tikka Masala at Cabanas on the last day.

The unlimited soft serve was such a treat.  We went to Eye Scream every day!

Each night you are assigned a restaurant for dinner, and you are also assigned service staff who are with you for the duration of the cruise.  When you book a cruise, you can opt to be seated with your own party only.  It is not guaranteed, but we did end up with our own party only, and it seemed like most cruisers who selected own party got to sit with their own party as well.  I've read that some cruisers enjoy meeting others and love to sit with "strangers" who eventually become friends by the end of the cruise. 

There are also two seating options.  We were originally assigned 830pm, but I immediately switched to 545pm (830pm is close to my bedtime!).

We had great servers who would give us puzzles and trivia.  Almost every night there was some kind of show or performance during dinner.

A puzzle given to us by one of our servers

I thought the food in the dinner restaurants were fine.  Nothing extraordinary, but fine.  We'd usually order all the appetizers to share, and an entree and dessert each.  I've read some people do two entrees per, all desserts . . . you can really go big!  

Triton's:

Duck Confit

Iced Lobster & Jumbo Shrimp

Gaston's Escargot Gratinee

Wild Mushroom Stuffed Pasta in a Vegetable Broth

Conchiglie Pasta

Roasted Rack of Lamb Medium

Breaded & Deep Fried Brie

Oven-Baked Salmon Royale

Chateaubriand-Roasted Filet Steak

Warm French Country Bread with Olive Spread

French Onion Soup

Classic Opera Gateau

Apple Tart Tatin

Strawberry Shortcake Sundae

Animator's Palate:

Garlic & Herb Focaccia with a Roasted Garlic Dip

Black Truffle Pasta Purseittes

Smoked Salmon Tartare

Sliced Serrano Ham

Tomato Tarte

Grilled Tuna Steak

Baked Potato and Cheddar Cheese Soup

Herb-Crusted Pork Chop

Ginger-Teriyaki Dusted Angus Beef Tenderloin

Black Bean Chipotle Cakes

Warm Sticky Date Pudding

Cookies 'n Cream Sundae

Lemon Ice Box Pie

Tiana's Place:

Prince Naveen's Cajun Charcuterie Board

Pickled Gulf Shrimp & Satsuma Orange Salad

New Orleans Seafood Pepper Pot

Boudin Sausage Fritters

Sauteed Gulf Shrimp & Grits

Big Daddy's Roasted Prime Rib of Beef

Ahi Tuna Tartare

Herbed Brioche with Roasted Onion Dip

Iceberg Wedge

Roasted Creole Half Chicken

Charlotte La Bouff's Bucatini Pasta

Mama Oldie's White Chocolate Bread Pudding

Chocolate Doberge Gateau

Tiana's Buttermilk Beignets

New Orleans Bananas Foster Sundae

There are optional dress-up (formal) nights, and even a Pirate Night with a special menu (if you have no Pirate attire, you can use the bandannas left in your cabin).

For the most part, dress code for dining in the rotational restaurants is casual.

Pirate Night menu:

Johnny Cake with Mango Dip

Angelica's Lime Marinated Shrimp

Carrot & Cilantro Soup

Sri Sumbhajee's Vegetable Samosa

Deep Fried Calypso Crabcake

Chevalle's Lamb Shank

Sivann's Red & Yellow Beetroot Carpaccio

Tia Dalma's Jerk Chicken

Jack's Treasure-of-the-Seas

Rum Soaked Chocolate Cake

Caramel Macadamia Nut Cheesecake

You can opt to prepay gratuity for your dining team before you board (or once onboard via Guest Services), and also opt to give them more gratuity in provided envelopes on the last day of the cruise.

For breakfast, the main options include Triton's, Tiana's Place, or Cabanas.

Triton's:

Fresh baked goods:

Eggs, Bacon, Hash Browns

Southern Hash

Omelet

Power Crepe

Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Belgian Waffle

Fresh Fruit

Peanut Butter & Jelly Typhoon

A few eats from the casual spots on Deck 9:

Pete's Boiler Bites

Pinnochio's Pizzeria

Pete's Boiler Bites

Pete's Boiler Bites

On disembarkation day, you get assigned a breakfast restaurant and your reservation time is based on your dinner seating.

As you can see - the food options are plentiful!  You definitely will not go hungry!