Our family of 4 (me, wife and son (9) and daughter (5)) were on that cruise and really enjoyed the laid-back, multiple days at sea. Had mostly calm seas although a bit more tossing during last afternoon/evening into San Juan. As for dining, our rotation was Animator's, Tiana's, Triton's, Tiana's Animator's (I think). Celebrated Pirates in the Caribbean on 2nd Tiana's night. We certainly enjoyed the port call at Falmouth - we opted for a day pass at Blue Waters, a short van ride away. It was well worth the money and close enough to port to not spend half the day in transit. We really enjoyed the flexibility and unhurried vibe of the repositioning, especially days at sea with nothing to do but relax and spend time together without feeling rushed.
I am happy to answer other questions if you have them. I have a pretty limited knowledge base as this was our first Disney experience, cruise or otherwise - but I can tell you our experience was always amazing. Ashley from Kentucky was our Cruise Director, and the entertainment was excellent.
A quick story - we had told the kids that the Officers in uniforms that had four stripes were the Captains. We didn't know better - but that was close enough. So, immediately on getting onboard, our daughter (5) spots a man with four stripes on his shoulders and excitedly waves to him - the amazingly patient and pleasant Pierre said, "Oui, princess?" and introduced himself. Pierre said he worked with the hotel, and would be happy to tell the Captain hello for us. He asked some questions, spoke to our son (9), and asked how our experience was, listening patiently as the kids told them all about how amazing the ship was. Then, he was off. What a great encounter - the kids were so excited to have met an officer. When we checked into our room after lunch, there was a beautiful fresh fruit tray and a hand-written note welcoming us onboard - from "Mr. Pierre" - Pierre Marechal, the Hotel Director on board! [Edited to add: My daughter was the one who started calling him "my friend Mr. Pierre."] Throughout our stay, our daughter would look for "Mr. Pierre" and found him a couple more times in passing - each time Pierre would see our daughter he would greet her as Princess (name) and ask her about her day. When it came time for the Princess tea and our daughter's (expensive but worth it just once) makeover, when she was dressed up, we spoke with Ashley (cruise director) in the Atrium and of course, daughter asks about her friend "Mr. Pierre." Ashley said, "I'll go get him right away - he would love to see you!" - although we thought it was quite an imposition, she smiled and dashed away, returning almost instantly with Pierre! Pierre made our daughter feel so special during the cruise, and she treasures the picture with her friend "Mr. Pierre" almost as much as the pictures with the Disney characters! I've wanted to share that story with the DisBoards crew ever since we came back - I've lurked here from trip pre-planning through the trip, a bit after and now as we are considering another round on the Repositioning Itinerary from Galveston. Thanks, Pierre, Ashley and the Disney Wonder for a great vacation!
