Disney Magic Review

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MAGICal from Start to Finish

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Disney Magic
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Tagong
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Jan 2015
Traveled with children

Welcome to my review of my families magical 7-night cruise on the Disney Magic (Western Caribbean). To provide some context for the review you’re about to read my wife, daughter (2.5 yrs) and I travelled with two other couples and their kids (7 months and 1.5yrs). I will review the Magic from my perspective and that of my wife and daughter.

This was our first Disney cruise but our third cruise as a family. We have all previously sailed with Celebrity (Silhouette) and Royal (Independence).

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Cabin 5B

We had a stateroom with a verandah and also had a connecting room with our brother/sister in-law who had our 7-month old nephew with them and these worked out extremely well. Overall the staterooms were as advertised and reviews others gave here on CC were most accurate. The room itself was fantastic while the bathrooms needed a little TLC. That said what they lack in décor they make up for in functionality (more on that below). The raised bed was helpful to store our luggage and our stroller. There was more than enough closet and drawer space for three of us and for anyone that has a little one you know they come with a lot of stuff (2-3 outfits per day). The main bed (queen size) was extremely comfortable and neither my wife nor I ever experienced a bad sleep. The couch folds down and becomes a decent sized bed. The bed is perfect for kids but would be a little small for a taller or bigger teenager or adult. Our little one slept in that for the entire week and loved it. Disney offers bed rails so if you have a little one just call them up and ask for one to be placed in your room. The stateroom attendant will set up this bed each night during turn down service however at our request it was left in place every day to accommodate naps. The split bathrooms are nice as it does allow two people or more to get ready at the same time. The other lines we’ve sailed didn’t have the split bath and while we didn’t miss it in those instances when you have it you really notice the difference. The bath tub was also a ‘nice to have’ feature. Our little one isn’t afraid of showers but it’s just so much easier to bathe her in a bath vs. a shower. She liked playing around in it because it was new and different from home so bath time became an adventure she enjoyed every night. Size wise the rooms were really all you could ask for on a cruise ship. Moving around was a challenge but certainly not impossible. Given the amount of time most spend in their room it was more than sufficient amount of space.

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