This was our fifth cruise overall and our first on Disney. We paid as much for a seven day Eastern last week on Magic as we did for a seven day Western on the six month old Freedom of the Seas in January of this year. We are late 30-something (very late now) and we have a daughter who was 4.5 on this cruise. We have also sailed on Celebrity's Infinity twice and Rhapsody of the Seas here is my take:

Cabins: We were upgraded from cabin 7120 to cabin 8596 which was a Category 7 (used to be a Category 6 but was changed because of a partial obstruction with the how the steel comes down across the balcony) to a category 4. We hated our new room and could not get our old one back. First off there was a solid wall on the verandah which made it seem really small as compared to one with plexiglass that allows you to see the water while seated on the verandah. Our room also had a connecting door which we heard everything through that door to the room next door. Finally we were under Topsider Buffet and we constantly heard things moving over head at all hours.

That being said, we had the most space ever in this room. We managed to have so many drawers and spaces that were not filled with our belongings. Either we did not bring as much and have learned to back better, nah it was the usable spaces in the room. There is a nice steamer trunk which is great for storage plus tons of nooks and crannies for various things. My DD loved the bunk bed that the stateroom attendant pulled out of the ceiling each nite. She loved sleeping in the air. Read more