Disney Magic Review

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If You're a Kid or a Kid at Heart

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Disney Magic
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6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Nov 2011
Traveled with children

This was our 9th cruise but first with Disney. There were 10 in our party: 8 adults and our two grandchildren, 7 and 11 years old. Except for my wife and I, everyone else was a first time cruiser. The ship was well maintained, the staff and crew were terrific and we all had a great time. The first time cruisers were very impressed but, they had nothing to compare it to. My wife and I, on the other hand, do have a few issues.

Food service was less than we expected. Of the seven dinners, only two were very good and the rest were just okay. (Even the two that were very good were not as good as what we've experienced on our last two Holland America cruises.) Most of the food, including breakfast and lunch, was delivered luke warm. I'm baffled by this as the two very good meals were delivered hot. On the plus side, the waiters and assistant waiters were very, very good and especially so for the two kids in our group. We had a lot of fun with them. Disney has rotational dining, where you (and the wait staff) eat in three different restaurants over the course of the cruise. It's not a bad idea but all three had very high noise levels and it made conversation difficult with anyone other than those sitting right next to you.

To my surprise, the food in the Topsider Buffet on the Lido deck was pretty good. I'm not a fan of buffets but they did this well and we had most of our breakfasts and lunches there. The only drawback here is the relatively small space available to tables inside the buffet; most of patrons wound up eating on deck and several days were pretty windy. However, if you get there early you can get a seat inside.

Cabin Review

Cabin 7A

Quiet and comfortable. Plenty of closet space for the two of us and an excellent steward.

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