We LOVE Disney and have bought the Vacation Club and have enjoyed many visits to both land and sea. We have cruised on the Magic several times before. This time we noticed some changes I thought I would note. I agree wholeheartedly with the travel agent who reviewed before me. But some of the changes have not resulted in an improved customer experience.
Disney has added the gratuity to ...
We chose to travel with our grandchildren and their parents to celebrate both of the children's 3rd & 11th birthdays. We chose aft balconies on the port side. We usually were on the land side when we docked and saw the port. I suggest the starboard side (right) if you are doing the Southern Caribbean.The cakes we purchased for them were absolutely delicious. They did not have real candles but ...
My family has cruised the Caribbean a handful of times. We love the vibe of the Caribbean but yearned for different ports, and a more port intensive cruise compared to the usual 2-3 ports that you get on a standard Eastern or Western cruise. That put a Southern Caribbean on our bucket list. When we saw that one of our favorite ships, The Magic, was sailing just a handful of Southern itineraries ...
Arrival: ship is docked away from Old San Juan. Did not like that you could not just jump off and tour the town like other cruise lines. Needed a taxi for sure! Computers were slow and lines were long. Glad we went snorkeling and beached it before we arrived at 1:30PM. They did not announce our family as we entered. Not a big deal but my kids were looking forward to that part because they ...
I have sailed on 4 cruise lines, but this was my first time with Disney. The food and room were definitely the best we have ever experienced. Our room (standard) was 3X the size of our family room on Norwegian last year. With two young kids, this alone would make me choose Disney even though I don't spend any time in the room/
The shows were FANTASTIC! WOW! I would have paid the price of the ...
I have been on every major cruise line since 1997. This was my first time going on a family cruise with my wife and children 2 & 4 years old. I must say i was a little concerned that i wouldn't enjoy this cruise due to the Disney aspect. I'm pleased to say i absolutely loved it! The Disney aspect was always a cornerstone of the experience but the true star of the show was the customer service. WOW ...
Our 5-day cruise on Disney Wonder was a fun experience for our entire family. This was our 2nd Disney cruise - but first on this particular ship.
Our stateroom was located on Deck 8 with a verandah (8512). Our family consisted of 5 people but we found our stateroom spacious for all of us. Everything in our cabin was in good working order and always well kept with the help of our steward, Shiv. ...
This was our third Disney cruise. We have been on the Fantasy, the Magic (post-dry dock) and now the Wonder. I was second guessing booking on the Wonder as I know that dry dock is coming up for her and I was thinking that maybe she would feel sort of run down. I could not have been more wrong. Everything seemed to be immaculate and kept in excellent condition. When she goes into dry dock, they ...
That being said, the adults that are bringing the kids are probably going to be disappointed.
The focus of a cruise is itinerary, food and entertainment.
Since we are a slightly mature couple couple, I will give the entertainment a pass as we did not attend or participate in a lot of the shows or events that were mostly geared towards kids. We did however attend a couple of shows by the ...
We loved the ports on this cruise, Antigua and Grenada were beautiful Friendly Islands, but time on the ship was not great. Our room attendant Falcon was awesome, he made amazing towel creations and kept our room very clean and stocked with toiletries. Falcon always had a smile on his face and our kids adored him.
The evening dining was very good and our waiter Thatree was very good and ...