Let me first begin in saying there is no such thing as a bad cruise. I know some will disagree with me, especially those on Carnival a couple of seasons ago, but for our family, vacationing on a cruise ship is the best way to go. Even to this day our discussions of vacations surround Cruise Ships.

We started this life style in March of 2001 on the Disney Magic. Since this was our first cruise ship, my daughter picked to go back to the Disney Magic for a graduation present. When we first signed up for this, we did not know that the ship was going into dry-dock and having some upgrades performed, so all of this really heightened our anticipation for this cruise.

We are Disney Vacation Club members and decided to use our points for this cruise. While the booking went smoothly, we were surprised that we had to pay an additional $95 fee. We also found out later that we would be denied the customarily on-board credit that is given with returning guest. Something that was not told when we joined up with DVC. Read more