We recently returned from our first Disney Cruise. We were a group of 10 family and friends and we had 4 side by side balcony cabins on the 6th deck. We have all cruised many times prior on 4 other cruise lines.

From the minute we arrived at the Disney Cruise Terminal, until we disembarked, everything was spectacular. Disney has taken cruising to a whole new level and this vacation did not disappoint. The ease of embarkation beats any other cruise line that we've been on by a mile. We were on the ship approx 5 minutes from the time we arrived at the check in desk.

The Magic is in great shape. The staff was plentiful, pleasant, and most accommodating. We started our trip with a buffet lunch in Cariocas. The food was OK. We are not big fans of buffets, but they had crab claws, shrimp, mussels, etc. Read more