Disney Magic Review

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Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Disney Magic
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pegster08
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Oct 2009

Check in took about 1/2 hour and then we were welcomed by the Disney crew. Afterwards we located our cabin, dropped off our carry on luggage, and went to the buffet for lunch. The buffet was great; lots of variety, very clean, and great desserts. Then we went back to our cabin for fire drill and ended up buying 24 Miller Chill for $90.00. We also went to the deck party when the ship left port, for a couple of drinks. It was very exciting to leave port, and see all the people waving as we left.

There are four sit down restaurants on the ship, and one (Palos) costs an extra $15.00. Our first supper was in their Caribbean themed restaurant called Parrot Cay. The food was delicious and comparable to eating in a five star restaurant. The staff surprised my husband with a strawberry birthday cake, with a white chocolate cruise ship on top. The other two restaurants are Lumiere's which is a french themed restaurant, and Animators Palate which has black and white framed pictures on the walls, that change colour while you're eating. Palos is an Italian restaurant and the food and service is superb! We only went once, but it was worth the extra money. The food in all of these restaurants was comparable to eating in a five star restaurant. We never had one bad experience or food we weren't happy with.

I went to the pool every day we weren't in port. There were no problems with getting a chair near the pool. I went to the adults only pool, and there was another pool nearby, for children. The size of the pool was more than adequate for the people in it, every day. There were also two hot tubs beside the pool. There were several casual eateries around the pool, with plenty of tables nearby. There was also a soft drink, coffee/tea and water station that was open 24 hours.

Cabin Review

Cabin 5A

Our cabin was on the 7th floor, mid ship. We were very surprised at the size of it. We had a king bed, flat screen TV, a couch and desk. Storage was no problem for us, and the room was large enough that we could move around easily. Our balcony was a good size and the view was spectacular. The bathroom was divided into two separate rooms and each had it's own sink. The cabin and bathroom was spotless. We didn't use room service. Our steward left us a Disney towel animal every night, along with a couple of chocolates. If there was smoking anywhere on the ship, we didn't notice it.

Surprisingly, Disney also allowed us to bring alcohol on board, so we brought one large bottle and some left overs from the week before.

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