First off I want to start off by saying that I have never written a review for a cruise before, however I have enjoyed reading others reviews. The only reason why I am writing this review is because I was very saddened by how unjustly The Magic was criticized by BambiRumsey. I could not disagree more. I have sailed with Disney twice and feel that it is the best thing Disney ever created.
Our first trip on Disney was a family vacation on The Disney Wonder in February, where we did the land and sea package. We so enjoyed that trip that we immediately wanted to go back, this time on a longer cruise. So four months later I was once again sailing on Disney, this time with only myself (I am 23), mother (she is 47), my 6-year-old nephew and my 13-year-old cousin. And we had the time of our lives! In fact all four of us have read this review (well my nephew I read it to) and we all completely disagree. Especially my mother and in fact she did not even want to go on her first cruise because she was so sure she would hate it, we had to practically drag her kicking and screaming. And she turned out to love it most of all, from the ice cream, to the new friends, the shows, the shopping and most importantly all the good looking men in the white suits. She had and amazing time and she is now a HUGE fan of the Disney Cruise line. She would go every month if she could.
Embarkation -- After 9/11 I was a little leery of embarkation. I imagined long lines, lots of security and a bunch of screaming children. Thankfully that was not what happened. We bought transfers (I highly recommend this) so when we arrived at our home airport we placed our special Disney color-coded tags on our baggage (we re-enforced our's with clear packing tape so that they didn't come loose during the flight) and did not see them again until they arrived at our cabin around 1 p.m. When we got off the plane in Orlando there was no missing our ride. There were plenty of Disney reps there in sailor suits waving big Mickey hands! I'm not sure who got the bigger kick out of that, the kids or me. We were then shown to the nicest bus that I ever seen where we enjoyed old time Disney cartoons and an informational video about the cruise. The driver pointing out dolphins that were jumping in the water topped off the drive and before I knew it we were at the port. I certainly did not expect such a beautiful port! I will not describe any of the artistic details of the port or the ship as that should be a treat for you to discover, however I will say that it is amazing.