Our family returned from our Disney Magic Western Caribbean cruise two weeks ago and we had an amazing time! Our family consists of my husband and I (in our late 30s) and our children-12, 10, 7 and 4. I really can't say enough about what a wonderful vacation this was for every member of our family. This was our first cruise and it absolutely exceeded our expectations. We always heard how amazing Disney cruises are, so I thought for sure we'd be expecting too much, but we were not disappointed.

Getting on and off the ship was no trouble at all. We waited at the terminal to board for maybe 15 minutes for them to call our boarding group and then walked right on. We did have to get up early to be at breakfast by 6:45 a.m. the day we got off (time based on your dining time on the cruise), but we didn't mind. Once we finished breakfast, we begrudgingly walked right off the ship, quickly found our luggage, and boarded the bus to take us to the airport. I think we were off by 8 a.m.

Rooms: We had two connecting staterooms, deluxe ocean view with two small portholes. To me it isn't worth the extra (high) cost for a balcony when we didn't plan to spend much time in our rooms. The rooms were small but had plenty of storage space. We emptied our suitcases completely into the drawers and closets, which made the room livable for the week. I thought the bathrooms were nice having the shower and toilet rooms separate, each with a sink. The bathrooms were small, of course. After all, you are on a ship. I did feel like the rooms were showing their age, but they were clean and satisfactory. I loved our room attendant. It seemed like he was always in the hall to greet us as we came and went. He changed our towels out when he cleaned our room in the morning and again in the evening with turndown service as we had used them showering before dinner. We loved coming in at night after dinner and a show to find the towel animals he had made and chocolates. Read more