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It was finally time to get on board our Very Merrytime Cruise on the Disney Magic. After parking our car in the lot at the Port of Miami, we headed over to where the porters were collecting bags. The only issue was that we were very early. We arrive at the port about 10 am or so and the ships were still discharging passengers. I sent Nancy and the girls to the line while I looked for a porter.
The travel for this cruise was different than our normal cruises. We normally fly into the departure port for our cruises. In this case, since the cruise was a part of our Christmas Trip to Walt Disney World, we drove our rental car. We left the Magic Kingdom parking lot around 1 pm on December 23 and started driving south. I didn’t drive on the Florida Toll Road (which was a mistake) and instead made our way to Interstate 95 and headed south.
I initially covered the planning for the cruise in our post about our 2017 Christmas trip, but I’ll summarize it again here. In May 2016, Disney Cruise Line had just announced the fall/winter sailings for 2017. After scanning through offerings, I noticed a 5-Night Western Caribbean sailing out of Miami on the Magic. It would leave on December 24, 2017. The prices were really high, but that’s to be expected with a holiday cruise. We had a placeholder available from our Spring Break 2016 sailing, but it appeared that this cruise was blocked out from receiving the 10% discount. This left us having to pay full price for the cruise if we wanted to take it. The itinerary was one we have done a few times before. Departing Miami, there would be a sea day, followed by a stop in Cozumel. The sailing would then have another sea day followed by a stop at Castaway Cay, then return to Miami.
Here are our pictures of the Vibe teenage club for ages 14-17 on the Disney Magic from our Very Merrytime Christmas cruise in December 2017. The club was updated in March 2018 to an urban loft theme.
Our friends Doug (from Rope Drop Radio) and Michelle McKnight (our favorite travel agent) recently went on the Disney Dream for a 3-Night Bahamian Cruise from Port Canaveral. They stayed in room 6668, which is a Category 8D Deluxe Family Oceanview Stateroom. It is located on the aft (rear) starboard (right) side of the ship on Deck 6, behind the aft elevators. The room has an enormous porthole window that you can actually sit in! Some other features of the room include a round tub and a Murphy bed so you can sleep five in the room.
During our trip on the Disney Dream in February 2017, we visited the Vibe Teenage club for ages 14-17. My older daughter actually never ended up going other than to look around. She thought a three night cruise was too short to make friends, then immediately began to regret it. She definitely would go to ice breakers if we did another three night cruise.
During a recent Spring Break cruise on the Disney Magic, we went to check out the fitness center. The fitness center is located on Deck 9 all the way forward. You have to go through the Senses Spa to get to it. Use of the fitness center is included in the cost of your cruise. You can also use the showers and locker room as well if you need more space to get ready than is available in your stateroom. Note, you must be 18 years or older to use the fitness center.
One of the worst aspects of cruising on Disney Cruise Line is the fact that you actually have to pay your final bill! (Just kidding). If you’ve never cruised with Disney Cruise Line before, I wanted to share exactly what that final Guest Account Summary will look like once you receive it.
