Day 4 – Day at Sea: Five-Night Very Merrytime Western Caribbean Cruise on the Disney Magic

Click here to read about day 3 of our Very Merrytime Western Caribbean cruise on the Disney Magic. Our second day at sea started off with our usual wake-up call: our son waking us up at 7:00am. He actually gets up every day at 6:00am, but he is required to play with his toys quietly … Continue reading Day 4 – Day at Sea: Five-Night Very Merrytime Western Caribbean Cruise on the Disney Magic

Day 3 – Cozumel & Pirate Night: Five-Night Very Merrytime Western Caribbean Cruise on the Disney Magic

Click here to read about day 2 of our Very Merrytime Western Caribbean cruise on the Disney Magic.   Hola, México - we arrived! For our day in Cozumel, we decided to do a ship-sponsored port adventure, which you can read about here.   Upon returning back to the ship after the excursion, I took … Continue reading Day 3 – Cozumel & Pirate Night: Five-Night Very Merrytime Western Caribbean Cruise on the Disney Magic

Day 2 – Christmas Day at Sea: Five-Night Very Merrytime Western Caribbean Cruise on the Disney Magic

Our first day at sea was Christmas Day, and needless to say, my son was very excited to see Santa bright and early that morning. But, first, I wanted to enjoy the sunrise over Cuba, which we were passing on our way to Cozumel. Here was the view from our stateroom’s verandah

“Dolphin Discovery” in Cozumel, Mexico

Cozumel, Mexico, was one of the ports of call during our 5-night Western Caribbean Very Merrytime Cruise on the Disney Magic in December 2017. I was very excited that we would be traveling to Mexico on this cruise. I had visited Cozumel previously when I was a teenager, cruising with my family on-board a Holland … Continue reading “Dolphin Discovery” in Cozumel, Mexico

Cozumel: Disney Cruise Line’s Dolphin Discovery Excursion

Cozumel, Mexico, was one of the ports of call during our 5-night Western Caribbean Very Merrytime Cruise on the Disney Magic in December 2017. I was very excited that we would be traveling to Mexico on this cruise. I had visited Cozumel previously when I was a teenager, cruising with my family on-board a Holland America ship (this was way before Disney Cruise Line even existed!). During that visit, we tendered to Playa del Carmen and did a fantastic excursion to the Tulum Mayan ruins and Xel-Ha, a beautiful brackish water lagoon where we snorkeled. At the end of the excursion, we boarded the ship in Cozumel, where it had docked after dropping us off (and this was at night: it was quite a long day).