Click here to read about day 4 of our Very Merrytime Western Caribbean cruise on the Disney Magic. The best day of the year had arrived: we were at Castaway Cay! Saying that Castaway Cay is heaven on Earth is an understatement!!! Disney’s private island can be as serene or as action-packed as you … Continue reading Day 5 – Castaway Cay: 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 … Continue reading Day 4 – Day at Sea: Five-Night Very Merrytime Western Caribbean Cruise on the Disney Magic
To say that I was ecstatic with joy to board our JetBlue flight to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on December 22, 2017, is an understatement. In two days, we would be back on a Disney cruise ship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Since we knew what it was like to cruise with Disney, the anticipation of our trip was HUGE! … Continue reading Getting to Miami & Day 1 – Embarkation: Five-Night Very Merrytime Western Caribbean Cruise on the Disney Magic
Click here to read about day 1 of our 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 … Continue reading Day 2 – Christmas Day at Sea: Five-Night Very Merrytime Western Caribbean Cruise on the Disney Magic
UPDATED OCTOBER 2022 I have sailed on all five Disney ships and have been very fortunate to have sailed in a Concierge level one-bedroom suite each time. In fact, after sailing Concierge the first time on the Disney Dream, I realized that there was no way I would want to be in a standard stateroom, … Continue reading The Perks of Sailing Concierge Level on Disney Cruise Line
Prior to our five-night Very Merrytime Cruise on the Disney Magic in December 2017, my family stayed for two nights at the Four Seasons Hotel Miami. It is an easy-to-find hotel, located in downtown Miami on Brickell Avenue in an area that is filled with high-rise buildings. There are a lot of hotels, businesses, embassies, … Continue reading The Four Seasons Hotel: Family-Friendly Luxury in Miami
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
As part of our 5-night Western Caribbean Very Merrytime Cruise on the Disney Magic in December 2017, our ship stopped off at Disney's very own private island in the Bahamas: Castaway Cay. Of all cruise lines' private islands in the Caribbean, Castaway Cay is unparalleled in the breadth of its beauty and the wide range … Continue reading Cabana Life at Castaway Cay
I stayed in this stateroom on when my family sailed on the Disney Magic cruise ship during a Very Merrytime Cruise, December 24, 2017, through December 29, 2017. Room 8086 is a Category T One-Bedroom Suite with Verandah. It is towards the back of the ship (aft). In choosing this cabin for our cruise, I … Continue reading Disney Magic: Review of Cruise Ship Stateroom 8086 (Concierge One-Bedroom Suite)
I’m a world traveler. So, why have I been to Walt Disney World four times in the last three years??? Simple answer: I have the most highly energetic, loud, insane, maniacal seven-year old boy on this planet, so what better place on earth is there for a fantastic family vacation? Yes, it’s expensive. Yes, it’s … Continue reading Disney for Dummies (a.k.a. Frazzled Parents)
