I was lucky enough to take my family of four (two adults, a 10yr old boy and an 8yr old girl) on the Disney Magic during the recent May half-term. We flew to Barcelona on 26th of May and set sail the same evening for a 10 night cruise around the Med. As a family who, for the last four years, have mainly holidayed in France at various Eurocamp sites this was a very big and exciting change. The kids were excited in the lead up to the holiday and completely overwhelmed when we first saw our Disney Magic ship in the dock in Barcelona. Our cabin was an instant hit with the whole family. It was spacious, with plenty of cupboard space and a separate shower-room and toilet. The double bed was large and comfortable and the kids slept on a bunk bed that converted back into a sofa during the day. The cabin was cleaned and tidied twice a day and towel sculptures of various animals were left for us along with chocolates each evening much to the delight of the kids! The port hole was huge and gave wonderful views in the morning of different ports that we had sailed to overnight, and on our last day provided excellent views of whales swimming alongside our ship. The level of service onboard the Disney Magic was superb. The staff were always cheerful and friendly and excellent with children of all ages – making them feel like VIPs throughout the holiday. The food was also excellent, with the choice of three restaurants for the main evening meal and a variety of eateries to choose from for breakfast, lunch and snacks in between. The system of rotating restaurant every evening but keeping your servers was a good one and we enjoyed the effort that the staff went to and the variety of food and locations that this provided. We chose to sit with another family at our evening meal and by the end of the holiday we were firm friends, the kids were inseparable, and tears were shed when we had to say our good-byes! As a summing up of the dining experience I would say that Disney cruise managed to combine fun with fabulous quality dining.

Ok, so this is my opinion of the Disney Cruise. ON DECK: It was cool on deck because they had Ping Pong tables and all sorts of food places. I played lots of Ping Pong with my mum and dad. THE FOOD: The food was great for grown-ups because it had all sorts of exotic and exiting dishes but for kids the menu was the highlight of the meal unless you sat with another family with kids (in which case you would have a great time). We sat with a great family. THE KIDS CLUB: It was great but I wanted to go into the eleven year olds club, but they wouldn’t let me without my parents which kind of defeats the object. THE CABIN: When we first walked into the cabin I knew I was going to like this cruise because it was a great size. Cosy two bathroom, 2 beds and a bunk bed, including a TV cabin. It was very comfortable when I was sleeping in my bed. PORTS: I loved all the ports mainly because with most of them they were once in a lifetime opportunity. Like climbing to the top of St. Peters or walking through the busy marketplaces of Tunisia. And I would never have expected all these destinations would be so amazing. THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE: ………………………………GREAT!