Sue,
Thanks so much for the additional information in reference to the Disney
Magic. The extra details were greatly appreciated.
As to the Art Deco Tour, we must have missed that for some reason, possibly
opting for the Theater Tour instead. However, in hind-sight, I think I would
have liked the Art Deco Tour better.
The dining room where the walls light up is called Animator's Palate, which
is actually animation sketches and drawings on the walls which start out in
black and white as the meal starts, but turns to full-color by the end of
the dining room experience. However, like you, I actually liked the Parrot
Cay restaurant better.
We loved Palo, the alternative dining room, even though there was an
additional charge for it. With no kids allowed, it was extra special - and
quiet. While we only had one of our dinners there, we were signed up for one
brunch as well. That is, until we learned the Robert Sherman was giving a
live talk and presentation at the same time. Richard Sherman is part of the
Sherman Brothers song writing team for Walt Disney himself, and are best
known for the songs from the movie Mary Poppins. We just had to meet him.
Incidentally, they are wrote the theme for the Small World attractions.
We also enjoyed the many shows they had on the Magic, but admittedly, most
were Disney themed of course. However, they were quite lavish, geared
towards Broadway productions.
Our voyage on the Disney Magic was a 7-day Eastern Caribbean Cruise. We even
opted for another 6-days after that at Port Orleans - Riverside, one of the
Disney Resort on the Walt Disney World Property. Obviously, we are big
Disney fans; besides we only live 16 miles from the Disneyland Resort in
California itself.
Again, I thank you for your time in adding to our experience on the Disney
Magic, and for including many personal touches.
Happy sailing...
John Sisker - SHIP-TO-SHORE CRUISE AGENCY (sm)
(714) 536-3850 or toll-free at (800) 724-6644 & (Agency ID: 714.536.3850)
www.shiptoshorecruise.com
"Sue Mullen" wrote in message
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> John Sisker wrote:
>> In today's environment, our (my wife Deborah and I) ideal cruise ship is
>> the Disney Magic. It is a modern ship but with a somewhat old world flair
>> and design. The two stack emphasis is meant to help capture the look of
>> the ships of yesteryear, but only one stack is really functional, the
>> other used to house the Teen Center.
>
> The Disney Magic and Wonder are very Old World on the outside and the main
> areas inside the ship are Art Deco. If you haven't taken it, there is a
> tour that explains all the Art Deco features, the landing on the main
> staircase which is three steps up and the reason it is like this. I seem
> to remember it was a series of tours, but we only did the one.
>
>> Likewise, Disney offers unique rotational dining, with a different dining
>> room each night, but with the same table mates and waiter service.
>
> The rotational dining worked well and was interesting, each dining roomm
> had its own features. One more formal, one where the walls lite up and
> Parrot Cay which was my favorite.
>
> In addition,
>> one can opt for the specialty restaurant, no kids allowed, optional
>> dining for an additional fee.
>
> We had never done alternative dining before the Disney Magic, but it was
> an excellant experience. We did Palo for brunch and once for dinner and
> both were very good. I have to say that brunch at Palo is still our best
> alternative dining experience.
>
>> Naturally, one would think that any Disney ship would be full of kids,
>> after all, this is Disney. While true to a degree, it was surprising that
>> the kids programs were so well organized that the kids were not a bother
>> at all.
>
> I have to agree that the kids program was so good that they never wanted
> to leave the program. The only times we saw lots of kids was in the
> picture gallery and when we walked past the family pool area. Almost
> forgot to add, when we went to one of the Disney shows it filled with
> kids.
>
> The ironic things about it is that we don't even have
>> kids, but opted for Disney anyway. We did not regret it.
>
> We went on the Magic, just the two of us, to celebrate our 60th birthdays
> and had a blast.
>
>> Likewise, there are plenty of places on the ships, including one of the
>> pools, were kids are not allowed. This makes very quite places for the
>> adults, but still plenty of places for the kids and families to do their
>> thing as well.
>
> I have to agree with you again, there was the adult only entertainment
> areas, pool ares, beach areas and they were enforced. Of course not much
> enforcement was needed since the kids wanted to be in the kids areas.
>
> We are not huge Disney fans, nothing against Disney, but not much
> interested in Disney type entertainment, yet we had a wonderful cruise.
>
> The biggest reason we have not sailed Disney again, is that they did away
> with the Duel Pianos which was our favorite entertainment on the ship. The
> rest of the entertainment was not for us.
>
> sue - who might do Disney again some day
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