Well, we just got back from what started as a 1-week cruise and wound up being 2 back-to-back 1-week cruises on the Disney Magic.
Our Captain for both weeks was Tom Forberg.
First Week
Our ports of call were:
- (1) Key West, FL
- (2) Grand Cayman (tender)
- (3) Cozumel, Mexico
- (4) Castaway Cay
Our stateroom was #6540 (Cat 06).
Our cruise staff were: Stateroom Host – Novlett Melvin-Thompson, Head Server – Zan Gocev, Server – Densak Sae-Jung, Assistant Server – Sol Lozano Ramos.
Our table mates were Javier, Gretchen, Isabella and Sophie.
While in port at Cozumel, Mommy got a Caribbean Topaz Ring.
Second Week
Our ports of call were:
- (1) St. Maarten
- (2) St. Thomas
- (3) Castaway Cay
Our staterooms were #2568 (Cat 09) and #6014 (Cat 08) – had to move rooms due to noise.
Our cruise staff were: Stateroom Host (after we moved) – Jojo De La Pena, Head Server – Zan Gocev, Server – Grace Walters, Assistant Server – Michael “Mikey” G Wabe.
The reason for the extended cruise was Lizzy had bad double ear infections and the doctor (Gideon J Beukes) strongly suggested that she not fly home or else her ear drums might burst. The Orlando area had a food and wine festival going on so rooms were of short supply, so we decided to make the best of it and just stay aboard the Magic.
During the ‘first’ cruise, while visiting Castaway Cay, Lizzy also got to visit the First Aid station on the island. While having lunch with Andrea, she sneezed, throwing her head forward into the table, biting her tongue, which caused it to bleed — a lot! While this was unfolding, Lizzy’s Grammy and dad were walking back from snorkeling. They were met by Zan carrying a not so happy Lizzy, with her mom close behind. While in the first aid station, she said this was ‘the worst cruise ever’. Had to laugh – second cruise for this almost 5-year old and she is already rating cruises.
During our second visit to Castaway Cay, it started to storm pretty good, so we decided it would be a good time to head back to the ship. However, the lightening in the area decided we should do something different – cast members started telling everyone to “seek shelter” and that the trams were not currently running due to bad weather.
During our visit to St. Thomas, we paid a visit to The Butterfly Farm.
During our second cruise, Andreia (concierge services) kept good care of us checking in on us now and then.
Executive Chef (Stefan) had heard that Lizzy was not feeling well and stopped by our table, and wanted to be sure that Lizzy knew that she could have anything on the ship.