Disney Cruise Line Adventures Part One

The final part of our Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend trip included a Disney Cruise onboard the newly re-imagined Disney Magic. Even though I’m a little behind on this recap, it’s still fun to look back at the pictures and re-live memories! :0)

It is not my goal to go moment by moment with this recap as I do have a vlog I’m going to make – in this post, you’ll find glimpses of the things we saw while on board. Stay tuned for the video! :0)

This was not our first time to cruise the Disney Magic but it was my parents first.  I was excited to see the changes that were made during the re-design and I was also excited to share the experience with my parents!

The first major change I noticed was the lobby – they removed an entire staircase, moved Mickey to the side, and re-designed the chandelier. Also, the carpets in the ship are fresh and new!

Adventures Away Sail Away Party – now that song is stuck in my head! Hah!

Everyone at the Sail Away party received these wand things – somehow, they all ended up in my hair!! (Yes, I also wore my Glass Slipper Challenge medal on board!)

Love sunsets at sea!

Mickey Waffles, anyone?

A fish-eye-view of Castaway Cay

My mom and I ran the Castaway Cay 5K, returned to our rooms to change and eat breakfast, then took the tram to Serenity Bay. My dad and husband were out on a fishing excursion that began as we disembarked the ship. In order to find each other, we took our wave phones and I’m pleased to say, they DID work on Serenity Bay/Castaway Cay!

One of my favorite places in the world!

This was our first time to actually spend most of our day on Serenity Bay. I would do it all over again, exactly the same way in a heartbeat. This area of the island is so quiet and peaceful – like nowhere I’ve ever been before!

Funny story…I was reading on my kindle when I looked up and saw a random pirate stumbling (wandering?) through the island (obviously Jack Sparrow…but he was so out of place which was the random part). Overall, his time spent in our area of the island was hilarious and he played his character well!

Starfish! Among other sea life we saw at Serenity Bay were several stingrays and two barracudas.

We could see a storm rolling in, so around 3:30 p.m. everyone packed up their belongings and headed back to the ship. I really was amazed to see how fast the island cleared out!

Formal night was in the also newly re-imagined Animator’s Palate. Someone forgot to wear sunscreen on his face. I wasn’t very happy with him, either. Can we say hat tan? Hah!

My parents at Formal night.

Y’all. I’m in love with the re-design of Animator’s Palate. It’s incredible. (I have video footage I plan to include with the vlog.)

That’s all for now…stay tuned for Part 2 and a vlog of our cruise adventures coming up soon! :0)

Have you ever cruised before? If so, what’s your favorite cruise line/ship? If you’ve never cruised, what’s your favorite Disney food?