Disney Cruise
We have taken our first cruise on with Disney Cruise Line on the Disney Magic, February 7-14 to the Western Caribbean. There were nine of us. Mary and me, the parents/grandparents, our kids, Tracy and Brett, the kids, their spouses, and the three grandkids, ages 10, 8 and 5. Here is a quick review:
Airport Pickup
Our travel agent recommended using a private van vs. riding on the Disney bus for the nine of us to transfer from the Orlando airport to the ship and back. She made the arrangements with Lake County Shuttle, Inc.. When we got all of our luggage together, called Raphael, since drivers can’t hang out curb side, and he told us to walk across the street to the Dollar rental area. He was there when we arrive, packed up in our own 15-passenger van, and we were off.
Embarkation
Arrived about 2pm at the Disney Cruise Terminal in Port Canaveral, FL. Gave our luggage to be delivered on-board to porters and tipped them. Walked into the terminal about 100 yards from street and went through an airport type security. Took escalator up to check-in area and was immediately helped. They had about 12 open “windows” for check-in. Grandkids went to separate area for Kid’s Club sign-in (Tracy had pre-registered them) where they received wrist bands and parents received pagers. Once check-in, went to another area for room card and to have picture taken.
