My constant stalking of the Disney Cruise Line booking has PAID OFF as of this evening! Eric and I will be spending eight days and seven fabulous nights aboard the Disney Magic!!! We got a fantastic rate for it as well (thanks CM status) and will be enjoying a verandah suite.
We will be on the Western Caribbean itinerary; so along with days at sea, we will be visiting several amazing places, including:
KEY WEST, FLORIDA…
GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS…
COZUMEL, MEXICO…
and CASTAWAY CAY!
Can you tell I am excited? Of course, since I just booked it, we have not booked any excursions or anything like that yet…though I did book a dinner at Palo (we love that restaurant…it’s a signature dining experience that features Northern Italian cuisine) and it is the place we celebrated our engagement at – though it was on the Wonder and this is my first cruise on the Disney Magic =D
If you’ve been to any of these wonderful destinations…tell me! Where would you suggest? What are the must-do’s?
Tina, I’m so excited for you guys! That cruise sounds like its going to be awesome! I wish we could’ve eaten at Palo when we went on our cruise. I can’t wait to go on another cruise!
Cozumel is amazing for snorkeling
and its food!
Oh man…. makes me want to go on a cruise again. So excited for you!
I’ve been to Grand Cayman and Cozumel twice. If you want to go snorkeling, this company was great, very affordable and spent more time (with a small group) out in the water. Their pickup/location is right down the street from the cruise port. These (3 locations) are the best snorkeling places I’ve ever been. Plus you can hold stingrays if you dare
http://www.captainmarvins.com/snorkeloverview.html
I also really enjoyed this place. Not sure if it’s the same tour provider since I booked it with Carnival, but it’s the same location (very cool family run land/business with cenotes, biking, good traditional food, and fun ziplines). I have a ton of photos from this excursion as a local young guy took lots of digital photos (high quality) and sold the photos on a cd for $15 or something cheap like that. Great for when you don’t want to carry your digital camera around. We went into crystal clear caves for a little swimming and really pretty natural pools of water after ziplining. Ended it with a yummy lunch. Very nice way to spend 5.5 hrs in Cozumel!
http://www.cozumel-tours.com/mayan-zip-line.htm
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