Disney Magic
As I mentioned in a previous post this is not our first vacation with the Imbers. At the tail end of our 2016 Disney World trip we also did a three night Disney Cruise, somehow knowing five days of Disney just wouldn’t be enough. During this trip through the Bahamas we discovered the key to our happiness must actually involve all you can eat food as we fell in love with cruising. And specifically Disney cruising with their attention to detail and high quality entertainment. So before that trip was even over we placed a down payment on the next and started planning.
Hana wanted to do a cruise for her 30th birthday and had her eyes set on the Norwegian Fjords. So in March 2016 with our downpayment and discount locked in we scheduled a 10 night Norwegian and Icelandic cruise for August 2018 and the countdown and planning began.
Since then this trip has morphed quite a bit with the details shifting here and there, but it’s always been centered around the cruise. And now we are finally onboard The Disney Magic.
The first night was as magical as we remember, with top notch shows and food. One of the highlights from last time is Disney’s famed rotational dining and we are oh so excited to be on the ship for ten whole days to really soak it all in, or more accurately, eat it all up.
Our first port was Kristiansand, Norway. We explored the city a bit and then Tommy and I went to a preserved farming village with houses from the 1600’s. It was an interesting excursion with lots of facts about Norway. For instance in the late 1800’s over 800,000 Norwegians immigrated to America, leaving only 60% of the population.
With a longer cruise we have also gotten to slow down a bit and enjoyed the ship a bit more. Lounging on deck with a drink, watching classic Disney movies by the pool is my new favorite thing to do.
Up next is Stavanger!