It left NY June 30 and returned to NY on July 8th. Upon arrival to NY pier we were greeted by staff with Mickey hands the large white ones you may see at the parks. It was neat. They took our luggage from there. *When you book any Disney trip they send you a nice booklet with all the information you may need for your travel including luggage tags for your bags. We had booked a special rate so our tags had no room numbers. Lucky for me I logged in the night before and was able to see a room number! We were on deck 2 with a window, we had an ocean view room. On a cruise you really dont spend much time in your room so no reason to get a balcony.
During online check in we had to pick our arrival time to the ship. We managed to get 12:30 which is not that bad. We got thru security with our passports, got the ship schedule for the rest of the day, got our key to the world cards, registered our child for the clubs, pictures taken, then on to the ship.
When we got to the doors they asked our family name. They walked us through the doors and say 'The Disney Magic welcomes the 'fill in name' family!'" - Boy was I floored! Never had I seen that before.
The first place to visit was the buffet! We ate lunch and then walked around. There was a ship tour at 2pm which was our first stop. During the tour they showed us some 'hot spots' on the ship. It was nice to know ahead of time where these were. At around 3pm our room was ready and our luggage was slowly making its was to the room. At 4pm was the mandatory drill. Everyone had to get to deck 4 and to their muster station - ours was N. It was easy to locate and we waited there until the drill was over. It took maybe 15 minutes and then we were free to do what we wanted.
Before we even got on the ship everyone got one of these. A Personal Navigator. My husband would say the Nagivator. lol.
Any who during the tour we first did they explained how to read these. Page one shows at the top where we are, the date, evening attire and ship aboard times. There are highlights showing the special 'show' of the evening, special events like 'Adventures Away' and other tips. There is also the menu at the bottom, drink of the day and weather. The dinner menu for this night varies based on the eating location. Inside is a detailed schedule of events for Family, Kids, Adults and anything Special going on. It looks like a TV Guide if you remember what that looks like. Page 3 shows highlights and on the back more tips and hours of the restaurants. More details on these later.
Check back for Our Disney Cruise day one part two - evening!
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