All Ears® Guest Blog from April 2010

Barcelona! Our tour meet-up was at 9am in Diversions. All of our other excursions have had 3 or 4 bus loads of people. This time we only needed one bus for just 12 people! We first toured a bit of the waterfront and then we headed into town. While our tour didn’t take us by … Continue reading "Barcelona Spain — Disney Magic 14-night Trans-Atlantic Cruise – Day 14"

Our last sea day. The weather was overcast and rainy. I started to organize things for the trip home. We can hardly believe that it’s almost that time. In the afternoon, we finally made time to see Alice in Wonderland in 3D. Michael got to the theater early and was given a quick behind-the-scenes tour … Continue reading "Last Day at Sea — Disney Magic 14-night Trans-Atlantic Cruise – Day 13"

Gibraltar! The Rock. What a fantastic day. Our tour meet-up was 9am in Rockin’ Bar D – a walking tour of Gibraltar. We boarded a bus that took us from the harbor across the wall separating the old city from the new city to the cable car station. About 25 of us packed into one … Continue reading "Gibraltar! — Disney Magic 14-night Trans-Atlantic Cruise – Day 12"

Cadiz, Spain! We arrived in our second European port very early. The meet-up for our excursion was also early – 8:30am in Rockin’ Bar D. We chose a tour called “A Taste of Cadiz and Jerez.” We boarded a bus for a tour of the city – both the old city of Cadiz and the … Continue reading "Cadiz — Disney Magic 14-night Trans-Atlantic Cruise – Day 11"

Well, this day was off to a rather slow start. We tried to get up early, but 9am was the best we could do. Not bad considering we had our last “spring ahead” hour last night. Definitely taking a cruise that “falls back” next time around. We did breakfast and lunch at Topsiders. I was … Continue reading "7th Sea Day — Disney Magic 14-night Trans-Atlantic Cruise – Day 10"

Our first European port of call! Beautiful Funchal, Madeira! We arrived early. Our excursion meet-up was in Studio Sea at 10:15am. After check-in we were promptly escorted to a waiting bus. The bus took us into the main part of town. We were dropped off and proceeded to walk a few blocks to a cable … Continue reading "Madeira — Disney Magic 14-night Trans-Atlantic Cruise – Day 9"

Our last in a string of 6 days at sea! We both slept in this morning and it felt really good. I popped down to deck 4 to walk/jog followed by a light breakfast (really!) of oatmeal and cantaloupe. I think this is going to be a beautiful day although I sense a good part … Continue reading "6th Day at Sea Disney Magic 14-night Trans-Atlantic Cruise – Day 8"

We awoke to calm seas and slightly overcast skies again this morning. I have to keep reminding myself that this is not the Caribbean; don’t expect warm temps and sun. First thing I headed to the fitness center for a body conditioning class. Not exactly Crossfit, but I did manage to work up a decent … Continue reading "3rd Day at Sea — Disney Magic 14-night Trans-Atlantic Cruise – Day 5"

Second sea day. A bit overcast, not windy (yet), and the seas seem a little calmer to me this morning; Mike disagrees. Since we went to sleep earlier last night …oh wait, I guess it was still midnight since we had to set our clocks ahead one hour. Well, anyway, we were up early for … Continue reading "2nd Sea Day — Disney Magic 14-night Trans-Atlantic Cruise – Day 4"