Disney Cruise : Pre-Boarding

Welcome back. This is part 2 of a series about Cruising on the Disney Magic:

In our last installment, we were taking a look at the details to be found on the exterior of the Cruise Terminal:

The details continue inside the terminal building itself, so let's go in and take a look. Here's the main room of the terminal building:

After a brief pause to take it all in, we start by looking up. Notice all the "wave" motifs present in the ceiling? Let's also take a look at the base of each of the columns, where the "rope" at the bottom of each column evokes images of pilings at a pier:

Oh, and did I mention it was the holiday season?

Now that we've finished "looking up", let's not forget to LOOK DOWN also. In this case the floor is an amazing scale map of Florida and the Bahamas:

In the middle of the room is a model of the Disney Magic -- and it's a cutaway!

(If we're lucky, perhaps Captain Mickey will come ashore and greet us in person...)

If we step out onto the back deck, we can see the Magic herself:

But what we're all waiting for is for these doors to open ...

... and for our boarding group to be called:

Next time - Setting Sail!

Disney Magic - Arrival

Like many of you, I love the Disney Resort Hotels. I love the immersive effect of the theming and detail.

But one of my favorite Disney Resorts cannot be found within the borders of Disney Property, and in fact most of the time cannot be pinned to any specific location for more than a few hours at a time.

The ships of the Disney Cruise Line bring the notion of an immersive experience to entirely new level, and are a treasure trove of details for any Disney Geek.

I'll share some of those details over the next series of posts, based on the time I spent on the Disney Magic on a seven-day cruise.

Here's the first glimpse of the ship that we saw as we approached Port Canaveral:

But before we board the ship, let's take a look at the Cruise Terminal:

Even before we get inside we see all sorts of eye candy. Notice the hands on the clock?

And check out the details above the windows:

There exterior makes use of classical decorative Mickeys, and also includes details of a more nautical nature, such as this braided rope line:

The window above sports the snazzy Disney Cruise Line logo, which is also visible on the back of the building:

Next stop, we'll take a peek inside the terminal building before setting sail.