Personal Navigators, and other details from the Very MerryTime 14-Night Eastbound Panama Canal Cruise from San Diego ending in Galveston. The Disney Magic set sail from San Diego, California on December 3, 2023. During this cruise, the ship was under the control of Captain Zvonimir Vidak. The Cruise Director during the sailing was Peter Hofer.
Day 1 – December 3, 2023 – San Diego, California
Guests Onboard: 4:00 pm
Personal Navigator – Day 1
Time Change: Forward 1 hour before bed.
Attire: Cruise Casual
Drink of the Day: Paradise Punch • Non-Alcoholic: Espresso Chiller
Dinner Menus:
- Lumiere’s: Let the Magic Begin
- Animator’s Palate: Let the Magic Begin
- Rapunzel’s Royal Table: Let the Magic Begin
Day 2 – December 4, 2023 – At Sea
Attire: Formal
Drink of the Day: High Tide • Non-Alcoholic: Passion Cream Freeze
Dinner Menus:
- Lumiere’s: Lumiere’s
- Animator’s Palate: Animator’s Palate
- Rapunzel’s Royal Table: Rapunzel’s Royal Table – Thug
Evening Entertainment:
- Walt Disney Theatre Production – Twice Charmed: An Original Twist on the Cinderella Story
Day 3 – December 5, 2023 – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Guests Ashore: 8:30 am Guests Onboard: 3:15 pm
Personal Navigator – Day 3
Attire: Cruise Casual
Drink of the Day: Captain’s Mai Tai • Non-Alcoholic: Princess Delight
Dinner Menus:
- Lumiere’s: Lumiere’s
- Animator’s Palate: Animator’s Palate
- Rapunzel’s Royal Table: Rapunzel’s Royal Table – Thug
Evening Entertainment:
- Featured Act – The Acapella Vocals of The Edge Effect
Day 4 – December 6, 2023 – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Guests Ashore: 10:00 am Guests Onboard: 4:45 pm
Personal Navigator – Day 4
Attire: Cruise Casual
Drink of the Day: Nautilus • Non-Alcoholic: Lava Smoothie
Dinner Menus:
- Lumiere’s: Lumiere’s
- Animator’s Palate: Animator’s Palate
- Rapunzel’s Royal Table: Rapunzel’s Royal Table – Thug
Evening Entertainment:
- Movie – Wish
Day 5 – December 7, 2023 – At Sea
Attire: Cruise Casual
Drink of the Day: Planter’s Punch • Non-Alcoholic: Mint Tea Punch
Dinner Menus:
- Lumiere’s: Freezing The Night Away (Frozen)
- Animator’s Palate: Freezing The Night Away (Frozen)
- Rapunzel’s Royal Table: Freezing The Night Away (Frozen)
Evening Entertainment:
- Featured Act – The Comedy & Contortionism of Johnathan Burns
Day 6 – December 8, 2023 – At Sea
Personal Navigator – Day 6
Time Change: Forward 1 hour before bed.
Attire: Cruise Casual
Drink of the Day: Yellow Bird • Non-Alcoholic: Star Night
Dinner Menus:
Evening Entertainment:
- Featured Act – The Magic & Illusion of Eric Jones
Day 7 – December 9, 2023 – At Sea
Attire: Cruise Casual
Drink of the Day: Stingray • Non-Alcoholic: Princess Delight
Dinner Menus:
Evening Entertainment:
- Featured Act – Natural Women: A Tribute to Carol King
Day 8 – December 10, 2023 – At Sea
Attire: Semi-Formal
Drink of the Day: Castaway Wave • Non-Alcoholic: Parrot Song
Dinner Menus:
- Lumiere’s: Land & Sea
- Animator’s Palate: World of Flavour
- Rapunzel’s Royal Table: Vista
Evening Entertainment:
- Walt Disney Theatre Production – Tangled: The Musical
Day 9 – December 11, 2023 – Panama Canal
Guests Ashore: 12:00 am Guests Onboard: 12:00 am
Personal Navigator – Day 9
Attire: Cruise Casual
Drink of the Day: Panama Hat • Non-Alcoholic: Crazy Shake
Dinner Menus:
- Lumiere’s: Land & Sea
- Animator’s Palate: World of Flavour
- Rapunzel’s Royal Table: Vista
Day 10 – December 12, 2023 – Cartagena, Colombia
Guests Ashore: 8:30 am Guests Onboard: 4:45 pm
Personal Navigator – Day 10
Attire: Cruise Casual
Drink of the Day: Paradise • Non-Alcoholic: Bora Shake
Dinner Menus:
- Lumiere’s: Land & Sea
- Animator’s Palate: World of Flavour
- Rapunzel’s Royal Table: Vista
Evening Entertainment:
- Featured Act – Iván Skinfill’s Funtastic Show
Day 11 – December 13, 2023 – At Sea
Attire: Pirate or Cruise Casual
Drink of the Day: Sunken Treasure • Non-Alcoholic: Parrot Song
Dinner Menus:
- Lumiere’s: Pirates in the Caribbean
- Animator’s Palate: Pirates in the Caribbean
- Rapunzel’s Royal Table: Pirates in the Caribbean
Evening Entertainment:
- Walt Disney Theatre Production – Songs for Everafter
Day 12 – December 14, 2023 – Grand Cayman
Guests Ashore: 8:30 am Guests Onboard: 2:45 pm
Personal Navigator – Day 12
Attire: Cruise Casual
Drink of the Day: Deep Blue Sea • Non-Alcoholic: Tropical Rhythm
Dinner Menus:
- Lumiere’s: Captain’s Gala Dinner
- Animator’s Palate: Animator’s Palate – Animation Magic
- Rapunzel’s Royal Table: Rapunzel’s Royal Table – Lantern
Evening Entertainment:
- Walt Disney Theatre Production – Crew Talent Show
Day 13 – December 15, 2023 – Cozumel, Mexico
Guests Ashore: 9:30 am Guests Onboard: 4:45 pm
Personal Navigator – Day 13
Attire: Cruise Casual
Drink of the Day: Tutti Frutti • Non-Alcoholic: Mango Crush
Dinner Menus:
- Lumiere’s: Captain’s Gala Dinner
- Animator’s Palate: Animator’s Palate – Animation Magic
- Rapunzel’s Royal Table: Rapunzel’s Royal Table – Lantern
Evening Entertainment:
- Featured Act – The Comedy & Ventriloquism of Taylor Mason
Day 14 – December 16, 2023 – At Sea
Attire: Cruise Casual
Drink of the Day: Cool Breeze • Non-Alcoholic: Crazy Shake
Dinner Menus:
- Lumiere’s: Captain’s Gala Dinner
- Animator’s Palate: Animator’s Palate – Animation Magic
- Rapunzel’s Royal Table: Rapunzel’s Royal Table – Lantern
Evening Entertainment:
- Walt Disney Theatre Production – Disney Dreams – An Enchanted Classic
Buena Vista Theatre Movies
- Captain Marvel
- Dashing Through the Snow
- Elemental
- Finding Nemo
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- Mulan
- Noelle
- Peter Pan
- Peter Pan & Wendy
- The Little Mermaid
- The Marvels
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Wish
Thank you “RB” and Kristen Frost for both sharing.
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I was on this cruise and it was wonderful. (Or should that be Magical since we were on the Magic, not the Wonder?)
The seas were a little rough once we got into the Gulf of Mexico, but weren’t that bad. The passage through the canal was amazing, it was the first time through for everyone in our party.
The drinks of the day were all good, the shows in the Walt Disney Theater were fun, and we enjoyed the talks given in the Buena Vista theater by Dr. Fisher. They were all fascinating. The shows by Taylor Mason and Eric Jones had us laughing more than we expected.
Hi, Mark Since you were just on the Magic, may I ask you about the ship? I have been hearing about problems with the air conditioning and the plumbing. We were thinking of going on the Magic since we love the classic ships, but now we are hesitant. TIA
Hi Jo,
I too was on the Magic for the Eastbound Panama Cruise. We (my wife and I) did have some issues with the plumbing: shower drain was not draining very well; hot water was not the hottest at times. The draining issue was taken care of right away. The hot water wasn’t enough of an issue for me to complain even though I was taking 2 showers each day. I’m sure if I had said something, it would have been addressed immediately. Realize that this ship is over 25 years old. With the rough seas, and they were really rough, it was creaking and moaning which to us added to the experience. There are plenty of things I could nit-pick, but to us that would be counterproductive to enjoying the cruise. DCL does a great job of keeping everything clean and repaired. Every turn, there is a “Minion” (I know, not Disney) hard at work. We had a great time with memories for ever.
Hope this helps.
RJ
Thank you. Glad you had a great time. We were on the Fantasy in December. The wind and the waves were pretty strong and the ship felt like the ones built before they put in these new types of stabilizers. Like you, however, it added to our experience. We never had to ask each other, “Our we moving yet”?