Battle of the Ships: Dream Vs. Magic?

[princessnikitaa]

Well I haven't been on the Dream, but I have been on the Fantasy and they are similar. I have also been on the Magic 5 times, so obviously have a love for her.
The main differences are of course, size and age. The Dream/Fantasy is/are much bigger (and you notice when walking the stateroom hallways..lol) and you will notice crowd differences in the atrium, at sail away, and around the pools. People say they notice a difference on Castaway Cay, but I honestly didn't. The Dream/Fantasy ships are newer and "glitzier" (LOVE those chandeliers!), while the Magic is more sedate, yet still beautiful. Keep in mind though, i have not been on her since the reimagination upgrades.

Staterooms on both are similar. The only big difference I noted on the Fantasy is that we needed a card in the light slot, and the bed was higher...but i hear they re did that on the Magic now too.

Dining is the same, other than the dining rooms have different names and are decorated different. They have since upgraded Animator's on the Magic, so I believe it is more like the Dream class ships. The buffets and quick serve places are similar, again, i think they re did part of this on the Magic, so the buffet is more like the Dream class ships.

As far as preferences, when I first saw the Fantasy, I literally was in awe. She is beautiful. After sailing for a week, I noticed the larger crowds and that there are several areas that don't make sense. Like the aft stairs and elevators taking you to Cabanas instead of by the pool area, and deck four having to walk through that weird night club "stone" area. I love the smaller size of the Magic and it seemed like we got to know our serving team better, our Palo server was much better, and we didn't hear kids running in the hallway every night. Both ships creak and groan, but the Fantasy seemed to make more noise, which is odd being a newer ship, but we were aft, so that might have something to do with it??

I don't think you can go wrong with either ship. They both have pluses and minuses, but seriously the minuses are miniscule. I am still trying to plan a Dream cruise so I can get that grand slam and have sailed all four ships. As of right now, the Dream is the only one I have not sailed.

Hope this helped.
Lisa

This was SUPER helpful! I hope I still get the awe factor as I did with the Dream on the Magic!!

 

[SillyInventor]

No, this poster was mistaken. It's only on the Dream.

Yes sorry, mixed up.

 

[MickeyD]

This was SUPER helpful! I hope I still get the awe factor as I did with the Dream on the Magic!!

I am glad it was helpful. I think you will still feel a sense of awe on the Magic. She is still a beautiful ship, just not as "blingy" as the Fantasy and Dream.

 

[TCARON]

The Magic has the Irish pub, which we spent a lot of time in.
The showers in the Magic are not as tall as the Dream. At 6', no problem but my brother-law is 6' 6". Not tall enough for him.
We liked the Magic but am looking forward to the Fantasy for our January trip.

Tom C