Panama canal disney magic questions

[Karyn1977]

Hi all
I have booked my bucket list cruise (so excited). It will be the longest cruise I have ever done
After any tips or your favourite experience on board
Does the menus change change during the cruise
Thanks for your help

 

[angel's momma]

Which one did you book?
Panama Canals are our favorite itinerary, and the Magic is our favorite ship. We're doing both WBPCs.

There will be a different menu each night.

 

[Karyn1977]

Which one did you book?
Panama Canals are our favorite itinerary, and the Magic is our favorite ship. We're doing both WBPCs.

There will be a different menu each night.

I booked San Diego to Galveston November 2026

 

[apathetic]

Menus do not repeat. You will see stuff you can only get on the longer cruises. On our PC a couple years ago, they had several presenters that would cover insider Disney stuff along with regional/cultural discussions of areas visited on the cruise. There are also several variety acts to go with the normal Disney shows. Definitely try to do a variety of stuff, even activities you wouldn't normally do (ie crafts, characters, etc). With so many days, you may find stuff you will start doing on shorter cruises in the future.

 

[Marthasor]

The best part about the longer cruises - sit back, relax, enjoy the ship! We have sailed on an 11-night Dream cruise and were on the Magic for a B2B for 20 nights in Europe. Port days can be go, go, go, so it is so nice to have those sea days where you might want to sleep in a little, do all of the ship activities, sit by the pool, watch a movie, etc. I think with many cruise ships (and DCL in particular!), the ship is part of the journey and the vacation, so I would just enjoy everything it has to offer!

 

[tkd lisa]

I'm on the 2027 west bound as well, and really excited about it. For some reason I've not gotten into the Facebook group for this cruise. has anyone else been accepted by the moderator? I may start a disboards group but Facebook is usually more active

 

[angel's momma]

I'm on the 2027 west bound as well, and really excited about it. For some reason I've not gotten into the Facebook group for this cruise. has anyone else been accepted by the moderator? I may start a disboards group but Facebook is usually more active

Last I knew there's at least 2 FB groups. I'm not on Facebook, but adult DD is & had no issues joining the large group, but that was when itineraries dropped.

 

[dllocals]

We took an EB Panama way back in 2008, best memories! On Panama crossing they let everyone keep that night's special menu!

 

[happycamper47]

We took an EB Panama way back in 2008, best memories! On Panama crossing they let everyone keep that night's special menu!

The old locks were truly a history lesson. The new locks not so much...

 

[oferiniowa]

We booked the November 2026 Eastbound as well. We did the 13 night Westbound Transatlantic in 2024 and the menus change every night. We love sea days and are so excited for 14 nights and 4 ports. They had extra entertainment in the evenings on nights they didn't have the normal shows in the main theater. We love the shows and look forward to all of them. We've not been on the Magic yet, but are doing Back to Back this November for a total of 13 nights.

There is a Facebook group with almost 300 members. I'm sure they will have fish extender groups and pixie dust lists when we get closer to sailing. Less then 56 weeks until sailing so there is not a lot of activity yet, but the people there are more than willing to answer questions too. There are several who have done the Eastbound Panama Canal before.

 

[Karyn1977]

We booked the November 2026 Eastbound as well. We did the 13 night Westbound Transatlantic in 2024 and the menus change every night. We love sea days and are so excited for 14 nights and 4 ports. They had extra entertainment in the evenings on nights they didn't have the normal shows in the main theater. We love the shows and look forward to all of them. We've not been on the Magic yet, but are doing Back to Back this November for a total of 13 nights.

There is a Facebook group with almost 300 members. I'm sure they will have fish extender groups and pixie dust lists when we get closer to sailing. Less then 56 weeks until sailing so there is not a lot of activity yet, but the people there are more than willing to answer questions too. There are several who have done the Eastbound Panama Canal before.

Thanks. I have joined the Facebook group

 

[Camonkeygirl]

When we did WBPC several years ago, there were special days, where different characters came out, such as Pixar Day, but expect long lines. They have a "Swim the Canal" at the main pool. The thing I enjoyed the most was when they brought on an expert on the Canals, who led several talks in the main theater on the days leading up to the crossing (each day focused on a different topic)

 

[angel's momma]

When we did WBPC several years ago, there were special days, where different characters came out, such as Pixar Day, but expect long lines.

Unfortunately, most of the unique character opportunities that were offered on the PCs did not return post-pandemic. They do still have special character opportunities like groups and duos.