We took DD3 and DD4 on the Magic in March. We did not do any Disney-sponsored excurions because of their ages. They were also reluctant to stay in the clubs alone, even though they were together.
Here are my observations:
They got exhausted by dinner time. They did much better on the days they took short naps in the afternoon. DD3 fell asleep during dinner several times. They both fell asleep every time we went to a show.
They fought with each other a lot. I think being cooped up together for such a long time really got to them. We ended up separating them for periods of time. Whether it was just to take one kid to the hot tub, and the other to the Mickey pool. We actually enjoyed our own time with each kid.
They were reluctant to stay in the labs without us. The first night DD4 wanted to stay and DD3 did not. When DH went back to get DD4, she became hysterical. I think she forgot that DD3 would not be there and she was afraid we weren't coming back. We stayed in the Club with them a couple of times throughout the week so they could play. They spent a lot of time looking over their shoulders to make sure we were still there. Finally, we told them that we were going on a date and they could not come along. They stayed in the Club and loved it. They didn't want to leave. I wish we had insisted they stay before then. They would have had a lot more fun.
We had early seating and there was NO WAY they would have made it to late seating. They enjoyed getting dressed up for dinner although they didn't eat much throughout the week. I think they were distracted too much during dinner to eat.
I was amazed at how patient they were waiting to have their pictures taken with the characters. DD4 was apprehensive at first. She was afraid of Santa, the Easter bunny, etc. The first character we saw was Pinnochio. He got down on the floor with them. After that, she wasn't afraid of any character. We had to wait quite a while for Mickey on formal night. They didn't complain at at. We started out having their pictures taken separately, but started having them together toward the end. I wanted to buy every single one. The looks on their faces are priceless.
Castaway Cay was the BEST. They both loved it. I brought sand toys and they spent the whole day playing in the sand and in the water. We took beach chairs to the edge of the water and watched them play.
I had a lot of expectations of my kids when we went on our cruise. Some of them were unrealistic. Remember that they are still little kids and they have limitations. They will have a blast - and so will you.
If you have any more quesitons, I'd be happy to answer them.
Denae
), DH and I would like to enjoy some isolated adult only moments such as the spa, adults only pool, Palo's, etc.). How about this age group at CC? Sorry for all the questions, but my mind is racing and I know this is the best place to come!
