Our MAGICal B2B with a side of ELATION cruises (with pics) - 10/7/17.

[Jamman54]

We continue our walk on the Lanai, heading forward on the starboard side…..

 

 

 

 

 

We have now reached the bow of the ship. It is very windy up here today, making it difficult to walk…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

This is the crew area on the bow of the ship…..

 

The ship’s bell…..

 

Time to head the other way before we get blown away……

 

We are now heading aft on the port side of the ship…..

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

We are continuing to walk aft on the Lanai port side…..

 

 

 

 

 

One of the four hot tubs and showers on the Lanai, two on each side…..

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

We are still continuing to walk aft on the Lanai port side…..

 

We are approaching the entrance to the Ocean Plaza on the port side…..

 

We are passing another of the hot tubs……

 

Here is some of the outside seating for the Red Frog Pub…..

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Here is some more of the outside seating for the Red Frog Pub and the door leading inside…..

 

We continue to walk aft on the Lanai towards the stern of the ship….

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

We have made it to the stern of the ship, and I have included a couple of views of the ship’s wake…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

We are now back on the starboard side of the Lanai walking forward…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued….

[Jamman54]

We have reached Guy’s Pig and Anchor BBQ which will be opening in a little while. For some reason we never tried it out…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Jamman54]

We are finishing up our walk around the ship and are back to where we started…..

 

 

 

I jump on the mid-ship elevators and head up to the Lido Deck. This is the view of the Beach Pool from the elevator lobby…..

 

The Beach Pool Towel Hut……

 

I am thirsty after my walk, so I need to stop at the Red Fog Rum Bar to rehydrate! Lol…..

 

To be continued…….

[Jamman54]

I’m going to miss my buds at the Red Frog Rum Bar……

 

After a “few”beers I’m ready to resume my walk around the upper decks. Here are a few Beach Pool views…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Hogladyrider]

We enjoy grabbing a lounger on the lanai near one of the outside showers for relaxing and reading with our adult beverages! Plus a little cooling off in the shower from the sunshine if needed.

 

Susan

[pcvtmom]

I'm enjoying your awesome review, (as always)! SO glad you did the lanai walk-around post. IMO, the layout of the Magic, with the lanai feature, is the best of any ship we've been on.

 

Looking forward to the Elation part of your review. I was on her last January, and we're booked for the Elation Bermuda cruise in April. Can't wait to see the post dry dock improvements!

[Jamman54]

We enjoy grabbing a lounger on the lanai near one of the outside showers for relaxing and reading with our adult beverages! Plus a little cooling off in the shower from the sunshine if needed.

Susan

 

The Lanai is a great place to hang out and is usually not crowded. :D

I'm enjoying your awesome review, (as always)! SO glad you did the lanai walk-around post. IMO, the layout of the Magic, with the lanai feature, is the best of any ship we've been on.

 

Looking forward to the Elation part of your review. I was on her last January, and we're booked for the Elation Bermuda cruise in April. Can't wait to see the post dry dock improvements!

 

Glad you are enjoying the review. I tried to do the same thing on my Breeze review, but both the bow and stern areas were blocked off for "maintenance". :eek:

The Elation part of the review is almost at hand. Just finished working on the pictures and uploading them to my hosting site. :)

[Jamman54]

Here is the Blue Iguana Tequila Bar…..

 

My favorite hangout, the Red Frog Rum Bar……

 

DJ Herc is spinning the tunes for the Beach Pool crowd…..

 

Another view of the Water Works…..

 

This is the smoking section on Deck 11 aft…..

 

To be continued…….

[Arzeena]

What a treat! Jamman and Mitsugirly reviews at the same time!

[Jamman54]

Looking down at the Tides Pool and hot tubs……

 

 

 

This is the entrance to Cucina del Capitano on Deck 11 aft.......

 

I met Patti back at the cabin where we would begin the sad task of packing after a wonderful two weeks on the Magic. But in reality, we were also packing for tomorrow’s Elation cruise. I have to tell you that it was a weird feeling, but a good one at that. Here was our final towel creation for the cruise…..

 

To be continued…….

[redstapler7]

Wow. Hard to believe your magic cruises are over! Looking forward to elation!

 

 

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[boomhower]

Been following this from the beginning and it's like reading a story, very well done. I've read it being a little self serving taking my first cruise on the Elation in March. After you wonderful picture review of the Magic I am thinking I should have drove a bit farther to get it. Can't wait!

[javamom]

Yes!! I have waited for the Elation part.

 

 

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[LUVMYGSDOG]

I have enjoyed the Magic review but very happy the Elation part is here!

 

 

Kim

 

 

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[dreadpirate3]

Great review! I hope to take a back to back sailing sometime.

 

The little stowaway is a Common Yellow-Throat Warbler. They live here in Florida too, I have them living in my yard. :)

[Destaw71835]

I’m excited for the next installment on the Elation!

 

 

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[Jamman54]

It seems like everyone is ready to see and hear about the Elation, so I better wrap up the Magic part of the review! I know it's been a long ride, and we wish to thank everyone for hanging in there with us! :D

[Jamman54]

With the bulk of the packing done, Patti and I went down to the casino to enter the last slot tournament of the cruise. Neither one of us would qualify for the finals, though I was pretty close. Patti played he slots, and I played blackjack for a few hours, and we each won a little bit. It was a good way to end our gambling on this cruise! Soon it was time to head to the VIFP Party. Here are our invites……

 

The VIFP Party was held in the Showtime Theater……

 

They had the usual guessing games…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

I’m trying my luck at one of the games…..

 

Once again Viviana plays her guitar for us…..

 

The appetizers and drinks were flowing freely……

 

CD Mat was the master of ceremonies…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..