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At 5:30 we were on our way to Lumiere’s for our first dinner aboard the Magic. We were introduced to our wait staff: Server, Agus and Assistant Server, Servet. They took great care of this evening and would do so every single night of the cruise. I grew quite attached to both. For our first night we were seated with two other couples (Mike and Penny; Paul and Connie). Our table had two empty seats, so we thought we might be joined later in the cruise by another couple tomorrow night. That proved to be true as this couple was dining at Palo tonight.
I know you all would have appreciated food photos, but I honestly did not want to be distracted from the dining experience. Beside my food photos are always disappointing. But I can tell you what we had. Bread was delivered almost immediately with tonight’s being Warm French Country Bread. Luke chose a Farmhouse Salad, Slow roasted chicken with garden vegetables (carrots, broccoli, and squash) and a baked potato. He chose a Coke Zero as his beverage, and Servet would be sure one was ready for him every night afterwards. I picked the Breaded and Deep Fried Brie with an orange and cranberry chutney as my appetizer. I chose a lemonade as my beverage, hoping to sleep better tonight without caffeine. I thought a few nights of changing to something else. But Servet had my lemonade ready each evening, so Servet, unknowingly, kept me from sabotaging my sleep while aboard. My entrée was Chateau-Briand Roasted Filet Steak with crushed new potatoes and buttered green beans. The steak was also served with Red Wine Jus and Béarnaise Sauce. Both of us were very pleased with our choices. I especially loved my steak, which is one of the best I’ve ever had.
For dessert, we both chose the Peanut Butter Mousse. I also purchased a glass of Iced Applewine that was so sweet and smooth. Just like I like it. I even allowed Luke a couple of sips.
Great conversation with our tablemates, caring wait staff, and very delicious food choices made this a great evening. When we were done with dinner we headed to the atrium for the Tree Lighting, both fun and beautiful.
I talked Luke into visiting the shops before the second show as we still had about hour before show time. I found some Chamilia and Pandora charms I loved, but I did not purchase, at least not yet. :wink: We crossed over to the other store where I did make a purchase: a cruise pin, scrapbook, and a long sleeve Merry Time Christmas t-shirt for me. As soon as I had paid, we made our way to the Walt Disney Theater to see All Aboard.
During dinner we had all commented how we could feel the motion of the ship. The movement was not extreme, but it was messing with my head. Then after I had the wine, it seemed to impact me even more. So as we entered the theater, a part of me wondered if I would make it through the entire show. Gradually, I felt a bit better. The show was dived into two segments about setting sail and Be Our Guest. Then Lynn Tefzger, a ventriloquist and comedienne, came out. She was very good at getting all of us to laugh, and I even forgot about my dizzy head temporarily.
Once the show was over we headed back to our stateroom. We found on our bed along with the Personal Navigator a card from DVC. Of course, a towel animal adorned the bed as well.
If we took the token in it to the DVC desk, we would get a complimentary gift. So rather than retiring for the night, we returned to the DVC desk to claim our gifts. We each got a cool DVC sailing pin. One more task before returning to our stateroom, Deck 9 for soft drinks at the refill station.
Now it really was time to settle in for a restful night. Before bed we relaxed on the verandah. The ocean is so vast and beautiful by moonlight, and the moon was full tonight.
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Sounds like you had great servers for the entirety of your cruise! A nice meal at Lumiere's and loved Goofy Clause!
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Looks like a great dinner and real DCL-style friendly serving team. The Atrium looks beautiful all decorated for Christmas. I always feel the motion on the first night as the ship pulls out into open ocean. I'm glad the uncomfortable feeling didn't last too long. A little shopping therapy and some laughter always helps. That view of the moonlight over the water never fails to inspire!
So glad you had a wonderful dinner and tablemates! That tree is gorgeous! Wasn't it exciting to get something from DVC every night?!
On our first cruise in 2006 with Stefanie, we were seated at a table for four and so we didn't really get to know any other guests like you do when you eat with them. This was one of the nice parts of this cruise!
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We forgot half the time to claim our DVC gifts.
Glad you had great servers and table mates.
I'm a fiend for freebies, but I do think I missed at least one night. It helped that we typically walked past the DVC desk on our way to the midship elevators each evening.
WOW the ship sure looks pretty all dressed for the holidays! Glad dinner was yummy and nice tablemates as well. I always feel the ship moving quite fast on the first night too, Glad it wasn't a huge issue for you.
I don't think we ever saw the tree lighting ceremony on our Christmas cruise a couple of years ago, looks like we missed out on something fun. Oh well, just a reason to do another holiday cruise one day.
I wonder if you had the same Captain we did in March. I heard some don't like to use the stablizers and I am pretty sure the one we had didn't use them as it was really rocky.
I'm glad the motion didn't bother you too much! The cruise I went on last year ran into a bad storm and the last 3 days of my 7 day cruise were extremely rocky and I'm very prone to vertigo so that was a really interesting experience. Our ship drained pools, tied doors open and everything it was so bad. The stabilizers didn't completely help either
Glad you had a great dinner! Love all the Christmas decorations on the ship! Sorry you were feeling some motion sickness, but glad it passed! A great day overall!
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WOW the ship sure looks pretty all dressed for the holidays! Glad dinner was yummy and nice tablemates as well. I always feel the ship moving quite fast on the first night too, Glad it wasn't a huge issue for you.
We had the seen the tree as we boarded, but when all the lights turned on it was stunning.
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I don't think we ever saw the tree lighting ceremony on our Christmas cruise a couple of years ago, looks like we missed out on something fun. Oh well, just a reason to do another holiday cruise one day.
Sounds like an excellent reason for another holiday sailing.
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Loving this! We are sailing on the 'new' Magic in May…I'm hoping that meal is available, it sounds
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A nice meal at Lumiere's and loved Goofy Clause! 
It helped that we typically walked past the DVC desk on our way to the midship elevators each evening.
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Sorry you were feeling some motion sickness, but glad it passed! A great day overall! 
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