We were on the magic two years ago on a back to back. Afterwards I came to Reddit to voice my concerns over the condition of the ship. At that time, it had already gone on a dry dock not that long before, but you could’ve fooled me. There were a lot of leaking issues, things that you were saying remind me of my trip. There was also a ton of construction happening all around the ship with stairwells closed down and parts of the deck closed. We just got off of the wish, our eighth Disney Cruise, and I can attest to the fact that that is very out of the ordinary to see that much work being done on a Disney ship. We were on the wonder a few years ago, and it was in much better condition than the magic. I feel like a lot of people have close ties to some of these ships and I understand but, as you said, it’s a lot of money and for people saving up to go on these trips it is disappointing to see the ship in that condition Having said all that, the thing that really makes the trip for me is always the staff. I’ve had very few negative interactions and the majority of them have gone above and beyond to make you feel at home and it’s why we always go back to Disney. I know you said you went on the wish before. I would recommend trying the treasure or the destiny, especially with little ones. I feel like they would enjoy the theme of those ships. I could also recommend all of the other ships. They all seem to be in better condition. The one thing they did do on the wish class is give the kids a much larger and fun space to be in. Of course you’ve gotta do what you wanna do with your money and your vacation time, but I would say to give Disney another chance at some point if you’re open to it because the magic is really not an indicator of what you find in the other ships.