9 Night European Cruise

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

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Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Carnival Magic

9 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 24, 2011

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 13 years ago

Review summary

Did not like the decor.... looked cheap to us. The food was good. The staff was a bit inexperienced. Food servers forgot to get us our orders, mixed up orders, etc.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Got a massage and was put into an uncomfortable position by a hard sell of merchandise. Which I "had to have" to feel better. $160 for 2 1/2 months... I just wanted a nice relaxing massage and came away feeling pressured and tense from the hard sell. Attendent was running around opening doors to find my wife because I told her that I wanted to discuss this with my wife. She took off running down the hall, opening doors to find her. Thought the whole thing was tacky and unprofessional.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean. Cabin Stewards were great.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5
Don't Miss: Liked the Flamigo dancers.

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
The city of Florence. Tuscany winery were great

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5
We did not like being taken to a shop owner in Sorento. Felt like we were set up.
Don't Miss: Amalfi coast was great. I would pass on Sorento.

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Don't Miss: Visit everything..... great.

Monte Carlo, Monaco

5 out of 5
Don't Miss: Downtown Monoco. Nice, France was ok... but a bit dirty

Messina, Sicily

5 out of 5

Pros: The ports were interesting

Cons: Too many of the major cities put together too close. Spent the first 5 days exhausted. Should either stay overnight in one port or have a sail day inbetween.

Recommends Carnival Magic? Yes!

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