Sailing on the big ship

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Magic

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 03, 2016

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1357

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Sailing on a big ship vs the smaller Carnival ships has it's issues.  Many more people, service staff not as friendly, wait times for anything and everything is longer.  Food was great at dinner. Daily special lunch spots were only open "at sea" days and only for a 2 hour period. 

 

Dominican Republic was a nightmare.  Roads underdeveloped.  Construction everywhere.  Motorcycle traffic made traveling any where scary. If you were anywhere away from the port you had to travel with a local for safety.

 

St Thomas was beautiful.  Old San Juan, Puerto Rico is a must see. Lots of history.  Grand Turk is my favorite location.  This was our third time stopping here.  It's very peaceful, beautiful coast line and lots of beach.

 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

1 out of 5
Get there early.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

1 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
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3 Comments

Cevans6858    8 years ago

What did you do in grand Turk? We have been looking and can't decide.

DJCalise    8 years ago

What's your plan for Amber cove??? We did Serenity VIP.

penny19    8 years ago

We have a Carnival excursion booked for Amber Cove. I'm hoping it will go well.

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