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Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

patmartinez45

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 49

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 22, 2016

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6343

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

As a Platinum member with Carnival Cruise line I have to say I am very disappointed in this cruise.

It has been a few years since our last sailing on carnival.

Our cruise on the Liberty was great.

This time on the Magic a different story.

The food offered in the dining room seemed like they were trying to save money.

There were only table cloths on formal nights.

Table settings were incomplete with forks being used over for each course.

Buffet was not much better. Wait staff didn't clear tables promptly. Each time we left our table we had a stack of plates. Coffee machines were breaking down.

Shows were not good at all.

Smoking seemed like it was all over the outside decks.

The smoking in the casino was heavy and thick. With the smokers taking there ashtrays and moving them all over the casino.

The only bright light was the photographers still take great pictures with great backgrounds. Far better than any other cruise line.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

cabin steward didn't introduce himself till 3rd night. Room was good and was kept clean.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

8 Comments

jtrbug0226 8 years ago

Moloch I agree about the smoke. We were on the Sunshine for 13-days and I went to a Casino once. It was so smoky my eyes were watering! Also the Fantasy is smoky. We have 5 Carnival cruises planned in the next 14-months, so it's not stopping us from cruising but it IS stopping us from gambling.

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molock 8 years ago

I agree on the smoke in the casino, worst ever! As a gambler I cut my time in the casino in half, just couldn't take the smoke. On 14 other cruises smoke was there but not thick like this ship. 15 Carnival cruises, Platinum member too.

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ToddTheCruiser 8 years ago

I was on Magic in June. I loved the ship and the fun. I totally agree about the food in the MDR. It sucked. The lido was just fine. The shows were ok.....

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mluvonna23 8 years ago

Well I have to say the Guy Burgers were good ..,but the food in the dining room same old menus on all the ships ...

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mrider1850 8 years ago

As a gold member I would have to say food was great. Shows were great. Layout and things to do were awesome. As a non-smoker I wish they would restrict smoking to outside but I doubt they will.

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kdlady 8 years ago

I was on the Magic before the re-mod and it was pretty bad. I'm sorry to hear they haven't made improvements.

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jamesdecatsye 8 years ago

Well this is the first bad magic post I have seen

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mluvonna23 8 years ago

Yeah I just got off the Magic Saturday and I think the food was awful. .

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