Loud and crowded

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

1 out of 5
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Carnival Magic

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 18, 2017

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6303

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

This cruise was the worst. People would place towels on chairs and reserve them. In most cases the chairs would remain empty for hours. We even experienced people fighting over chairs.The noise on the Lido deck was oppressive. The D.J. was loud and obnoxious, especially with my two children around. There was literally no Island music. Just a constant blaring of Hip Hop and Justin Beeber. Even at the Port of Calls there was loud rap music and believe it or not, more Justin Beeber. The lines at the food court were long and constant. The food was plentiful but low quality. On other cruises we have taken, there were nightly shows , shown at two times. Here we had an occasional comedy hour usually at 11PM. This will be my last carnival cruise. On a positive note, the wait staff and room stuarts were friendly and accommodating

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
low quality

Entertainment

1 out of 5
There was none. Just a loud obnoxious DJ

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
very accommodating, especially Nina

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
When we first arrived the cabin was not really clean. After the first night Nina was great and the rooms were clean. The people on both sides of us smoked and when we opened our balcony door the smoke would enter our room. We could not sit on our balacony

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

1 out of 5
we couldn't land due to rough sees

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
this was the best port. There should have been more time at this location
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11 Comments

rborger6    7 years ago

Don't go on 3 day cruises...

happygolucky    7 years ago

cyclops27    7 years ago

This sounds awfully familiar to the Troll Cattleboat a few posts up.

MJtraveler    7 years ago

I was on that ship for that cruise.  We are retired and LOVED it!!!  There were shows every night in the theater, usually presented twice, Dive-In movies by the pool, great children's programs, and great food in the MDR.  The Lido buffets are always crowded at lunch time, but there were lots of options.  The ship was full with about 1000 kids on board, but the crew kept everything clean and fun!  We also cruise Celebrity, but comer back to Carnival to have some fun.  Hopefully you will find a vacation that fits your needs.  Carnival fits ours.

jims60    7 years ago

Where else can you find a party group like us, after upcharges on others or the elevator music who is really ina party mood?

georgetripp    7 years ago

I've seen some of the people lol! No one could please them!

clindo20    7 years ago

hopefully you find another cruise line and find something wrong that to complain about. Carnival Rocks!

jims60    7 years ago

Ditto on the Bla bla bla, you get tired of the people who live in a perfect world.

Macu    7 years ago

Bla bla bla

6440707    7 years ago

That is what you get going carnival lol

dixie1    7 years ago

try Disney sounds more like what you want as fun must not be

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