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Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

iamRenee

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 25, 2017

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1292

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Our cruise staff was excellent. The food was good but lines were long.

The musicians were all fantastic and there was a great variety of genres to choose from.

It was very relaxing to sit on the deck as we sailed along.

The ac was messed up in our room so they brought a fan for us to use.

Next time, I would not stay on Deck 1. We were right over the stabilizers and they were loud and worked often.

The travel agent from did not include gratuities as I had asked him to do so we were hit with that before leaving. Unexpectedly.

For being a first cruise, I would say overall it was okay.

I would go again but maybe try to find a smaller ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Lines too long

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Food on Lido would be better in the middle with 2 lines going

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

I loved all the space, the bath and jr bath, and the window. Our ac was messed up so we had to use a fan and we were right over the stabilizers which were noisy. Otherwise, it was good.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

3 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

2 out of 5

The store owners were rude

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

12 Comments

IkeDeb 7 years ago

This will be our first cruise staying on deck 2.....hope we are not disappointed

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chocolate6338 7 years ago

I loved the magic. I especially loved Dr. E we had a ball. My oldest daughter sail her first cruise and our Carnival Rep told her not to book deck 1 or 2.

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jfalkiner 7 years ago

What cabin were you in we are on deck 1 in Sept

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cweed 7 years ago

I usually book the cheapest room available which is always deck 1 or 2. The only time I did not like my room was when I had a port hole room. Too much noise from dropping/raising the anchor cause I love to sleep in. I will have my 1st trip on the Magic in June.

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bev1 7 years ago

thanks for sharing. did they have any live music in the clubs? did you hear any rock n roll music.

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eplott 7 years ago

I cruise in 29 days too. ð ð¢

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alaata 7 years ago

what was your cabin number. were staying on deck 1 next month?

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scleister 7 years ago

My family sails on our 1st Carnival cruise in 29 days. We have a balcony cabin on deck 7.

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Angelbear914 7 years ago

We sailed on the Magic's repositioning cruise from Barcelona, Spain to Galveston, Texas. Most awesome trip ever!! We get room with balcony on deck 7 or 8 usually as well. Love Carnival Ships.

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FDTripp 7 years ago

good advice buckeyegirl

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FDTripp 7 years ago

I would suggest another agent also. it sounds like he didn't give you any advice or help.

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buckeyegirl 7 years ago

So glad you ended up having a great time. We have been on many cruises and live it. For some reason we always stay on deck 8 and close to the back elevators, it's close to all the action. The air would've been an issue with us too. I tend to look for bigger and newer, don't want that cramped feeling. Cruise on :)

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