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Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Carnival Magic

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 13, 2017

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9452

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We were very excited about this cruise.  UNTIL

 

Room steward did not put forms in our room for morning room service.

He was ok, but not what I had become use to from Carnival.

 

Food was the same every day did not seem to have a variety. 

 

Dining room staff however were great.

 

2 Drink packages were purchased, when in the Casino had to wait two nights in a row for over an hour to get one drink. This was just not right.  We were told that they do not have enough waiters and they said sorry.  Them having enough waiters is not my problem. They offered to give a free drink, WE HAD THE DRINK PACKAGE.  There was not one day that the 15 drink max was used.,

 

I was in a wheel chair and I was passed to three different people and at one point asked to get up to let someone else use the chair to disembark.  I CAN NOT WALK.

 

Grandchildren loved the childrens program. Thank goodness.

 

I will be calling my travel agent and Carnival when I get home on the 29th of May

Ship experiences

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
There was myself, grandson (20), granddaughter (18), and granddaughter (14) in this balcony cabin. This cabin was suppose to accommodate 4 people, however there definitely was not enough room for 4 or luggage for 4. Way to cramped. Could not move

Ship tip

If you do not drink a lot do not purchase the drink package. I would definitely not put more than 2 or 3 in one room.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
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12 Comments

cece1951    7 years ago

You are welcome!

albga1peach    7 years ago

Thanks cece. I just got into cruising and i want to try as many different lines and ships as possible.

acepelli    7 years ago

peach, we had bloody marys & mimosas on the last day, lol. had to get our money's worth!

cece1951    7 years ago

Carnival has been slipping in service for years. Lately I have been using Norwegian Princess and Holland America. Happy with them.

albga1peach    7 years ago

Well cece i was told by two different employees in the buffet for dinner on the first day where i should go to the nearest bar to get my own drink while i am already sitting at a table eating my dinner. After the first day the waiters said i will get it for u. That first day and the last day just left a bad feeling for me for the bottomless bubbles.

cece1951    7 years ago

The best place to get a soda is the buffet or the MDR. The waiters know a lot of people want them and do not give an attitude.

albga1peach    7 years ago

Yeah it was terrible trying to get just a soda. The package was so not worth it and i wont do it again on Carnival. At one bar i was told they were serving martini only and to go to the next bar

acepelli    7 years ago

That's unforgivable that they asked you to share your wheelchair. And being understaffed in the casino is unacceptable. I hope you get some compensation.

cece1951    7 years ago

Also said RCCL Oasis of th Seas but said huge ship and long narrow halls you might not want to navigate.

cece1951    7 years ago

Just looked and said Celebrity Solstice and Millenium were more accessible and friendly.

cece1951    7 years ago

Carnival and Princess are not handicap friendly at all. Both treat them like 5th class citizens. It might take some thorough research to find a cruise line that is.

picalo    7 years ago

very good Legitimate complaints...I'm sorry that happened. what good is the drink package if you can never get a drink?

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