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Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 49

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Carnival Magic

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 11, 2017

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9305

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Our favorite part of the cruise was the Cruise director, Dr. E.He was a positive force in making everyday a happy day on board and he is a talented entertainer. The entertainment was good, the food good, and the service people were very nice.

Things I feel could be improved:

1) The flooring in the Lido food court was always slippery. Whether or not it was wet or dry, it was still slick. It was a safety hazard for us and we had to stay aware of it. The decking on the pool deck was not slippery even when wet. Perhaps something similar could be used in the Lido deck dining area.

2) The prices of photos needs to be better. The photographers are everywhere and do a great job of capturing all events and take good pictures. Then they print all of these pictures, and thousands get thrown away. If the prices were more affordable, people could purchase more pictures. The pictures could be offered in smaller sizes and all on a disk. People would like the pictures, but it is way overpriced.

The Cruise was great, overall, and I would highly recommend this cruise and ship to anyone wanting to have a nice cruise experience.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great cabin and balcony! We were right under the Lido Deck where every night late and every morning early we could hear the crew moving deck chairs. It was a minor disruption at those times. Overall we loved our cabin experience!

Ship tip

If you choose anytime dining, waiting 30 minutes is expected, but often it is shorter. On Dress up nights go early to dinner and avoid a long wait. The best thing about waiting for dinner is it is off of the main lobby with great entertainment while you wait.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
If you want to go to see Paradise Island and Atlantis, you can take the water taxi for $16 round trip. You get to be on the water and see some nice sights along the way.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Great water and beach. You can walk off the ship onto the beach free. Enjoy a nice swim shop a little, hassle free, and go right back to the ship!
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6 Comments

ktnstar    7 years ago

The quality of the pictures are not what they used to be and they cost more. None of our pictures seemed clear. I was disappointed because I always like to get one from each cruise.

terriesanchez    7 years ago

Or...how about this...view them on your tv and then select like pay per view. They would then go into a cue for printing to be picked up at a later time. Charge would automatically go on your sign and sail.

lab341    7 years ago

It would be great, if they added the ability to view and buy your photos digitally as a download from the Hub App.

cinda40    7 years ago

Yes I agree they need to lower the price. The digital sounds great as long as there are lots of places for viewing to accommodate the crowd

JacekK    7 years ago

That will be great. They wasting tons of photopaper, ink, etc. making prices so high.

GIL155    7 years ago

To alleviate one of your concerns - I hear the newer ships are having digital viewers for 'prints'. Look yours up and buy or not. End of cruise all remaining are digitally deleted.

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