Review

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

trverner

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 24, 2017

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6497

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

All our prior cruises have been on another cruise line.

I have to say that my expectations were high. With that said,...

- slow dinner service.

- Crew/off duty entertainers seemed to take over dance floors rather than let guests enjoy .

- schedule on the Hub seemed to never reflect actual locations and times of events.

- stewards checked/cleaned room only once daily.

- lines to get tickets for shows and the lines for shows???? Really!!

- fill-in crew for recreation events/games should probably know the rules and how the games work. Saying "I don't usually do this." doesn't help much.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Slow service . Food - good. Thanks for honoring our seating preference.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

A schedule of events and activities is only helpful when it is followed.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

- Impromptwo - great. - String Trio - Excellent. - Stage production cast - full of themselves and mediocre in performances - Comedians- Good. - Marcus Anthony - good.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Cabin Steward, Jay was excellent. Would rank him number 1 compared to ALL prior cruises (on RCCL). Jay will be a great leader in your hotel management team.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Cabin was average. Our Cabin Steward, Jay was excellent! Ranked right at the top compared to all our RCCL cruises.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Very accessible.

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Grand Turk Island

2 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

2 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

2 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

1 out of 5

Due to weather. Nothing to do with crew or staff.

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11 Comments

pen12345 7 years ago

Bro shut up 🖕

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mscbholt 7 years ago

Just got off the ship and you had to get tickets for certain comedy shows.

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Castiel 7 years ago

We sailed the Magic in April and... none of this happened. There are no tickets to get into any shows, and everything was always at the correct time and place. You ruined it for yourself by going in expecting perfection where it doesn't exist.

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ktnstar 7 years ago

We were on Magic in May. Had to go to lounge to get tickets for comedy show but none left so not able to see it. Regular stage shows are no problem to get a seat if you get there early, probably 30 min prior to show time.

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dixie1 7 years ago

you can get room cleaned twice a day all you have to do is ask

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carmena610 7 years ago

Chillax...you seem like a whiner...its not that serious...vacation mode..sometimes you have to roll with it..let the small stuff ride...

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starspangled 7 years ago

maybe you should have stayed home and bitched would be cheaper

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nje10 7 years ago

Been on lots of carnival cruises... Never had to get tickets for shows. That is included

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SheanDanny 7 years ago

whew thank you

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cbcruisin 7 years ago

Tickets are not required for shows. I do suggest you wait in line for the comedy shows

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SheanDanny 7 years ago

hmm now im worried...we cruise in sept. you had to get tickets for shows???

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