09032017 Cruise Irma

Item: Carnival Magic
Rating: 3.7
Author: chrisrob

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

chrisrob

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 32

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 03, 2017

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10289

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The captain and crew did all they could to keep us out of danger with Hurricane Irma in our path!!! I will definitely do another cruise but this time not in September!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

It was so fast I thought it would take so much longer!!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Everything was so nice, I will say the food at times was just average but I was not there for food

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Some of the staff were rude and made me think they really did not want to be there but overall most did their best to be very polite and willing to assist.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

it was small and I expected that

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas Did not visit port

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic Did not visit port

Grand Turk Island Did not visit port

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

15 Comments

dcfrench01 7 years ago

October is still hurricane season. We went on one last year Oct. 2 and got far as New York from Baltimore . Carnival took care of us well. So this year we are going Nov. and got 50 % off.

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emmavarner 7 years ago

I been on 13 cruises and this is the first I ever miss because of a hurricane, don't go when school is out.

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davidnlisa 7 years ago

May is awesome, we cruise every August with a group only once been diverted to another port, I'll take 4 extra cruise days for free anytime, lol.

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Summerholiday 7 years ago

Our preferred time is when the airfares half from Australia???????? Then we'll take it 🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹

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TNTGreen 7 years ago

Hurricane season runs from June through November with peak hurricane season being late August through October. I definitely avoid cruising during that peak hurricane season period. My preferred month is May.

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Summerholiday 7 years ago

Thanks mate .. we sure will and always do love USA 🇺🇸 ... 🍹😎👍

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19yvonne52 7 years ago

I most definitely agree.

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levine 7 years ago

have fun down under mate!!!!!!!

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Summerholiday 7 years ago

Yep just one of those things probably never happen again the same time .. just book and go if you think about bad things that's happening in the world you would never go anywhere.. 20 days until we leave Australia for our next adventure... 🍹😎

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19yvonne52 7 years ago

I do agree. I have travel during the hurricane season many times. I guess I have been fortunate, as I have never been directly affected or inconvenienced because of a storm.

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danny58 7 years ago

October to April is what we will cruise now that all the kids have graduated. hurricane season is always risky

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19yvonne52 7 years ago

Hurricane Season is from June 1 until Nov. 30. This is really the peak cruise travel time. You must consider all the summer holidays that fall within this time period, not to mention the school kids summer vacation. These ships can typically navigate very well around storms and hurricanes.

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levine 7 years ago

smart move!!!!

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brian709 7 years ago

Stay away from hurricane season nothing but trouble.

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bmorgan 7 years ago

my daughter was on that cruise and although she said she had alot of fun, she said never again in Sept.

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