Carnival screws up a good cruise.

Item: Carnival Magic
Rating: 3.4
Author: brtreasg

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

brtreasg

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

Verified Review

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 24, 2017

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1360

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

I was switched to a less expensive cruise (Eastern Carribean to Western- $350 difference for the same stateroom ) 3 days before departure. After driving 4 1/2 hours we left Canaveral (Western cruises leave from Tampa, near my home) and then hit Cozumel, Belize, and Costa Maya, Mexico. We enjoyed the trip, but it was not because anyone went out of their way to make it better. We chose the ports of call for a reason. We absolutely did NOT want to go to Mexico. If I had cancelled or rescheduled, I would lose the money I spent. We would have been happy to postpone our trip to wait for the affected ports to recover.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Tiresome

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Buffet was good

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Did not care

Entertainment

did not care

Children's Programs

no kids on trip

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Good

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

It was okay

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

It was okay

Ship tip

Get outside trip insurance so changes are covered

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

A mess for people arriving

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Nassau, Bahamas Did not visit port

went to WESTERn ports not by choice

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

went to western ports not by choice

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Grand Turk Island Did not visit port

went to western ports not by choice

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Lengthy

7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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sherbear13 7 years ago

Dang, how dare Mother Nature reign her holy terror on your vacation plans!! At least you were the only one it inconvenienced!

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Castiel 7 years ago

Well, that’s the risk you take in hurricane season. Can’t control Mother Nature.

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jessicapitre32 7 years ago

Isn't that a risk during hurricane season?

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sopha 7 years ago

We're booked for the Eastern in January. We too do not want to go to Mexico or Jamaica. Sure hope our ports are open by then. We specifically chose this cruise for the itinerary.

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woodworks32129 7 years ago

At first I though you saved money by you yourself changing cruises at first but now I get it. But we all take that risk when we sail around hurricane season and agree to the cruise contract, they can't help it if a port is closed, but I understand you frustration, it doesn't feel like you got what you paid for.

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willwork4cruz 7 years ago

Yes booking the Carribean in hurricane season means you must be flexible. Still stinks but could be a lot worse. Did the refund the difference? Did they add any onboard credit?

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