Awesome, cruise ship was great, staff super, ports super, overall exprience was memorable.

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 62

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Carnival Magic

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 24, 2018

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9348

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall our very best cruise, exceptional staff, met new friends on board, walked away feeling good.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
good, always get there early, had not issues processing in, took less than 30 minutes total from arrival at port, which is pretty good from past experience.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Great, used main dining room only, not buffets and no specialty restaurants.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent service from our dining staff, very friendly, hard working, very accommodating trio. They were a lot of fun as well. Probably one of the best wait staff we have ever had. The stateroom staff was also very good, they tended to all our needs. Always around if we needed something extra. Very friendly.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was exactly as we requested, not first time, very clean, had only one minor maintenance issue, that was dealt with in a timely manner.

Ship tip

Arrive early, minimize carry on bags, etc., if you drink alcohol, visit the Alchemy bar, it's not just a place to get a drink, but meet new friends and great staff. Unless your in a hurry, enjoy dining room instead of buffet, you can eat their for breakfast and dinner, layout of buffet is very non user friendly and always crowded.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5
great local atmosphere and places to see.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Very friendly people and experiences, first time here.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5
It was ok, been here several times, still a lot of storm damage, too touristy for our liking.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5
Once you get past all the vendors and tour hecklers at the pier, old San Juan is great, we have a few favorite places to go, been many times.

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Loved it, even though it is small, everything is close, great place to enjoy the beach (only if there is only 1 ship in port). Good place to meet up with cruise ship friends and staff and just relax.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Well it never fails, long time cruiser, always make our way down to get off early, get piled in together with a crowd of folks trying to do the same thing, into an area not user friendly for luggage. Usually one inexperienced crew staff to manage your group, very unorganized. This has not changed on almost any of the carnival ships. real buzz kill after a week of having fun.

Traveler Photos

Alchemy Bar
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2 Comments

randyman    6 years ago

Glad you had a great cruise

melodysnider    6 years ago

We sailed on the Magic this last January and absolutely loved it.

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