It wasn’t what I expected.

Item: Carnival Magic
Rating: 3.5
Author: KimberlyRay

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

KimberlyRay

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 41

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 17, 2018

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 2385

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I was disappointed. Not sure we will go again. ......

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Extremely disappointed with the food. Having the option of all the food and at no charge was a big part of our decision to take the cruise. Very unhappy.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Entertainment staff was fabulous!!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was great!

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Dry confusing at first! Also so disappointed with room. I feel that the quickness of the turnaround of coming into port and then sailing back out reflects badly on the cleanliness of the rooms. I took sanitizing wipes and wiped our room down when we first got there and it look like I had taken the wipes to a dirty floor and a house that had been cleaned in months it was filthy. As quick as the turnaround is they should also be sanitizing the rooms better. Our sheets had holes in them but were clean. Alnd as quick as the turnaround is they should also be sanitizing the rooms better. Our sheets had holes in them but were clean. Elvio our room steward was fabulous!

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Refer to previous comment about cleanliness. Not sure what was above our cabin but it was extremely loud every night and kept us awake.

Ship tip

Take sanitizing wipes

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Yes.

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Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5

Yes

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Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Yes.

Thumbs Up 1

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

2 out of 5

Thumbs Up 2

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Simple and fast.

7 Comments

cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thanks for the review.

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OhSherrie 6 years ago

Perhaps next time you should do more research before choosing a cabin. I had that problem once and since then I always do a lot of research before deciding on a cabin to make sure there’s nothing above us that’s going to keep us awake. Also, I always bring a fan or sound machine to drown out all the noise I can and it helps so much!

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LiDi4ever 6 years ago

I think because there’s so much to choose from that we just pretend it’s at least descent... Not a big fan of the food but it’s ok.

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kdlady 6 years ago

I think the food on cruises in general has gone downhill. It's not exclusive to the Magic.

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PaulieFingers 6 years ago

Oh no that sucks. Sorry you felt that was with the Magic. :(

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Danderson404 6 years ago

I have been on many cruises to many places. The Magic was my least favorite cruise. Going on the Conquest Saturday. Had a fantastic time the last time we were on the Conquest.

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tallen804 6 years ago

What was wrong???

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