Disappointed/Boring

Item: Carnival Magic
Rating: 3.3
Author: Myrna26

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Myrna26

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 24, 2018

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 2380

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Unfortunately it was my first cruise with Carnival I had heard so many fun things with carnival but for me it was the WORST CRUISE !! not enough entertainment no night life the club was dead music suck ! 12am 1am teenagers every where !! I never slept or stood in my cabin on my vacation like I did in this one just horrible !!

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Buffets: there was no variety of foods all week food was COLD by the time you finish serving yourself and sat down to eat your food was Cold👎 Not much of a selection on the Food felt like the same meals all week 👎 drinks were okay !

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

There was not enough !! I enrolled my son for ocean camp he went once he didn’t want to go back said it was Boring ! Water slides there were two but one was always close !! Not enough and was very very disappointed !!

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Horrible !! Just Horrible there was nothing to do in the ship not enough entertainment at all !! No night life the night club was dead music was horrible ! Not to mention at 12am1am the ship was full of teenager being out instead of the adults at that time !!!!

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Enrolled my son to the ocean camp he didn’t want to return he was bored said it was boring !!!

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Service was good rooms always clean !

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Everything was clean at all times

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Very clean and comfy !!

Ship tip

Boring not enough entertainment !!

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Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Beautiful ! Beautiful shops pool was great service was good !

Thumbs Up 1

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5

It was raining ! A lot of shops

Thumbs Up 3

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Beautiful just to short !

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Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Beautiful ! Water was so clear a lot of shops very clean

Thumbs Up 8

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

7 Comments

kdlady 6 years ago

I've been on several Carnival cruises that were fine, but the last one I went on Valor, and it wasn't my favorite. After one experience on Liberty I prefer Royal Caribbean. I'm cruising with them again in May - hoping they live up to my last experience.

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GreggandJen 6 years ago

We love Carnival and are looking forward to cruising on the Magic. ❤️

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lisadb 6 years ago

We had a great 8 days sorry yours was bad don’t give up try another ship and good luck

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jsilvius 6 years ago

To each their own! We’ve loved both cruises we’ve had with Carnival and booked our 3rd for next year!

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trunkmonk 6 years ago

Try NCL

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Myrna26 6 years ago

Horrible worst cruise I’ve been on !!! Carnival Magic !

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

Wow, we had a great cruise on this ship last year. We booked another one in October with some close friends!😃

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Other reviews of this sailing

everything was great!! wonderful staff, food, ship and ports!!

Loved it!