Awesome cruise!

Item: Carnival Magic
Rating: 4.6
Author: lauralel16

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

lauralel16

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 07, 2018

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6416

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall, this was an excellent cruise. My only complaints are that the water tasted and smelled like sewer water. My sister got sick every time she drank it. I have had water on other cruises and never had a problem. The second is I have a severe nut allergy. The food is not labeled and the staff know very little about what is in the food. Some of the dessert was labeled but most of it was incorrect. On our last night we had a waiter, Henry he was the first one to take my allergy serious. He let me know I could pre order my meals and the chef would check for cross contamination. I wish they could have specific allergy menus stating what allergens are in the food. Other places have this and it makes things less stressful and easy.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The balcony was nice but it was directly over a public deck that was the smoking section and had an entrance to a bar. It was often loud and did not provide much privacy or quiet time. None of this was stated before we arrived. The cabin was nice and clean.

Ship tip

Buy water! The water had an awful odor and tasted horrible.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Thumbs Up 0

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

3 out of 5

We did a city tour but were required to only shop at one store? The guide made us stay in one store for a long period of time despite the other stores and shops surrounding it. We went to see a statue on the beach but we only drove by. We went to Fort but were only allowed 10 min to see it. We knew admission was not included but thought we could have explored the outside instead of being rushed around.

Thumbs Up 3

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Thumbs Up 0

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Amazing port! We loved exploring old San Juan!

Thumbs Up 13

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

There is a great beach just off the port. They have a public pool. If you walk to the left you can go about a 1/2 mile down and avoid the crowd.

Thumbs Up 10