Destinations were phenomenal but staff was lacking

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 2

Overall rating:

3.1 out of 5
Carnival Magic

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 25, 2018

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6263

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Embarkation was terrible, restaurants opened and closed at their leisure despite what hors the shop posted they were open. Martin dunning room food was awuful, guys burger joint and pig and anchor were by far the best food offered on the cruise ship, the movie nights on lido deck were great but get there early or you'll have to stand to watch the movie, hot tubs are more warm than hot, pools are small and very shallow and cold, the sunburst drink at the bar was phenomenal, comedy club was hit or miss, after this cruise I would prefer a smaller ship like fascination with less people and better staff.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Extremely long and slow process line was a mile long and had to wait outside in the hot temperatures

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Lido Marketplace

3 out of 5

It was ok good food lacked flavor

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

Get there early to get onboard and prepare to wait in line for everything the entire cruise

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

1 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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6 Comments

leannanicole99    5 years ago

I’m cruising on magic next year and it pleases me to learn that the pools are shallow. Being a lifeguard I often worry about the deep pools cruise ships have as many kids like to swim in them unsupervised

gmp3131    5 years ago

Love magic

jenn2831    5 years ago

Agree with flrrambo. We love the magic!!

jim4848    5 years ago

What were the recent movies

frisky2002vrod    5 years ago

I like small ships

flrrambo    5 years ago

I arrived at scheduled time and it took about ten minutes from bus to being on board. Food in Southern light dining has been excellent and quick. This my second time on the Magic with 4 booked in January. The daily schedule is available in your cabin the night before and yes things change from day to day and as you cruise more you figure out when not to go to the Lido dk.

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