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Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 46

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Carnival Magic

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 30, 2018

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12004

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

My first cruise... I want to go again... The food was beyond belief. Very impressed with the staff. No sourpusses... everybody truly seemed like they were very happy to be there!! Had 10 adult family members in our group...

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Had no idea what to expect... very quick and easy...

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Superb... Steakhouse was fantastic!! Breakfast buffets were great especially the omelettes

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
mini golf was great... enjoyed wandering around the sports comples

Entertainment

I didn't attend any shows or entertainment...

Children's Programs

did not have any children in our party

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room steward was GREAT... Joseph in northern lights dining room made our dinners the best possible experience. overall all staff I encountered had GREAT attitude, very polite and helpful... seemed like they were very happy to be there

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
very clean... interesting how they continually did maintenance. Even though some of the music and entertainment was very loud and not my thing... when we moved out of the area... it was quite... our cabin was VERY quiet. we were near the front of the ship and on 12th deck... there wasn't much motion in our cabin... the gentle motion was very comfortable and soothing... no problems... very stable overall...

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very clean... well laid out... very nice balcony... great bathroom... shower plenty big.... good storage shelves etc...nice closets and drawers etc... very comfortable bed...

Ship tip

Be sure to find the "secret decks" 9 forward on port side... has a Great deck across front of ship... has 2 compass repeaters... also can go to deck 10 from there and there was a real gimble compass... The Thalasso therapy pool in the spa was wonderful!! Also... be sure to find the elevator that goes from deck 11 to 15 (serenity deck)... made life easy for us....

Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

only went through the terminal

Grand Turk Island Did not visit port

We did not dock in Grand Turk because high winds made docking unsafe

San Juan, Puerto Rico Did not visit port

enjoyed sitting on balcony watching

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Did not visit port

Did not go ashore... did enjoy sitting on balcony watching all the yachts and boats... seaplanes. etc...

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
no excursion... just wandered around the shops... had a great time...

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
fairly easy... had no problems... the lines just got backed up... overall good... The porters at baggage claim were great. going through customs was quick and easy...
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6 Comments

drivnchaos    5 years ago

drivnchaos    5 years ago

Unless I can figure out how to to more

drivnchaos    5 years ago

Glad you had a great time ! I have been on once a year since my first, and can't see that changing anytime time soon.

JimboG64    5 years ago

I'm glad you had a great time. My wife and I are going on the Magic for the first time in May.😊

MarineVet71    5 years ago

Glad you enjoyed yourself

missnotanlines    5 years ago

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