Average cruise, nothing spectacular other than the staff

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 37

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Carnival Magic

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 10, 2019

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6447

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall it was ok. Nothing amazing or terrible, just average.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The lunch restaurants were great, guy's burger was delicious, I think I had at least their fries every day. The dining room was good depending on the nights, the menu changed but not a lot and included options you had to pay 20$ for, which is kind of ridiculous since ALL the other restaurants except the buffet also cost something. Not enough free dining options (just the dining room and the buffet). Buffet was bland and the same everyday. The Deli was very good. Disappointed in the lack of diner options.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
The pool areas were very crowded and the pools are small. The activity near the pool were nice and funny most of the times. It was nice to have activities inside aswell.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
The stand up comics were great, but the rest of the entertainment needs improvement. The shows at the theater were below average and not that interesting to watch. We were not wooed by the shows. The music was ok, nothing exceptional in the entertainment for this cruise.

Children's Programs

Didn't bring children.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff is what made this cruise worth it. They were awesome and always addressed us by name from day 1. They made sure we had everything we needed and were all very friendly and polite. They do an amazing job even if they were super busy since the ship was full capacity.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The ship layout is kind of confusing. It was clean for the most part, except the Lido deck often had food on the floor or the floor was VERY slippery and dirty. The rooms and other restaurants/areas were very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The room was very clean and our room steward was amazing. We always had plenty of blankets, towels, etc. The layout is good, the bed is right next to the window, which is nice.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic Did not visit port

Apparently there was a medical emergency.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
We took a taxi (8$ per person) to go to Megans Bay (5$ per person to get in) which was nice and beautiful, not too crowded. Bring your own towel, snokel gear, etc. There are chairs to rent and a bar/restaurant/shop bathrooms. Great spot.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
We took a 25$ per person tour right from the port to visit the city landmarks. Great tour, worth it to see everything pretty quickly.

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5
It was ok. Kind of dirty (pieces of glass bottles in the sand and horse poop everywhere since they were giving horse back riding right on the beach). A lot of people trying to sell you things... Not what I expected from the pictures.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
pretty smoothly, long lines but it was going pretty quick..
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