Mixed feelings

Item: Carnival Magic
Rating: 4.3
Author: udg

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

udg

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 11, 2019

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9447

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was our 13th cruise. My parents were also on this cruise. They are in their 80s. So we didn’t do much as far as excursions. Just relaxed and enjoy yourself. Remember, a cruise is what you make of it.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

3 stars for main dining room and buffet. Food in dining room was usually Luke warm. All of the seafood dishes were fishy except the salmon. Buffet food was limited and also just warm. Deli was good as always. 5 stars to the Italian restaurant. Excellent food and entertainment. Well worth the $15 per person. Drinks on board were typical.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Didn’t do much other than walk around ship. Deck 5 is your best bet to walk around the whole ship outside with no obstructions . Just be careful of wetness on decks as crew is usually cleaning up moisture. Pools were mostly crowded as usual except on port days. Surprised that there wasn’t just one for kids.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

88 keys; not bad but not what was expected. Country Road; boring. Don’t bother Rock America; probably the best one of them all. Good songs. All shows have a lot of dancing. Definitely go see the Shrine Strings Violin trio that plays in the atrium. Very talented young lady’s who should be playing in the showroom theatre.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Service and staff was friendly and efficient.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Easy to navigate throughout ship. Areas were clean and neat.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Noisy. Smell of sewer. Clogged shower drain. Ship ran out of shower gel 3 days before end of cruise. Size was adequate as expected. Note; this cabin is across from elevators. Expect noise from 1am-2:30am every night. Also, expect noise above from crew pushing carts around because you are also located under the lido deck buffet. Our rom steward was awesome. Thanks Agung for all you did.

Ship tip

Skip the jogging track and go to deck 5. Get seats near pool early on sea days. We picked the cushioned chairs deck 11 above pool area. In shade but still able to overlook pool.

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