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Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 43

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Carnival Magic

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 11, 2019

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

As this was our first cruise I feel we had a great experience. I know we will take another one and we will be a little more adventurous. I think since it was a new adventure for us we mainly played it safe and laid low where it was comfortable for us.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
It was not as complicated as I had anticipated. I felt it went very smoothly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food and choices were awesome. We mainly ate at the buffet as our dinner was scheduled for 8:15 PM and didnt want to eat that late. We did however eat one meal in the dinning room and the service and food was excellent.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
There was plenty to do on the ship that's for sure. The hairy chest contest was hilarious. I found I just didnt want to spend a lot of time at the main pool as it was quite crowded but, we spent a lot of time at the back of the ship where it was cooler and met some of the most amazing people and made a few new friends. Our total experience was so good we are planning on another cruise.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The over all service was fantastic! Every employee on the ship were so very nice and helpful. Very pleasant experience.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was very clean and kept clean by all the hard working staff. Loved the design of the ship and was very well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The size of the room was ok since we really didn't stay in it except to sleep. The steward kept it clean and we loved the towel animals. We had plenty of storage for our things. No complaints. We will be looking for a room in the same vicinity on our next cruise.

Ship tip

Do it! You will love it!

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5
It was very busy. Since we had delays with our flight we didnt really have time to go anywhere.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5
The island itself was an eye opener for us due to the fact they are still trying to rebuild after hurricane Irma. The devastation was still very evident. We went on a tour of the island and our driver was excellent and very informative. We went through the Dutch and French side.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
Beautiful Island. Shops were great. We went on a beach excursion but they had overbooked and had to go to the next beach down. Didnt get to go to Jack's shack but the beach was very nice and not as crowded.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5
I stayed on the ship for this one but, my husband went on his own and toured one of the forts. He really liked it.

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5
This was a small port but nice. Ni excursion on this one. Just walked the square and did a little shopping.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Went very smooth. No problems or issues.
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