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Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Carnival Magic

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 16, 2019

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7285

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall the cruise was good minus a couple of issues. My biggest complaints are the supervision of the teenagers ( no matter what they tell you they are not supervised) and there is not enough seating for everyone on the decks. The activities and the staff are awesome which made the whole experience much more enjoyable.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
A little crazy on board and not enough seating for everyone.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food was not the best but the staff were amazing. They definitely deserve a 5 star.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Cruise director was awesome, the best I have ever experienced. His staff were just as good.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Very good although the one show “flick” was absolutely horrible. Do not waste your time.

Children's Programs

2 out of 5
Very disappointed in the supervision of the teenager program and the club area. There were issues with many teenagers and when we complained the only answer was the parents should teach their kids how to act right. No kidding, like we didn’t know that. A very ghetto crowd and not supervised at all. Security had to be called several times from different passengers (not us). We actually witnessed security talking with a group of teens who made a mess of the library. Security left them in the library and as soon as they turned the corner the teens threw a glass across the room and continued their behavior.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
We had a great experience with the wait staff and the room attendant. They made the trip even more enjoyable.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Other than the kids/teens clubs all being in the fourth floor and never being supervised it was good. A little confusing it took use until the last day to find Guy Fiore’s bbq, and we looked everyday.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Small but comfortable l. The room attendant was awesome, Julio.

Ship tip

Get up really early and get a lounge chair or you will not get one anywhere. There were not enough seats for everyone. The movies on the deck were awesome.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island) Did not visit port

This port was cancelled due to the ocean being too rough.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
We did the falls excursion and it was well worth the money but the transport staff did not give you time to shop in any of the stores.

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5
We didn’t get to see the island we just hung out at the port.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
No issues.
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6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Itspeace4me    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

Babsie1963    5 years ago

They do not supervise teens who are not in the club. That’s up to the parents. Kids 11 and up can sign themselves in and out at anytime.

sarad58    5 years ago

It stinks u didn't get to visit Half Moon Cay...one of my favs...but glad u had fun!

wkbryant65    5 years ago

I was on the Magic and will again in October one thing I learned from first cruise is to walk each deck the first day there are so many places to hidden places however if just have be by the pool it’s limited.

ReidRGetALife    5 years ago

That's one thing that always amazes me about cruise ships. There's never enough deck chairs yet there will be hundreds of them strapped together just sitting there unused.

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