Wonderful, Relaxing Cruise

Item: Carnival Magic
Rating: 4.2
Author: monicagregory

Carnival Magic Cruise Review

monicagregory

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 30, 2019

Ship: Carnival Magic

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Husband and I were travelling with another (first-time cruising) couple. We enjoyed the food, drinks, music, Playlist shows, and ports.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Very smooth despite the pouring rain!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

We had dinner each evening in the MDR and breakfast both at the buffet and in the Dining Room. Overall the food was very good. Desserts were excellent. The only complaint I have is the prime rib. I've eaten a lot of prime rib and Carnival's is not good. The "au jus" is more of a heavy gravy.

Piano Bar

1 out of 5

Not entertaining...was mangling the songs with her own lyrics. Just play...and she COULD play.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Guest Services / Excursions Desk

4 out of 5

Efficient...we visited several times with questions.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Standout service from Luby (Alchemy Bar), Lasto (room steward), and Gibson (Pixels Gallery). Slightly disappointed in our dining room team this time.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Someone's always cleaning...

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Loved layout and double windows which also provided extra storage space. Didn't have a couch but didn't miss it after our room steward brought in a second chair for the table.

Ports of call

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

Beautiful, perfect beach day. The most soft, white sand. We rented a clam shell for shade. The lunch provided was plentiful and tasty.

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Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

We walked down to Jack's Shack for jerk chicken and was not disappointed! Yummo, but note...watch out for bones! Also, the Sandy Vagina (drink) was excellent.

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Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

AMAZING! We were on Deck 2 with FTTF and literally walked down the hall and right off the ship. So smooth!

Traveler Photos

7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Itspeace4me 1 year ago

Thank you!!

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

The kind of cruise I like, relaxing!

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cruiseplayer 5 years ago

If you notice the chefs on the ship , when you mentioned prime rib , they are kids !! Most know how to cook a hot dog ! And that is it . Not prime rib .

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kimo0590 5 years ago

I had the sandy vagina drink too! It was so tasty. I had more than one!

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capnbrownbeard 5 years ago

🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

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katiej512 5 years ago

I am glad you enjoyed your cruise! I hope your friends and 1st time cruisers enjoyed it as well. It is so refreshing to hear you saying basically to roll with the punches. Spoken like a true Michigander!! Vacations are too short to let someone that you don’t even know put a damper on it!!

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