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Carnival Magic Cruise Review

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Carnival Magic

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 25, 2019

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2303

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

It was our first cruise and we had a blast! We were also being chased by hurricane Dorian but carnival made sure to update us and keep everyone calm! Truly an amazing experience

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Left our hotel to get to port at 11:00am was in our room by 11:45!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Main dining was nice, the first night the food was bland but it continued to get better night after night. Guys Burger Joint has the best burgers my fiancé and I have ever had hands down!!! The sushi was fresh and delicious as well

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
There was so much to do onboard! The pools were amazing, the comedy club was hilarious especially the interactive adult rated one. Casino was a huge hangout spot, but absolutely loved the serenity lounge! No kids running around, relaxing, had a bar with great drinks!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
I cannot day enough about he staff! Firstly, Dragan at the casino bar is the BEST bartender. He makes the drinks strong and never ending. He always has your attention and is the funniest guy on the ship. Maynor our room steward was phenomenal! So quiet and polite but always greeted us with a big smile and asked how everything was going. Made such cute towel animals too. Simon the cruise director was outstanding. Honestly no bad employees! The were all 10/10

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean! You drop something and writhing 2 min someone is there to clean it up!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Honestly love the cove balconies. Very private. No one can see you from any angle. It was nice to sit on the balcony in peace. The room was a good size. The only thing was we couldn’t hear announcements in our room

Ship tip

Get faster to the fun if you’re not platinum! Saves a lot of time

Ports of call

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Such a fun place! All the shops are fantastic and margaritaville was a blast. There’s a really cute bar on other side which has a sign as self serve bar(it’s not) but it’s cute, less crowded and great drinks. I believe it’s called the beaches whale. We also did the adventure combo excursion! 10/10 would recommend. Great tour guides, they make it exciting, fun, and punctual. We went zip lining, horseback riding, drive dune buggies on the beach, and went snorkeling. It was sad to see how the rest of the island lives since they get hit by a hurricane almost every year. Made us appreciate what we have to come home to.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Best port for beach day! Beautiful beach! Water was crystal clear and perfect temperature! The crab legs were heavenly at the seafood shack and the bars were good too (they are run by the bartenders on the ship since it is carnivals private island)

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

dottieha    5 years ago

Great to hear you had a great time. Hate to hear some of the negative comments from some ppl. Overall sounds like a great time looking forward to my turn soon.

okhappy493    5 years ago

I think the first cruise is the most memorable, glad you enjoyed it

lolabill    5 years ago

Glad to hear you had a great time and loved the cove balcony. We are sailing on the Magic in January and have a cove as well.

Peyton1234    5 years ago

I always thought the cruise companies do a great job staying away from storms

lorimoquin    5 years ago

The Magic is our favorite ship...you picked a great ship for your first cruise!

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