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Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Carnival Magic

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 14, 2019

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 11234

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall, satisfied with cruise. Want to return to all ports to sightsee rather than shop.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very good - Smooth & quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main - ate 5 of 7 nights in main dining. 2 of those 5, food was just ok. Prime Steakhouse - EXCELLENT Guy’s Burger Joint - EXCELLENT Guy’s Pig and Anchor - EXCELLENT Breakfast buffet - very good Lunch Buffet - Ok Dinner buffet - very good Pizza- had better on former Carnival cruises Cantina - fish tacos very, very good; chicken tacos, found 2 bones; pork ok Deli - very good; Frozen yogurt very good. Dr Seuss breakfast very good; characters were excellent!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Mostly relaxed. Main pool very good; loved movies. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED in SPA services. Signed up for special couples massage after attending info session but they apparently overbooked because they wanted to give us separate rooms - REFUSED; BUMMER; COULDN’T ACCOMMODATE US!! THAT SUCKED!!

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Didn’t like opening stage show. Didn’t attend other shows; just not interested. DJ’s on deck were really good. Loved the violinists! Cruise director Simon very good. Loved the movies! Dr Seuss breakfast characters were excellent!

Children's Programs

Have no young children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room steward Carole was awesome! Waiters Main dining - excellent service by Bagus, Hari & Surrerat! All deserve special recognition.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Satisfied

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Overall satisfied with cabin layout. Bed was comfortable. Size was good for 2 people.

Ship tip

Eat at Prime Steakhouse as your specialty; Guy’s Burger Joint & Guy’s Pig and Anchor; deli and frozen yogurt.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5
Port was clean. No excursion this time but did one on a past cruise.

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

Weather prevented tendering. Disappointed!

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5
No excursion; shopping only right off ship. Liked space capsule area. Need to return to Grand Turk.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Beach excursion very good. Beautiful. Will return.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
No excursion; shopped and walked a lot. Beautiful! Will return.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and efficient
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