First cruise

Item: Carnival Magic
Rating: 4.1
Author: hundred1

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

hundred1

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 66

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

Verified Review

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 06, 2019

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2364

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise and we enjoyed it a lot. I would do a carnival cruise again. The staff was very friendly and the ports are great. The ship might need a little bit remodeling in the cabins, it would be nice to have a second option for nighttime dining besides the dining room and buffet, that was included in the trip. The dining room desserts were great, but the main courses were only so so

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The desserts in the main dining room were great, the entrees were so so... appetizers were good. The main dishes lacked flavor.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pools were over crowded.. too many kids!

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Hasbro was fun, and the PG comedy was great... the singers and dancers shows were not my cup of tea.. they could dance, sometimes inappropriately and only some sounded good singing... Leigh was great, and the fun staff was fun! Staff was great. Mostly just the dancing was always appropriate and singing wasn’t great

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Yes the staff was great! Kadek, And Sanjaya Our waiters were awesome!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

I liked our cabin.. could be remodeled at some point soon but the beds were very comfortable!

Ship tip

To bring a Britta water bottle filter.. the water did not taste good at all and I had to add lots of lemon. 2. Bring lots of lotion because it’s not provided.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

Loved the island! Sooooo beautiful! BBQ buffet was not clean at the closing time when we went for lunch.... gross actually. But the port was great and we would love to come back. Felt amazing in the water and safe!

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Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

AMAZING WATER!

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Tired by this port and the water wasn’t as pretty as the first to stops so we mostly just shopped. The locals were really nice!

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