Great Cruise aboard the Carnival Magic

Ship tip

We had a great time on the Carnival Magic. We were on the Horizon a few weeks ago, and I liked the Magic better in many ways. The atrium, theater, mdr's were nicer than other Carnival ships I've been on. It's kept spotless, they're constantly cleaning. The stateroom had more storage area than the same type of room we had on Horizon. Everything worked great! AC and fridge worked fine and didn't notice any sewage smells around the ship as reported by others. Some hallways, stairwells and elevators were warm on occasion, but all other areas on the ship were always perfectly cool and comfortable. Our room steward Marut did a great job maintaining our room and all crew we encountered were always nice. Most of the food in the buffet area MDR was good, some was just ok. The only slight issue was the service in the MDR. We had anytime dining and table was always available without any wait, that part was perfect! The issues were occasional long wait times for food and lack of service on a few occasions. This was in no way any of the servers faults. They were all very nice and very apologetic, it's just they were short staffed and trying to take care of too many tables at once. Not that big of a deal to us, as we are not very demanding, but some passangers were getting upset and complaining. Leigh was our cruise director, and he was good. The standout crew member was, DJ Cue, he was great, very entertaining and puts on a great show! The comedy shows were just ok, not great. The bands and violin players were phenomenal. The shows in the theater were all good. It was a very enjoyable 8 days, and I can't wait to go on its sister ship The Breeze in a few months.