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Item: Carnival Magic
Rating: 1.6
Author: crazycruisinman

Carnival Magic Cruise Review

crazycruisinman

Contributor Level: Admiral

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 58

Overall rating:

1.6 out of 5

5 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 02, 2021

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7307

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

This cruise was a nightmare...could not wait to get off the boat.... After 35 cruises I thought I would give this cruise line a try ...sorry I did

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Room steward saw us and told us ahe will only come once a day ,morning or evening. did not come into our suite until the third day to clean. Told her it was my wife's birthday and she did nothing, no towels animals, not even a happy birthday to her...rude...

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Went to take a shower the first night and the water came out BROWN and smelled of alge. The water around the boat was bad..tasted of alge. Even the ice cubes smelled of alge.

Ship tip

Don't go

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Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5

Bimini, Bahamas

1 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

1 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

12 Comments

enjoyurdaysmile 1 year ago

It is a ship not a boat..A ship is much larger..The ship cannot fit on a boat, but a the other way around. Honestly if you are having problems on the ship, you should have gone to Guest Services right away.

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cindyhoog 3 years ago

Was just on this same ship in October and had a fantastic time. Everything was stellar and had no complaints at all. So sorry you had a bad experience but ours was great. We also are 30+ cruises with most of them on Carnival. We love that cruise line and will def cruise on them and this ship again.

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maryewise 3 years ago

Does the spa on Magic cost extra if you’re not in a spa cabin?

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jacble1214 3 years ago

Wow!! I was on the October 7 cruise and the ship was outstanding. I always saw people cleaning. My room steward was top notch and yes they only serviced my room once a day but really who cares. I agree the food was just ok except for the steakhouse.

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Popdog 3 years ago

We have cruised about half of what you claim you have and some of those on Carnival and never had as poor an experience as yours nor on any of the other cruise lines we have experienced. Hopefully, I will have to wait until my 35th cruise of course at my age will never see. I am praying to get to 25 at this point.

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cbyron3 3 years ago

Absolutely love the magic. Didn't you enjoy the awesome spa and thalosotherapy pool? I do hate being ignored for my birthday though. Seems hit or miss. Once a day is the new standard. I know must of us clean our rooms at least twice a day at home, so it takes some adjusting.

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willwork4cruz 3 years ago

The brown water is certainly possible. With reduced capacity, this could have been the first time your room was used in 18 months. Brown water is most likely rust not algae. I assume the rest of the ship's water did not have a problem or others would have noticed. Once a day room cleaning is becoming the norm, industry wide. I'm sure you would have complained onboard if you didn't receive any room cleaning for days, so what did they say? Did you pay for the Birthday decoration Package? Weird that you didn't get any towel animals. We got one every day. Maybe your room steward misunderstood you.

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cruising2004 3 years ago

Crazy…I’m so sorry to hear this! You and your wife love cruising. Happy late birthday to her and I do hope your next cruise has a better experience.

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Beanie315 3 years ago

Sorry you had such a bad experience. We were on the Magic in September and loved the Magic. We have 2 more cruises booked on her. We also loved the beaches at Bimini and Half Moon Cay.

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2cruisemates 3 years ago

Sounds like bad experience sorry for that. We are in the same situation, October of 22 we are booked on the ship and we have heard of A/C issues. What was your opinion of the ac on the ship in particularly the cabin air?

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RetiredRay 3 years ago

About the only thing that really matches the other experiences around that time is the dining.

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natelorip 3 years ago

Sorry it wasn't up to your expectations.

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