Somewhat disappointed

Item: Carnival Magic
Rating: 4
Author: pfb

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 11

Helpful Votes: 221

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 29, 2022

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7439

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Ship was beautiful, only about half full. Room service was horrible. Dining room staff Excellent. Carnival Shore Excursions are a waste of money. Took 2 because we thought they would be safer due to COVID. WRONG. No enforcement of Masks and unvaccinated children, not wearing masks, on tours Not listed as Bubble Tours.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Long line out in the cold

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Steak at the Seaday Brunch not as good as usual. Main dining room food was OK.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Trivia was fun. As usual hard to understand some of the questions.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Musicians were excellent, especially the Violins. Theater Shows, not so good. Saw lots of people walking out.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Most of the staff was excellent. Room service, most of the waiters and all bar staff top notch.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

We liked being toward the rear of the ship.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

We live here

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Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

It's been a while since we have been to Aruba. Lotas of changes. Looking forward to going back in 3 weeks.

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Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Disappointed in the new ship docking location. Used to dock right downtown, now it's a long walk.

Thumbs Up 0

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

First time we docked here after 2 other tries. Loved it. Look for Island Tram Tours and book with them, not the Cruise Line.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Really like the new Facial Recognition used by customs.

6 Comments

javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback.

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review.

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GriffFamily 2 years ago

Thanks. We’re taking a similar cruise in a couple of weeks. Thanks for the grand Turk tour tip. We’ll try that out. I am glad they aren’t making everyone wear masks

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience. Sorry about your excursion experiences.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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