No surprises

Item: Carnival Magic
Rating: 3.7
Author: cruiseboomer

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Reviews: 17

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Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

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6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 06, 2022

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8332

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This is Carnival. Cruise pricing is inexpensive and there are no surprises. you get what you pay for.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

This was part 2 of B2B and the process was smooth.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Specialty restaurants were great, dining room good for breakfast (at least the food was hot), buffet was awful.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

No surprises here. Only used pool and hot tubs.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Some shows were mediocre but the Country Show was good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Most crew were very nice. Some were frazzled because of overworked and short staffed.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Ship was relatively clean, as it should be. The design is typical Carnival glitz.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The room was very good, but I was in an inside stateroom for the previous cruise and that was small. Balcony was tight but roomy for one person.

Ship tip

Don't expect any surprises. This is what is to expect from Carnival.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Only for embarkation.

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Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

This is my favorite private island of all the cruise lines. Beautiful beach and water so clean and clear.

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Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

Nice beach, good snorkeling. No need to book excursion if you like to be on the beach.

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

2 out of 5

Unless you have an excursion, you are not allowed to leave the port. The complimentary pool was okay but too crowded.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

VIFP Platinum benefit was getting off the ship first if using express disembarkation. Good benefit.

5 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

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SRAlbritton 2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. Glad you enjoyed the cruise. I love sailing on the Magic.

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Abenaa 2 years ago

You can leave the port in Amber Cove without an excursion. I do it all the time.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad the second leg was good!

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

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