Mixed Review

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 32

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Carnival Magic

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 06, 2022

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11263

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

First time with Carnival cruise and noticed the different with Royal Caribbean. RC had a more strict cleanness specially before entrance to the buffet, and that was before Covid-19. It mean a lot to us.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main dining room food and service was excellent. A big shout out to Julio in Northern restaurant and Alexander in Southern restaurant.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Stage shows could had been better if doors were closed at the beginning of the show. It was very disturbing having people constantly coming in and blocking views and making you move out of your seat.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Shout out to Julio in main dining restaurant and Alexander in the brunch restaurant.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
There was a lack of hand sanitizers by the elevators and having someone monitoring people coming to eat with clean hands… a must and especially during pandemic.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Kept in shape by Jessitoni with class and style.

Ship tip

Don’t take off your face mask and clean your hands.

Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

2 out of 5
No much to see at the cruise port beside been a souvenir shop. Took a excursion to Puerto Plata with outside vendor…waste of time and money.

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Love that the beach was close by and did some shopping at the duty free shop.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
The disembarking was smooth but coming back was a little rough specially among some unruly people.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Went to migration before getting the luggages but unlike airport procedure, you got to get the luggage before. Missed the memo if there was one and the procedure was not fool proof in not having personnel telling you as you disembarked.
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13 Comments

lesplas    2 years ago

Thx for sharing

hollysmomtravel    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

jimbo502    2 years ago

Been on 16 carnival cruises 4 with Covid restrictions. Never got sick. RC no cleaner.

CruisedudeNY65    2 years ago

Thanks for your review and I agree on cleanliness. I haven't been sick in 2 years until my carnival cruise. Came home with a sore throat and a sinus infection

cadean629    2 years ago

Totally agree Carnival is very lax on cleaning procedures for the world today...I recommend wearing a mask too in enclosed areas ..there was no washing of hands before meals or washing of machines in casinos ...service was was disappointing ...if they don't have full staff don't fill the boats !

Ramsey1986    2 years ago

I am glad you enjoyed your cruise. We absolutely enjoyed our Carnival Magic cruise on 5/1/22. Thank you for taking the time to share your review.😎🚢☀️🩴🏝🪸🐠🌺

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the review

leog    2 years ago

Sounds like all on board was well, normal. You can wear your mask I won't judge.

Frogboo95    2 years ago

Sounds like a great Cruise. Nothing your wrote about was Cruiseline fault or something you could not overcome.

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

Popdog    2 years ago

Thanks for your comments.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. It’s good to check other cruise lines. That way you find the one that fits best. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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