Over crowded, downgraded cruise after covid

Item: Carnival Magic
Rating: 3.5
Author: ayifre

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

ayifre

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 36

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

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8 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 26, 2022

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6238

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overcrowded and downgraded cruise. Staff work is over loaded

Embarkation

3 out of 5

After the first island we had to wait by the stairs over an hour, when we arrived back in NY, we did not eat breakfast and left the cruise right away to avoid traffic

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

The dining rooms are ok, the buffets have the same breakfast options every day. Only 2 days of the 8 days have bacons, buffet at dinner time does not much options. The line for buffet was crazy long.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

We didn’t do much activities on the cruise. The pool was packed most of the time and the benches was taken during the day time. All the other activities was so dirty and old

Entertainment

2 out of 5

I can only give 2 stars out of 5. We used to cruise every year before covid this is not what I expect from the stage

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The workers work very hard but I don’t feel they are happy for the over loaded work

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

The ship is old

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

We like our stateroom because we had a Balcony, we stayed in the room most of the time because there is nothing to do on the cruise for us

Ship tip

We would suggest the disembarkation can be better, like all out which section can get off the ship first so people don’t all get out at the same time. Also, for the charge items let the customer know how much. I was at teatime and I surprise the staff ask for my key card to charge tea bag. I have been to all my cruise before covid, no one charge tea bag. I was shock. This ship charge every little things.

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