Very enjoyable cruise, great entertainment and food variety, crowded

Carnival Magic Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 125

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Carnival Magic

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 03, 2022

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2259

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We had a great time, carnival has the best and most lively atmosphere of any cruise line and carnival magic lived up to and exceeded our expectations. Ship was crowded but to be expected sailing in August.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Check in process was made very easy by veriFLY app, did not need any of our vaccine or test papers, just show the app. Arrived at 9:45 AM for a 10 AM check in appointment and was waiting to board by 10:15 AM. Ship began boarding people on as soon as it was cleared by customs around 11 AM.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Great food and great service. Cucina free pasta bar lunch is a must try. Love carnival food and this ship did not disappoint.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Lots of activities on this ship such as the water slides, mini golf, ropes course. Good variety and everything was operational and in good shape.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Great night life on this ship, never time to be bored. Playlist shows are great. Comedians were funny although not our favorites. Deck parties were great as usual on carnival.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Great friendly staff

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Gorgeous decor, and ship has good upkeep.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Beautiful and spacious, had a couch and 2 twin beds (could convert to king). 2 bathrooms, one with a sink and a bathtub and one standard bathroom with a shower toilet and sink was a nice benefit.

Ship tip

Dont listen to the negative reviews and give this beautiful ship a try, you will not regret it!

Ports of call

New York, New York

5 out of 5
Easy embarkation and disembarkation.

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Beautiful beach right off the ship, water shoes are necessary however as it is very rocky.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Love this island, best port on the whole itinerary. So pretty and amazing beach as soon as you tender onto the island.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and easy

Traveler Photos

Cabin 2259 Deluxe Oceanview - Carnival Magic Cabin 2259 Deluxe Oceanview - Carnival Magic
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17 Comments

MistaDre    2 years ago

Glad to read you had a great time, thank you for sharing

nanasboys    2 years ago

Thanks for info

GSpringer    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

lesplas    2 years ago

Thx for sharing

SRAlbritton    2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your cruise with us. You can't go wrong sailing on the Magic. She is my favorite ship.

cherriebomb18201    2 years ago

Glad to hear reviews on the magic . Cruising in 10 on her. Can't wait.

sunme    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing the great time.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

CurlyCruiserYAY    2 years ago

Woohoo. Sounds like a lovely cruise

kef2016    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience. Looks like it was a great cruise!

Ramsey1986    2 years ago

I’m glad you enjoyed a great cruise on the Carnival Magic. We thoroughly enjoyed the same ports of call on our May cruise on the Magic. Thank you for taking the time to share your review. πŸ˜ŽπŸš’β˜€οΈπŸ©΄πŸπŸͺΈπŸ πŸŒΊ

CruisedudeNY65    2 years ago

Glad you had a much better experience than I did. Thank for the review

ronajona    2 years ago

Thanks for your encouraging review.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise!

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

IrenekQuinn    2 years ago

Glad you had a good time I also love the magic

cbyron3    2 years ago

So glad you choose to have an awesome time. I love the Magic. Their Thalosotherapy spa is the best.

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