Caribbean. Cruise in August

Item: Carnival Magic
Rating: 4.2
Author: tstanek

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

tstanek

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

Verified Review

9 Night Eastern Caribbean - Carnival Journeys (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 22, 2022

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8398

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Made our own good time on board. Overall, enjoyed our trip and would go on Carnival again.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Smooth, but longer than expected

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Main dining room was fine, but, wish they would have asked during booking for seating arrangement preference. Food was also very good.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Really enjoyed all comedy shows and also shows put on by crew members

Entertainment

4 out of 5

They did hold our attention for their entirety.

Children's Programs

Didn't go with kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All staff was very hospitable.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Older ship but very clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin was acceptable

Ship tip

Go to the Mongolian Wok for lunch everyday. Excellent

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Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico Did not visit port

Captain decided for safety reasons

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

2 out of 5

Had a great time on our own. Been there before so knew best way to get around to see our interests.

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Beautiful port. Friendly and clean

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Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Was surprised when viewing from port how flat all the island is. Walk off free beach was inviting

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Things had changed from our last Carnival cruise. Disembarkation was very confusing. No communication about picking up luggage process.

4 Comments

Popdog 2 years ago

Thanks for your review. We were there also.

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teamtaylor41 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing very helpful, Dec will be our first cruise since covid. I have 1 question, is Carnival Magic still having Captain's dinner?

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise!

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Ramsey1986 2 years ago

I am glad you enjoyed your cruise on the Carnival Magic. Thank you for taking the time to share your review. 😎

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Other reviews of this sailing

Won’t go on this ship again

What a wonderful cruise

Despite the problems we made this a very positive and memorable cruise