Won’t go on this ship again

Carnival Magic Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

2.2 out of 5
Carnival Magic

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

Sail date: August 22, 2022

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6477

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I would say the best part of being on the ship was the cruise director Ryan Rose. He was the best! So entertaining & so much energy!

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Hours of waiting to get on the ship in NY

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
We were disappointed that there were no games by the pool.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
I walked into the theater for one of the shows & walked back out. It was super basic, not like some other shows I’ve seen on ships.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Our room steward wasn’t the best & opened the door 2 different times when I was getting dressed for dinner.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The carpet in our room had a stain & there was a bad smell in the hallway. The overall decor of the ship was pretty basic, nothing special.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Very tight, especially the shower. There was a stain on our carpet, dust in the ceiling vent which could’ve easily been vacuumed out & the end of the curtain was broken.

Ship tip

Don’t go

Ports of call

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

2 out of 5
We wanted to take a taxi to the Mountaintop but was told “we could take you there, but not sure how you would get back” so we didn’t get to see any of the island, just the shops around the port area so that was disappointing.

Grand Turk Island

2 out of 5
There’s never enough chairs for everyone & we were the last group to get called for disembarkation so we had no chance of finding a seat.

New York, New York

1 out of 5
Not a positive embarkation process…

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Absolutely horrible! It was the most unorganized thing I’ve ever seen! They announced that they don’t want you waiting on the same level that you have to get off & we had to get out of our cabin & we didn’t want to be where it was too crowded, so we went on one if the upper decks & sat & waited for our number to be called & it was fine. But when we went to the elevators to try to go down, they said there would be 6 available elevators & there were only 2! Every time the elevator opened it was packed! It took forever!

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11 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

natelorip    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

Popdog    1 year ago

Thank you for your review. We were on the same sailing. Our experience was as disappointing but for totally different reasons and little to do with Carnival or the ship. See my review if you care to.

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate your comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

lsbs    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

WhippetMum    1 year ago

Sorry you had a poor experience

florida2    1 year ago

I was on Magic in August! Had a blast! And yes Ryan Rose is the Best Cruise Director!

tavo6    1 year ago

Thanks for your review

KMoWichita71    1 year ago

Sorry you did not have a good experience. Hope you next trip goes better!

Frogboo95    1 year ago

The Magic is such a Beautiful Ship. We loved it last year. Sorry you didn't like it. Perhaps next time will be better. Merry Christmas.

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