An amazing experience!!!

Carnival Magic Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 59

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Carnival Magic

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 03, 2022

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1259

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was a great cruise, staff was amazing and so was the food. Activities were great with Joey as well.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
This was our first time out of Canaveral, and it was a complete cluster. They only had 3 scan machines working, so lines were backed up horribly. A lot of repetitive instructions were given at the scanner, instead of prior to the scanner (like we have experienced at Miami, Charleston, Everglades). Not sure we will ever be excited to sail from Canaveral again.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food was great!! I have read a lot of complaints prior to this cruise of ours… but there was 0 complaints. Food was cooked as requested, delicious and great flavor, drinks went down easy!!! We ate at the MDR, buffet, Guys, Iguana, and Deli… and loved all of it!!!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Joey was absolutely awesome!!!! So interactive with the guests, and especially the kids!!!! Him and the fun squad made the ship a great and fun place to be.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff on this cruise was absolutely amazing!!!! They deserve more recognition than I could ever possibly give… in all areas of the ship!!! Kathreen, Severo, Rennie, Komang, Fransiskus!!!! They made this ship the absolute best for us… and we have been on plenty of cruises.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We absolutely loved this room!!!! Plenty of room, quiet and comfortable. We booked it to have an adjoining room with my family, but not sure I would want the door if I wasn’t “adjoining” the room together.

Ship tip

BOOK IT!!! Well worth the time and money to sail on this ship… we have waited to long to sail on her, and wish we would have sooner.

Ports of call

Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

Deluxe Oceanview, with adjoining room. It also had a bunk bed from the ceiling. Sorobon Beach... at Sebastian's!! Make a trip there, it's worth it. Seating is limited and it does cost for a chair as well. Eagle Beach. Great beach, chairs and bathrooms nearby... but chairs are kind of pricey. We loved the experience though!! Beach at the pier... ALWAYS great snorkeling!!! Lighthouse... just ventured on our own with a golf cart rental. Upstairs in the MDR... BEST WAITING STAFF EVER!!!! Grinch VS Cat in the Hat!!
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9 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of the difficulties at embarkation.

Ramsey1986    1 year ago

I’m glad you enjoyed your amazing experience on your Carnival Magic cruise. We enjoyed our May cruise on the Magic so much that we booked it again for this year. Thank you for taking the time to share your review. 😎🚢☀️🩴🏝🪸🐠🌺🙏🏻

CruisedudeNY65    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed, thanks for the review

GriffFamily    1 year ago

Thanks for the great review. We loved the Magic. We didn’t have issues with Canaveral so I hope it was a one time problem. Sorry it was on your day.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

tavo6    1 year ago

Thanks for your review glad you enjoyed your cruise 🛳️

WFTFan211    1 year ago

Thanks for your review.

natelorip    1 year ago

Glad you had a great time. Thanks for sharing.

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