First cruise and had a wonderful time

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Carnival Magic

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 28, 2018

Ship: Carnival Magic

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall, had an awesome time on mine and my family's first cruise! I will say the bar was set pretty high and Im looking forward to going on plenty more

Embarkation

5 out of 5
writing this review 5 years later lol but nothing bad because I don't remember much besides expected long lines and normal protocols as expected. I do recall getting on ship quicker than we expected

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Everything was great!! The complimentary food was all good and the main dining hall was amazing. My kids enjoyed eating most of the cruise lol especially the ice cream

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
The pools and waterparks were so much fun and the we also did the obstacle course. The added basketball courts were a hit for my kids and the mini games located throughout ship made it so we were never bored.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Always something going on! My older son competed in the paper airplane competition and won! lol

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
Plenty for kids to do and we did take them to the teen lounge and kids academy and they enjoyed themselves

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
If I can give even more stars I would! Everyone is always smiling, energetic and just made you fell comfortable no matter the situation

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Again, staff is awesome! ship was clean and overall, I thought the ship was great. Days at sea were highlights

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was small but we knew that and chose that because we planned to spend a lot of time outside the cabin. Very clean and room stewards were outstanding!

Ship tip

If you're going with a large group/family try and plan some things together and don't be opposed to doing different things while on board or excursions. Also, make sure you talk about communication with your family because there was a couple of times where we were not able to contact each other on the huge ship

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Beautiful! crystal clear water and we did the dolphin encounter here. It was a fantastic experience but just an fyi, they will hit you in the pockets during that excursion because they do not allow you to have your own personal device during encounter so they will take hundreds of photos and charge you a ridiculous price. We were able to bargain a little and got the memorable photos

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5
Favorite Port. Probably because of the excursion we did. We did the Altun Ha Mayan ruins and it was incredible! Oh, and very hot lol

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Took pretty long to get off ship and very long lines to get on elevator

Traveler Photos

arrival in Belize
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8 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

tavo6    1 year ago

Thanks for your review

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Glad you blast from the past gave you a appreciation for cruising. Appreciate your feedback.

srhandler    1 year ago

Sounds like you made some amazing memories. Thanks for writing this review too.

javawoody    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise

Mmjay    1 year ago

Although your review was for an older cruise, I am glad you remember it fondly. Thanks for your review.

Carnivalfoodie    1 year ago

Welcome to the greatness of cruising. And Carnival!

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