Horrible

Item: Carnival Magic
Rating: 3.1
Author: lilbriches22

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

lilbriches22

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

3.1 out of 5

Verified Review

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Norfolk Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 08, 2023

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7320

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

I have been on 5 other cruises and this one was absolutely horrible. The food was terrible and at times not edible. It is bad when you lose weight on a cruise ship. Never again will I sail on Carnival.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation in Norfolk was super easy. No lines. Our appointment time was set for 11:30 and we were on the ship by noon.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

We ate in the main dining room on the first formal evening. I had the my time dining and the wait was an hour. I request to not sit with others and that request was not fulfilled as we were sitting with 4 others. Bread was brought to us at the end of the meal. We never ate in a specialty restaurant. Buffet food was absolutely horrible. My husband ended up eating salad most nights because the food was not served hot. Some hot foods were cold and some cold foods were warm. The pizza was terrible and guys burgers were ok. Lines everywhere. Nobody behind buffet lines to rotate food or serve something that was in the back. Deli BLT was ok, but no matter how many times I would say no mayo, I got mayo. The last night on-board I ended up extremely ill from the food. As for the free beverages...water was not drinkable, juice was from concentrate and not diluted. I had the bubbles package and would end up sucking on ice in order to prevent dehydration.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

The best show we saw was Jonathon Tempinelli. He was absolutely wonderful. The comedy shows were not that good. Location was extremely crowded, had to arrive 45 min early to get a seat.

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

All the staff acted as if they were fired. Not friendly and at times rude. Our room steward was doing a good job but out of 8 days I saw him once.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Bed was uncomfortable. Other than that the room was good.