misadventure with carnival

Item: Carnival Magic
Rating: 3.7
Author: hudginsjodi

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Bermuda

hudginsjodi

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

Verified Review

6 Night Bermuda (Norfolk Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 27, 2023

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9394

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Although you cannot control the weather, you should have offered even a partial voucher for a future cruise. After a 7+ hour drive from Georgia, we would have taken the voucher and gone somewhere else for our vacation. If we wanted to go to Nassau, we could have gone out of Charleston only two hours from home. Nassau was the last choice we would have made.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Norfolk people did best job ever in getting us a quick and painless embarkation

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

stage shows were entertaining

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

steward (Efran) was excellent.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

too many blockages of elevators and stairways.... had to change floors to get to several venues

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

rusty balcony

Ship tip

don't sail in hurricane season

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Ports of call

Norfolk, Virginia

4 out of 5

King's Wharf, Bermuda Did not visit port

Carnival cancelled our trip and substituted the Bahamas in exchange at last minute (to our great disappointment.... $200 on board credit not enough)

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

very smooth and well-organized

10 Comments

carolj68 1 year ago

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natelorip 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

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TreaSivels1972 1 year ago

You didn't know you're in the middle of the HURRICANE SEASON. 🤔

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cruisingem 1 year ago

200$ OBC seems very generous to me for something that is completely out of their control.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Hope you follow your tip and don’t cruise during hurricane session.

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tavo6 1 year ago

Thanks for your review

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Frogboo95 1 year ago

Sorry about the weather. I 'm just trying to see why that was Carnival's fault.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Sorry you were disappointed because of the weather. At least you got some type of compensation. I’d be happy just being on a cruise!

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kdlady 1 year ago

I understand your disappointment, but per your cruise contract, the cruise line has the right to change your itinerary at their discretion, and they aren't obligated to offer you any compensation. That is a risk you take, particularly during hurricane season, when the weather is unpredictable.

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