First time to Bermuda

Item: Carnival Magic
Rating: 4.5
Author: k9nurse011

Carnival Magic Cruise Review

k9nurse011

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 9

Helpful Votes: 109

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

6 Night Bermuda (Norfolk Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 24, 2023

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6223

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Bermuda is beautiful! Pictures do not do the island justice. If you have the chance to go, do it!!! If it gets cancelled book it again! A must do bucket list.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Less than 10 min from getting off the parking shuttle to walking on the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

Always busy, fresh and delicious!

Carnival Deli

4 out of 5

The late night go to spot!

BlueIguana Cantina

4 out of 5

This is always a favorite of mine. I’m surprised at myself that I only ate there once during the week!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Jogging Track

5 out of 5

The best way to get steps in!

Mini Golf

5 out of 5

One of the things I love about cruising Carnival are the mini golfs on board. My husband and I play a round every morning.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Seaside Theater

5 out of 5

Watched Sunday night football under the stars on the pool deck with hundreds of other fans! One of the best experiences I have ever had on a ship.

Lobby

4 out of 5

The lobby is a nice place to hang out, we usually sat up on the second level and watched the violin trio. Good chocolate martinis but the bar is always crowded!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was wonderful. Our room steward Eddie even got us a new shower head during the week! I’m pretty sure we had him on another cruise ( we think Carnival Pride). Our waiter must be new at the head waiter role, but his assistants made up for his disorganization. One thing we do miss when we are on larger ships is how friendly and personalized the service feels on “smaller ships” we were really happy to have that again on this sailing.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

First time in a while in an interior. I got great sleep!!!