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Item: Carnival Magic
Rating: 3.6
Author: drjet2001

Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

drjet2001

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

Verified Review

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 18, 2023

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6251

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Not a great selection on the buffet. The lines were so long to eat anywhere. The ship was nice we enjoyed it. All the staff was very professional. Some of the shows were exceptional.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Lines were ridiculous. 30 min to get a piece of pizza. Buffet lines were 20 to 45 minutes every day and night. Lines to eat we're always long. Most of the food was pretty good once you could get it!.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Some good shows

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Very good

Children's Programs

Did not cruise with young children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was very nice and professional.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

I rated it poor because it was right over the theater and the room vibrated and you could hear the singing in the room and you couldn't nap and you couldn't go to sleep until 10:30 at night when the shows were over.

Ship tip

The ship was renovated well.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5

Carnival botched this port up by not getting everyone off of the ship until after 1:00 in the afternoon and we had to be back on by 3:30. The buffet closed at 1:00 and a lot of people couldn't even eat at it.

Thumbs Up 0

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

Nothing on this island to really see at all. The Port is very nice where they have the shots and the margaritaville. Nice beach.

Thumbs Up 0

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Did not really explore the port because we went on a catamaran.

Thumbs Up 0

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

This was my favorite spot and favorite beach.