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Carnival Magic Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 59

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Carnival Magic

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 18, 2023

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2244

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

The Cruise was great! There were 17 of us celebrating Thanksgiving. The ship had lots of activities for children and adults! You can check out my YouTube channel “Edna’s World “ to see all the fun we had!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was very smooth! Staff were nice 👍🏾

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The food was pretty good overall. Nothing too bland or too spectacular. The food spaces were always clean and all staff were always helpful.

Cucina Del Capitano

4 out of 5

The service was slow, but the food was good.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Lots of fun activities to do onboard. Always check out the hub app. I hosted a slot pull which was a lot of fun

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Fun Squad was great! My grandkids enjoyed Millie

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
My grandkids loved the parade and story time as well as the Dr. Seuss breakfast

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Staff was great! Julius and Benjamin in the mdr were awesome

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was perfect! It had 2 bathrooms; One of which had a tub. Great for small children.

Ports of call

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Grand Turk’s taxi area is a bit clustered and chaotic, so pack some patience!! We took a taxi to Jack’s Shack and enjoyed a beach day. The water temperature was great, but lots of big waves. The food service was slow, but it is made to order. The staff were nice.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
We stayed near the port area. If you don’t have any excursions booked, you’re basically just walking around and shopping. We found a little marina near the port and the kids played there in the water for a bit

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

4 out of 5
Princess Cays is a beautiful beach. The play area for children is really nice, but the pool attendant could have better people skills. We brought collapsible beach toys which made for easy travel

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
First time in curaçao was nice. We booked an excursion through the cruise line and went to the ostrich farm and Amazonia jungle exhibit. The staff were all great. We had an air conditioned bus which was very nice. The excursion is free for kids under 5. It was fun for them. You got to feed a few ostrich and see some other animals

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Getting off the ship was a slow process. The luggage area was a mad house
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