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Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

2.4 out of 5
Carnival Magic

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 16, 2023

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 11274

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

Upon arrival we were greeted by a toothless gentleman barking orders about putting our tags on the bags and demanding a dollar a bag. We we followed the crowd since there was no clear direction. When approaching the entrance we were ushered in and told to have our travel documents available. From there, we were treated like a herd of animals going through turnstiles. After getting on the boat, we were crowded into the food area where there were long lines, but no seating due to the rain. It was disappointment after disappointment throughout except for our excursions. This frequent traveler does not recommend wasting your time and money.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Terrible

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Average at best

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Spa... the manager was rude and Condescending.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
I was sick of being on top of people

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
There were 4 people that did an exceptional job. All others provided adequate service

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Layout was difficult to navigate. The areas were clean and well maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
I did not book bunk beds through RCI! But, somehow 2 adults around 60 ended up in one. After a terrible boarding experience and calling customer service and told I was out of luck, I cried. I specifically booked 2 beds we could push together.

Ship tip

Don't do it!

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

2 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Chaotic
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