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Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
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Carnival Magic

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 23, 2024

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9381

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

Overall we will not be sailing on this ship again. There was little to nothing in the evenings after dinner during the kids club time so we would have to pay to watch things if we chose to that. The food was not great and there were no kid friendly options on the buffet other than hot dogs...and no one is eating that for every meal lets be real. The staff we did see was not great, not very friendly and would tell us to go to the bar. The dinner waitstaff never returned to check on us at the table.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
very confusing and no guidance

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Not like any other food/experiences we had. They had nothing really for kids on a daily basis on the buffet other than hot dogs. Lines were LONG!! only opened one side at night. The specialty restaurants were slow. Main dining was okay, they weren't very friendly and you never got refills

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
OVER CROWDED everywhere. No servers. Limited show options.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The shows we attended were okay.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
Kids loved it other than not being able to choose dinner.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
little to no smiles. people were not coming back at dinner. they were few and far between.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
needs a facelift

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Small but thats a cruise.

Ship tip

DON'T...we will be returning to Royal

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
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12 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing
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katrinadixon     7 months ago

I loved magic if you want kid friendly go on Disney there is lots of food there move on
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2by2     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing your Opinion of the Magic .
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natelorip     7 months ago

Sorry it wasn't everything you wanted it to be.
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jimbo502     7 months ago

Hey troll, get a life.RC is no better, been there done that.
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cortneyb     7 months ago

there's way more than hot dogs for kids at the buffet. get real. pizza, sandwiches from the deli, etc
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Gwbigdog     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing
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javawoody     7 months ago

Zero Cruise history, enough said
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jenniw0212     7 months ago

We recently cruised on the Magic and absolutely loved it. I guess everyone's perspective is different
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banaford     7 months ago

I know Carnival used to have a kids menu in MDR, if you ask. Honestly don't know if they still offer that.
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HeavySeas     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing
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cruising2004     7 months ago

Spring break is always crowded. Sorry you did not enjoy.
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