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Carnival Magic Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
Carnival Magic

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Norfolk Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 16, 2023

Ship: Carnival Magic

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 11212

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

Not the best for people with mobility issues. They need separate elevators on debarkation days. Arrive early if you want good seats at the main theater shows.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We did a back to back cruise. So no real embarkation on this one since we were still on the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
MDR food was fantastic. Except for the frog legs. Gross! The banana split is still my favorite dessert.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Wanted to do the ropes course but they were always closed for high winds. The putt putt golf was fun. Entertaining to watch basketball and dodgeball tournament.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The main theater shows were great. They did have a malfunction when they did Flick, but still enjoyable.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The MDR staff was fantastic. Our room steward was fantastic.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Not a fan of the southern lights MDR location.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Cloud 9 spa interior. Absolutely the worst cabin. The gym was above us. Specifically, the free weights were above our room. Every morning starting at 6am we would here people dropping the weights. Even though there was a sign asking then not to. Towards the end of the cruise, someone was up there after midnight and I had to go down to guest services, because nobody would answer the phone.

Ship tip

Still our favorite ship.

Ports of call

Norfolk, Virginia

4 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5
Caution if you have mobility issues. The uneven streets and sidewalks will make your visit a little tricky.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
We just visited the shops.

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5
Visited a few shops.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
My father-in-law was in a scooter, we waited almost 2 hours to go down 1 floor to wait in the lido area so we could be last group off. Everyone was go rude. We were just trying to get him on the elevator so we could take the stairs. Everyone crammed in the elevators with wagons, large suitcases and strollers.
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8 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

Sogmoore     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004     3 months ago

Thank you for your review.

javawoody     3 months ago

Appreciate the post

Gwbigdog     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

HeavySeas     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

Curt34     3 months ago

Thanks for the review. Have done back to back on this ship as well. Really enjoyed it.

AuntPinkie     3 months ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of the big hiccups. We’ll be sailing on the Magic in October.

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