Carnival Magic Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Be careful of the mustard dispenser at Guy’s hamburger stand. The mustard shoots out at people and ruins their clothes. It happened to most people.

We tried for the 3rd time to get to Bermuda. We went to Freeport instead, it is a ship yard. We'll try to fly to Bermuda next time.

I was trying to book my next cruise night 2 of this one! Excellent trip for me and my hubby.

Embarkment was very efficient and quick (best in 8 cruises). Dinning room staff were professional and made sure we had a great experience and still made the late shows.

I keep cruising on Carnival because of the comedy club and the staff.

I go on one or two cruises every year and am up to almost 50 by now. This was our first Carnival line cruise. We normally go on Holland America or Royal Carribean. We are an older couple. First of all, we were amazed that the food was excellent and the portions at dinner were larger than we got on our other cruises. They even gave us steak and lobster for no extra charge. The balcony cabins on Carnival are larger than on other cruise ships, and that has been a known fact for years. It was less expensive for us to take a Carnival cruise than other cruise lines. Usually, we get a suite for the two of us on Holland America. This time there were no suites available, so we got two adjoining balcony cabins, which was perfect, as we left the door between them open and had the two rooms which provided us with our own bathrooms and space to be in the cabins without overcrowding. We had four days at sea, so having large cabins was helpful. I recommend to always take Meclizine with you as we had hurricanes both going down and returning from the Caribbean and the seas had 9-foot swells. As an older couple we did fine. Make sure to take some formal wear for two dressy nights, as people really did dress in their finery with sequins and all. The pandemic is over and people are back to bringing their formal clothes as they want the freedom to express themselves, dress up again, be seen, and party. There was also a 70's dress up night and dance on deck and, thank goodness, I had a 70's outfit with me as nobody told me to prepare ahead of time. Other cruisers seemed to know and really dressed up in costumes. Our three ports were wonderful experiences and we were never bored as we have been at some of our ports in the past on cruises. During this time of high inflation and costs, it is nice to sail on Carnival Cruise Line, which has less expensive rates. It was also nice to be able to drive to the port rather than having to spend the money to fly.

Thought this was an excellent cruise and plan to go on more cruises. Loved leaving out of Norfolk.

Original itinerary was to Bermuda but due to Hurricane Lee, we were rerouted to the Bahamas. Still a good trip.

Everything was fine for us except debarkation put a big damper on a relaxing vacation. MDR needs a menu overhaul. The food lacked taste and tiny portions. The specialty restaurants were spot on

Cruise itself was amazing. Half Moon Cay was perfect. We do not like the Bahama's so we avoid cruises with Bahamas as a port. We feel that the non-refundable money back was not in proportion to the cost of the Bermuda ports versus the Bahama ports.

Very disappointed. I will not return to this ship contemplating canceling our next cruise with Carnival

The Carnival was Majic from the moment we boarded till the time we disembarked.

Our cruise was supposed to be to Bermuda, but because of Hurricane Franklin, we got an email the day before that the itinerary had changed to the Bahamas. We were disappointed, but this was our first cruise and we hadn't been to the Bahamas, so we just made the best of it. Can't control the weather! We were pleasantly surprised at how easy and fun the cruise was. It is vacation made simple. We travel a lot, and it usually involves a ton of planning -- this was a piece of cake in comparison. Never had to worry about what to eat, where to go, etc. So, as a result, we felt like it was pretty relaxing. Not exactly an immersive experience, as we visited three different places over three days, but it was still good. The weather was good -- and the fact that we were dodging Hurricane Franklin and Hurricane Idalia and had sunny days every day is a testament to being flexible and skirting bad weather elsewhere. The ship did rock a bit coming back, but it was nothing too crazy. And, I think our cruise was less full since people canceled with the itinerary change, so that probably made our cruise more enjoyable in that things were never too crowded at the restraurants, buffets, pool, getting lounge chairs was easy etc. It was a silver lining...

This was my first cruise and definitely not my last one. Everything was amazing and I had so much fun. It was the perfect vacation and I can't wait to plan my next one.

I will never use Carnival again worst cruise ever. Carnival did not care for the people that were on the ship!

Although you cannot control the weather, you should have offered even a partial voucher for a future cruise. After a 7+ hour drive from Georgia, we would have taken the voucher and gone somewhere else for our vacation. If we wanted to go to Nassau, we could have gone out of Charleston only two hours from home. Nassau was the last choice we would have made.

We just had another wonderful cruise vacation arranged by our travel advisor Vivian Webb! As usual, she covered every detail and used her vast knowledge to make sure we had all of the information we needed, and that we had all our bases covered; she made sure we received all benefits and perks available and checked on us right before and after the trip. She's the best! This Carnival cruise was excellent. The food was high quality, the ship was clean and the staff super friendly. This was cruise #36 and we were not disappointed!

Thoroughly enjoyed our cruise. CARNIVAL truly has the FUN ships. We wouldn’t change a thing on the ship, except for the CHAT app and elevator speed (an escalator would be convenient, if possible).

My first experience was a good one. The staff was awesome, ship was clean with plenty to do for adults and children.

Overall it was an okay trip. Some things could have been better. Maybe my expectations were too high but i was a little disappointed. For the amount of money I paid for this trip, I didnt feel like it was necessarily worth it. My mom went on this same cruise a few years ago for a fraction of the cost and it sounds like she had a better time. I am hoping now that I have a bit of experience with a cruise ship and how they are laid out, i might have more fun next time and be more willing to participate in some of the different activities offered on board. And now i know to keep an eye out for discounted tickets and to make sure to check what destination we are going to and whether it is rainy season. Definitely a learning experience.