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Carnival Magic Cruise Reviews - Tips
1768 Carnival Magic Tips
Cruzinnurse
Ship is overall good. I would be very cautious in choosing new york to cruise from right after school gets out, the amount of terroristic kids was bad. So much vandalism and theft on board from the kids, just running wild. Don't bring valuable out, and even consider not putting a sign on your door. If you use a medical scooter, disable it when storing in hallway, kids stole one of those too.
JBradway
The ship can be confusing because the galley in the middle of the ship blocks you from going from one end to the other so look at the maps constantly at the elevators.
Pwood112
Do not buy cloud 9 spa products. They increase the price dramatically!!! I found my product for $128. They charged me $339!!!
frathornton
I want to be clear - every single one of the complaints I have about this cruise had nothing to do with ANYTHING within Carnival’s control. The passengers were awful. Terrible. Rotten. I will never visit the city of New York again because of the last week. Incredibly rude and hateful. Lots of weed was smoked on the boat. Cutting in line and public disturbances were commonplace. I heard about two instances of theft and I’m sure there were many more. People physically fought in public. Regularly heard people running up and down the hallways yelling for no particular reason at 2am. First I thought there were a lot of British because no one walked on the right side of the hallway. Nope! New Yorkers are just inconsiderate and care about no one else in the universe. No volume control and crass about everything, even in front of kids and in areas intended to be quieter. Ruined the vacation. Ignorance at its finest.
rachelwietbrock
Be aware of the time of year that you sail. As Carnival is, usually, the most cost effective option for cruising, it often draws groups of younger folks who are there to party. They can be loud and disrespectful. Just be aware.
Lhay
Pick another ship
delbel74
Go to the buffet early before 9 am to avoid long lines. Check out the additional dining/seating options.
Jbrown2005
I would definitely bring some type of small camera because the Ropes Course doesn't let you bring your phone.
mzlawren
Enjoy and expect longer lines. The ships are running at capacity again but still a little understaffed.
vicen3
Don’t take off your face mask and clean your hands.
TinkNTye
I would suggest not getting a clam shell if you are going to half moon caye. We paid for it 7 months prior and they told us they “ran” out of them. Absolutely no shade to get away from the sun. Completely disorganized to get off the ship and get back to ship. People were fighting/yelling at each other. Your best bet is to stay on the ship. When we got back to ship after an hour, we had a lot of fun using pool and hot tub without all the rowdy kids on board.
MarcMerren
Pick your time when less teenagers are on board
Rosary4peace
Guy's Pig & Anchor has great food but very limited hours. Pay attention to when it's open if you want to get some food there.
jbmustang97
I would recommend a short trip… this ship is really only big enough for 4 days or so unless you really like being lazy or the casino… this cruise was to give my friend a taste of cruising. He is very much a I’ve seen it let’s move on type of person and we ended up doing everything more than once by the end of our 4 day trip with plenty of time to spare. I left Magic feeling like I did everything I could’ve wanted to do more than I wanted to. After my 5 day cruise on Adventure of the Seas I left feeling like I wanted more time to do the activities more than once and I even missed out on a few activities I wish I could’ve done. RCCL is really for a cruise over 5 days. I feel like most carnival ships certainly dream class and anything smaller are meant for 3-5 day sailings.
ylmassie
Magic is the perfect size ship not to Sam
debj444
If you've cruised in the past (particularly Royal Caribbean or Norwegian), this ship may not live up to your expectations. And the WiFi package is a joke. Works well with the Carnival Hub app, but a hit or miss (mostly miss) with other apps. I purchased the Value plan and was upgraded to Premium which was no better.
Tara1104
Don’t go
ayifre
We would suggest the disembarkation can be better, like all out which section can get off the ship first so people don’t all get out at the same time. Also, for the charge items let the customer know how much. I was at teatime and I surprise the staff ask for my key card to charge tea bag. I have been to all my cruise before covid, no one charge tea bag. I was shock. This ship charge every little things.
penna17536
Don't go ship from hell
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