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About Your Ship: Carnival Magic

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Departs Galveston aboard Carnival Cruise Lines – Carnival Magic

Sailing Date(s): Jun 2013, Jul 2013, Aug 2013


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	Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Singles/friends Stateroom Type: Inside GREAT CRUISE by A Traveler from texas Sailing date: Mar 2013 Pros: FOOD and friendly crew Cons: port times to short We were in stateroom 1352 and our friends were in 1365 and 1367. We were told that we would be across the hall. We ended up on the opposite side of the ship. Starboard side staterooms are numbered odd, and port side are numbered even. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food We dined nightly in the Northern Lights 3rd Fwd. Food selections were diverse and food quality was excellent. Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 65+ Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Inside Good Cruise by Paul H from Dallas, TX Sailing date: Feb 2013 Pros: 3 days at sea, clean beautiful ship, room stewards very good. Cons: Lido breakfast not enough choices. Standing in line for bacon. Would be better if wafflles, etc. at buffet. Also, dining room breakfast only on port days. Enjoyable cruise and staff was friendly and efficient. Entertainment was good. Some of the comedy was so-so. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Food was okay and very good at times. Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Family w/young children Stateroom Type: Oceanview A perfect vacation! by mgw from Dallas, Texas Sailing date: Nov 2012 Pros: The dining, elegant nights, camp carnival for the kids, the ocean view staeroom, the comedy punchliner brunch, Cons: wish there was a way to communicate with family menbers on board the ship (walkie talkies etc)They do have cell phones for the parents who have kids at camp carnival. We had the greatest time! The kids loved dressing up for formal night.My daughter loved camp carnival. Our room was amazing! The service was wonderful! Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food I loved the category of food items you have wanted to try. They had frogs legs, snails,etc.I love trying new foods. Stateroom Quality Our ocean view stateroom deluxe was so perfect! Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities I wish they would have offered historical lectures. Children's Programs My daughter cannot stop talking about all the things she did at camp carnival! 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 65+ Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony A Seniors Cruise by A Traveler from East Texas, USA Sailing date: Nov 2012 Pros: Our balcony with the picturesque views of the water sending a peaceful, restful and relaxing time. Cons: The slot machines in the casino...definitely one arm bandits!! The Carnival Magic is a relatively new ship! It has everything you could want and more on a large ship (and it is). If you have ever cruised before then this is the ship you want to go on next time. It has basically everything for all/any age group! The bars, restaurants, entertainment, activities were very good and enjoyable. Because of the size and number of people, being a senior.....my opinion, it has more appeal to the younger generations below 55. Beautiful ship, excellent crew and staff, I give them high marks. Ship Details: Ship Quality Very good Dining/Food Good, suit your own taste. Stateroom Quality Very good Ship Staff Quality The most courteous and friendly staff!! Entertainment & Activities Good............ 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 65+ Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Singles/friends Stateroom Type: Inside Great cruise! by A Traveler from Tulsa, OK Sailing date: Oct 2012 Pros: Halloween costume contest 10/31/12. All activities are great. Cons: Getting ON and OFF the ship is a pain, but this cruise was better than most for this. Everything was wonderful EXCEPT the "IRIE MON BEACH EXCURSION." The guides were not displaying a sign like the rest of the groups, so no one could find the group without a lot of extra consternation. I accidentally saw the sign lying on a table instead of its being held up high. However, after we got to the beach, it was very nice. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities There was always plenty to do with something for any age group. 0 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 18 - 29 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony Fun but long time at sea by A Traveler from San Antonio, TX Sailing date: Sep 2012 Pros: The pools and the stops Cons: Three days at sea Fun trip, but three days at sea is a bit much if its only you and your spouse, with a group it would be better. All the little extras add up fast on your bill, so be careful. The off shore excursion are not worth what carnival charges you, you can get the same excursion they offer cheaper off the boat at the port. Also the drinks on the ship get expensive, so your bar bill adds up fast too. Ship Details: Ship Quality Large ship, so you wont notice all the people on board, except all the kids running everywhere. Be aware they run people over and up and down the hall ways. Dining/Food The food is kinda elegant and fancy, nothing simple for picky eaters. Stateroom Quality Balcony room was great, nice sized and comfortable to be in. Ship Staff Quality The housekeeping staff was great, they new our names by day 2 and was very friendly to talk to. The dinning room staff was nice but were either slow or not enough staff to cover the amount of people dinning. Entertainment & Activities Great shows almost every night and had a few activities during the day, but a lot of down time 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony Great Cruise by Scott L from Austin, Tx Sailing date: Sep 2012 Pros: balcony cabin Cons: entertainment excellent curise great ship and beutiful balcony cabin Jamaica is the bomb! had a great time there Ship Details: Ship Quality huge ship lots of little areas to escape Dining/Food not gormet food but pleanty of options to choose from Stateroom Quality balcony deck 9 great view at sea and in port! Ship Staff Quality most of the staff seemed to care if you were having a good time Entertainment & Activities only 3 production shows and last one was audience participation. would have like to see more production shows with quality vocals and dancing 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 18 - 29 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Inside Wonderful first time experience by Michael F. from Houston, TX Sailing date: Aug 2012 Pros: The Staff was amazing. Cons: Exploring Jamaica outside of the excursion was a bit of a bust Given the change I would most definitely go again. The staff really made this experience stellar, and there is never a dull moment on the the ship. Ship Details: Ship Quality It's my first time, so it's the best I've been on. Dining/Food Great food! Stateroom Quality We had an interior room which had no windows! So telling the time of day was tricky especially with no clock Ship Staff Quality Our bartender Mihaela on the Serenity Deck was awesome and cute. Our waiter "Mister D" was also entertaining and attentive Entertainment & Activities Lots to do and the shows were a blast especially Karaoke with Jay! 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Family w/young children Disappointing Cruise by James S. from Houston, TX Sailing date: Jul 2012 Pros: The overall newness of the ship and its staterooms Cons: The Captain of the ship deciding that we would not dock in Roatan Overall the ship itself was ok. The water slides and ropes course were about all there was to do although there were always lines to contend with. Ship Details: Ship Quality Not sure who thought it would be a good idea to have slick tile in the buffet area which is surrounded on both ends by pools. We witnessed an elderly lady slip and fall due to the slippery wet tile, and she was unable to get up. Public areas were clean and decor was ok. Dining/Food The food on this cruise was horrible. Things were overcooked most of the time, particularly potatoes at all meals of the day. Cheeseburgers cooked at the grill area had meat charred to a crisp on one side of the patty. The fruit was horrible....Watermelon and bananas were overripe, and both cantelope and honeydew melons were green. There also always seemed to be long lines at all buffet lines/areas. Stateroom Quality The stateroom was ok, but nothing to write home about. The selection of tv stations was worthless. These cruise ships need better channels and at least the weather channel. One complaint about the room was that it was small and cramped, and on this ship, you have to keep your sign and sail card in a slot in the room so that the lights will work. I truly disliked this. Ship Staff Quality Outside of the room stewards and dining room waitstaff, I was not satisfied with the ship's staff. The lady at the guest relations desk on this ship was horrible. She didn't care one bit about my concern, and from what I can tell, didn't care if I sailed with Carnival again. Entertainment & Activities Children's Programs Same old same old Camp Carnival activities. Someone needs to dream up some new things for the kids to do. My daughter was bored at Camp Carnival on this boat. 5 out of 13 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Inside Kids! The most they had ever had. by A Traveler from East, TX Sailing date: Jun 2012 Pros: Staff was excellent. Cons: Main dining room food was mediocre. Overall we had a good time, the shows were entertaining, the ship layout was easy and the pub was great. From what I remember the kid population was over 1200 and it was evident. Not Carnivals fault and I'm not decreasing their score because of it, just be aware that this ship is kid friendly and may be kid overrun. We hid at the pub and the Serenity desk most of the time. Walking down the halls, around elevators, Lido deck, etc. I was almost run into 80% of the time, I learned to take the exterior deck on level 5 to get around while avoiding the crowds. I did not and still do not regret anything though. Ship Details: Ship Quality Clean and large, I really liked the exterior walkway on deck 5. Dining/Food Main dining room food was so/so, they messed up a few meals (Waiter: "How would you like your steak prepared?" Me: "Does it seriously matter? It's gonna be well done," and my wife found a hair in one. On the other hand the Tandor Indian cuisine at the aft Lido deck was great, we started getting plates there and taking them down to the Red Frog Pub to eat. Stateroom Quality Clean, bed was fine, shower was hot and closets were large. If you are on the 6th floor forward part of ship you will be listening to the show till 11 or so, we stayed up late so it wasn't an issue. Ship Staff Quality I really thought the staff (aside from the cooks) was on top of it. People were calling me by name and the guys at the pub were super nice. Entertainment & Activities Magic act was so so, juggler was great, comedy was good to great. 11 out of 12 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful?
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