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A mediocre cruise! by
A Traveler from Colorado Sailing date: Feb 2012Pros: Being on vacation - Cons: the dining experience and hospitality experience The ship was okay. I was not impressed with the Red Frog Pub - would rather have seen a nice martini bar with better menu. Ship Quality
Dining/FoodI was disappointed in the dining experience on this ship compared to previous cruises I've taken. Stateroom Quality
Ship Staff QualityThe housekeeping staff never introduced themselves to us and the dining staff made us feel rushed. Both experiences in those departments were impersonal. 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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   A great cruise by
Carla S. from Denver, CO Sailing date: Sep 2011Pros: Included many fantastic location Cons: The entertainment on the boat Great ship, the staterooms are very functional and comfortable. The pool areas are nice, the workout facilities are great, the dining room is nice and the marketplace was very functional.
Did not find the evening entertainment to be very good. Compared to other cruises I have been on, they really lacked on quality. Also the sound systems were very loud everywhere which became annoying.. Ship Quality
Dining/FoodMy only complaint would be the coffee machines were often having issues and therefore long lines would develop. We decided room service was the best way to go to get coffee. That was perfect. Stateroom Quality
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Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Marseille (Provence), France
Naples, Italy
Messina, SicilyReally enjoyed the trip to Mt. Etna & Taormina !
Savona (Genoa), Italy
Venice, Italy
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A wonderful cruise with a few exceptions by
Debbie B from Texarkana, Texas Sailing date: Sep 2011Pros: Cruise director, beauty of the ship, friendliness of staff Cons: ran out of water on days of shore excursions, lack of efficiency re shore excursions Very beautiful ship. We had a major problem from the beginning. The Redfrog Pub was directly below our stateroom. HORRIBLE!!! Could hear the music, laughter, noise every night. I mean bass shaking the walls at times. I have already rebooked for another cruise on this ship so overall I did like it BUT even though they gave me a $691.00 credit toward price of the cruise, not enough for the inconvenience. When I rebooked, I made sure I was far away from the pub!! Ship Quality
Dining/FoodWas unable to go to dining room because of late shore excursions BUT the Lido Marketplace was pretty good. In the buffet line at night, the food was hit and miss as far as temperature of food. Stateroom QualityEverything was excellent but location of room with problem as described above Ship Staff QualityRating says it all Entertainment & Activities
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Civitavecchia (Rome), ItalyWent to Sistine Chapel/The Vatican...totally enjoyed. So much more there I would like to see.
Dubrovnik, CroatiaAbsolutely beautiful.
Don't Miss: Couldnt go wrong on anything on this port. Livorno (Florence & Pisa), ItalyI did not like Florence at all. Too crowded, traffic horrible. Hot day so that may have had something to do with it!!
Monte Carlo, MonacoRiviera Spectacular was an excellent shore excursion.
Messina, SicilyWent to Mt. Etna. AWESOME GUIDE! Just didnt like Messina that much.
Venice, ItalyLoved Venice. Went on Gondola ride (awesome); went to St. Mark's Square (awesome); went to Murano and Burano (awesome)
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Great ports of call by
A Traveler from Syracuse, NY Sailing date: Jun 2011Pros: Venice Cons: Needed to book excursions through Carnival and there was little variety of food. The Magic has the same layout as the other Carnival ships which is hard to get around and see everything easily. The nice thing about the ship was the decor. Everything is glass and very beautiful. Unfortunately the food was not that great. Weeks before this cruise we were on the Freedom in the Caribbean and the food was exactly the same as it was on the Magic. If you go to the sit down dinner the choices for dinner are not that great and the choices for dessert are even worse. The variety of entertainment on the ship at night was not the best. A note about some of the ports when you dock the main city is about an hour away and was necessary to book an excursion through the cruise which books up very fast. Ship Quality
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GREAT CRUISE by
A Traveler from texas Sailing date: Mar 2013Pros: 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 Quality
Dining/FoodWe dined nightly in the Northern Lights 3rd Fwd. Food selections were diverse and food quality was excellent. Stateroom Quality
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A perfect vacation! by
mgw from Dallas, Texas Sailing date: Nov 2012Pros: 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 Quality
Dining/FoodI loved the category of food items you have wanted to try. They had frogs legs, snails,etc.I love trying new foods. Stateroom QualityOur ocean view stateroom deluxe was so perfect! Ship Staff Quality
Entertainment & ActivitiesI wish they would have offered historical lectures. Children's ProgramsMy daughter cannot stop talking about all the things she did at camp carnival! 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Great Cruise by
Scott L from Austin, Tx Sailing date: Sep 2012Pros: balcony cabin Cons: entertainment excellent curise great ship and beutiful balcony cabin
Jamaica is the bomb! had a great time there Ship Qualityhuge ship lots of little areas to escape Dining/Foodnot gormet food but pleanty of options to choose from Stateroom Qualitybalcony deck 9 great view at sea and in port! Ship Staff Qualitymost of the staff seemed to care if you were having a good time Entertainment & Activitiesonly 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.
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Wonderful first time experience by
Michael F. from Houston, TX Sailing date: Aug 2012Pros: 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 QualityIt's my first time, so it's the best I've been on. Stateroom QualityWe had an interior room which had no windows! So telling the time of day was tricky especially with no clock Ship Staff QualityOur bartender Mihaela on the Serenity Deck was awesome and cute. Our waiter "Mister D" was also entertaining and attentive Entertainment & ActivitiesLots to do and the shows were a blast especially Karaoke with Jay! 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
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A Beautiful New Ship by
A Traveler from Indiana Sailing date: Apr 2012Pros: Lots to do Cons: Disembarkation was a bottleneck We were impressed that we didn't feel crowded with so many passengers, though we're not sun worshippers who had to get up early to get a prime location... Ship Quality
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Great trip! by
SARAH N. from United States Sailing date: Jan 2012Pros: The ship was beautiful & the staff was very friendly & helpful. Cons: Problems w/ the tenders in Grand Cayman & almost missed our flight home b/c Port of Galveston was closed due to fog & we didn't disembark until 2 pm. We really enjoyed the ship. It had a lot of fun activities & some neat features we haven't seen on other ships, such as the Red Frog Pub & the ropes course. Ship Quality
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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