Carnival Magic Review
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I read reviews and weigh the good with the bad. My general rule of thumb is...more good reviews or a close number of good and bad...try it then form my own opinion! I'm going into detail since I found very few really detailed positive reviews when I was searching. I will include any negatives but want to say the couple of those we experienced did not change our opinion of the Magic!
We book a suite because my husband is a big man and likes plenty of room and a king sized bed. I am an early riser and look forward to enjoying coffee delivered by room service (complimentary but I add a tip) every morning on the balcony, watching the sunrise.
1. Embarkation-we always arrive around 10 am. We use Galveston Park n Cruise indoor parking, it is great and reasonable at $60 for the week. Less expensive online than paying when you arrive @ $10/day. Since we are VIP (because of the suite), after security, we breeze through the terminal to the check-in where we set up our Sign & Sail accounts, get our cards, and most of the time are allowed right on the ship.
Cabin Review
Ocean Suite
We had room 7153, my brother and SIL had room 7365 (both starboard, midship). Note: None of the balcony suites directly overlook the water, as with the other 2 ships. When standing and looking down, you see the wrap around deck 2 decks below. When sitting on the balcony, you only see the ocean. Our room was perfect in every way, my brother and SIL had a hot tub on Deck 5 below their balcony. This was not a problem until one afternoon when several children were in the hot tub squealing, laughing and talking loudly. My SIL could hear them in their cabin when they went to the room to nap before dinner.