Carnival Magic Review

4.0 / 5.0
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First time Cruiser loved the Magic!!

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Magic
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wallybone
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Nov 2013

Sailed out of Galveston used EZ parking got a discount on-line for parking, couldn't have been easier. Would recommend them to anyone going out of Galveston. Had all the paperwork done ahead of time got to the terminal at 11:15 and was on the ship by 12:30. We didn't have the fast pass that you can buy from Carnival for $50 per cabin (it was sold out) but didn't see much of a advance maybe if you have a early excursion in port. We did the inside cabin that was very small but had plenty of space for clothing. Bed was ok not too hard but having to twins pushed together to make a king you could feel the space where the bed joined. We were not in our room very much so it worked fine for us.

The staff was great, they cleaned the room twice sometime three times a day. Any thing you needed they were there and always saying good morning or greeting you in the hall calling you by name. The casino was very small and the machine were very tight. Shows were ok, the final show was very good. The comedy club was great we saw three of the four comedians, loved it. They have a adult only shows and a family shows twice a night. The bingo was nice it cost was $25 not too many players I won $250 the second day. The food was very good! We did the steakhouse the first night and got a free bottle of wine. The steaks were so good and the cheesecake would feed 4 people. I would recommend this highly. The main dinning was also very good always found something we like. The staff was great if you didn't like something they would bring out something else. The buffet was a buffet not great not bad, in the morning the omelet station was very good sometime long lines. At lunch the wok station was great also long lines, the burrito station was also very good. The Itatian restaurant was $12 for dinner but free for lunch. We did this twice pasta bar and then the lasagna that was great, the only thing we didn't like was the basketball court is right above your head and you heard the ball bouncing very loudly. The drinks were very strong and cost between $6 and $12 for the most part not bottom shelve stuff. Each bar had it own type of drinks. One thing we like is that so easy to keep up with what you spent by just looking on the TV and looking on you account. We have already booked our next cruise.

Cabin Review

Room was very small but found room for everything. One thing we didn't like was there was only one outlet in the room. We brought a extension cord but I wish we would have brought two, the room was not hot but we use a fan and I have a C-Pack machine so it was hard to have both in the right places. The room was very quite and we didn't hear anything from the floor above or below us. The bed was two twin that they push together to make a king.

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