Been cruising with Carnival since 2003 and over the past few years I watched Carnival hit the skids, but still kept my faith that this cruise line would get it right and they did. So my fifth cruise gets a big WTG Carnival! I was very impressed with the Magic.

Embarkation? No big deal. Spent a lovely morning, early afternoon strolling the ocean boardwalk, ate lunch at Bubba Gumps of Galveston, and walked on the ship at 3pm. And every one of the embarkation staff had a nice smile, friendly attitude, very accommodating

We had a spa room with a balcony. Our room steward, Agus, was very congenial, friendly, and treated us with utmost respect. We never had a need in our room for anything. We had fresh ice, clean towels, clean, clean, clean everything AND endearing towel creatures on our bed every night, we felt so pampered and spoiled. And our bed was super comfortable as well. We spent a lot of time on our balcony, reading and relaxing. We could still slightly hear the thumping of the music on the Lido deck, calling us to join them, a reminder of being on a totally entertainment-galore cruise liner; alas, there is a lot of activity to go to if boredom takes over. Read more