We are two Carnival gold status grannie cruisers and love embarking out of Galveston for Texas convenience.
We signed in for a Cruise Critic meeting, however it apparently never happened, or at least we found no notice of it.
Back in 2011 we had the pleasure of the Magic’s maiden cruise out of Barcelona. With Magic reaping five years of wear and tear, we expected differences. One thing is clearly obvious — the company has made a number of cutbacks. Perhaps this is true of all of their fleet.
Balcony cabin was fine and almost exactly as others we've booked
Stayed in fenced enclave and checked out shops