Carnival Magic Review

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Veteran Cruiser; Honest Review

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Magic
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10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Apr 2016
Cabin: Spa Balcony

Veteran Cruiser – Honest Review

In summary: the Carnival Magic is a really nice ship. She is huge (130K tons) which is a departure from the older and smaller ships that normally take the 3 or 4 day Bahamas run from Port Canaveral. After five years of service, she was immaculate, comfortable, and the service in general was on target. This cruise was a three-day repositioning cruise of sorts, scheduling the Magic for week long Caribbean cruises out of Canaveral. The crew had just enjoyed a three-day trip from Galveston without any guests. They seemed happy and well rested. That being said, here is my honest and detailed review.

Embarkation: Port Canaveral is undergoing major enhancements to provide for larger ships and increasing passenger counts. This effort is in progress. Accordingly, the facilities aren’t there yet. Most noticeably, parking is an issue. It took much too long to park and we ended up against a yellow curb, as directed by a parking attendant, as the lot was out of room. Consider that you have 3600 passengers parking in a lot designed for 2000. After parking, boarding was effortless. We are Platinum Cruisers on Carnival. We went through a priority security lane, were directed to the Captain’s Lounge, and within 15 minutes were aboard and in our cabin.

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Spa Balcony

Cabin 8P

Cabin was excellent. Located all the way forward on Deck 12 with a private entrance to the spa across the hall.

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