Carnival Magic Review
Carnivals best ship to date, Great Cruise
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We originally booked this cruise because John Heald was supposed to be the cruise director. Much to our chagrin he left the ship a few weeks early. We were quite disappointed and this set us up to be very disappointed in his replacement. But other than that, this was a great cruise. The ship is by far the nicest of those we have been on previously. We found the decor to be less gaudy and more tasteful and our stateroom was great. While we were disappointed with the CD, we found the rest of the entertainment staff to be great, better than any we had experienced before. In fact, there were several we felt would make a more entertaining CD than the one we had.
We were also a bit disappointed with the evening shows. The ones we had were great but they seemed to be fewer in number than we had experienced in the past.
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Aft-View Extended Balcony
The cabin was either the most spacious we have ever had or maybe just better arranged because it certainly seemed more spacious. In fact following the cruise we spent one night in a Barcelona hotel and the room seems smaller than our cabin. It was actually bigger but its arrangement made it seem small. I loved the small bathroom. It too seemed more roomy. The closet and storage space was plenty for us (we tend to travel very light) but others might find them a bit limiting. Cabin was very quiet, the balcony was great except of smoke from the neighbor at times.