Carnival Magic Review

Interesting Cruise on Magic

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Magic
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2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Dec 2011
Cabin: Balcony

This was my third cruise overall, second on Carnival. The Magic is very similar to the Conquest. The layout is basically the same...same lobby layout, same dining room locations, same comedy club location, same casino, etc. The differences were the serenity area and the pool area was a little different. Plus the decor was different (Conquest was actually nicer with the murals on the glass elevator area and the beautiful blown glass light fixtures, etc. Magic was more modern looking, less artsy.)

So for the FIRST unusual thing to happen: Two hours out of Galveston, while seated at the early dinner, the ship starting making a different kind of noise. Some said they thought we were turning around. About an hour or so later, the captain came on and announced we had indeed turned around because of a medical emergency, so we headed back to Galveston (we were only about 2 hours out) so the could disembark. That put us late into Cozumel by about an hour.

The dining room service (we ate in the Southern Lights dining room every night for dinner) was excellent. Only one night did we have slower service because the kitchen forgot to send out the shrimp orders. And keeping the tea glasses full was a bit slow but the staff was going as fast as the could. But overall the service was excellent and the waiters were terrific...plus the learned all of our names (11 of us) by the second night. The food was very good of course and the didn't blink when I asked for a third lobster!

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Balcony

Cabin 8E

Cabin 9346 - lots of storage. Third bed instead of sofa (although if you only have two passengers they would convert bed back into sofa). Nice view from balcony and large window (although window view partially blocked if you open balcony divider between 9346 and 9342...not blocked at all if open between 9346 and 9350). We had three adult men in this room and did not feel cramped.

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