Carnival Magic Review

Some Magic with Some Tragic

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Magic
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masfam5
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Dec 2011
Cabin: Balcony
Traveled with children

This was our third cruise on new or new-ish Carnival ships. As a "cup's half full" sort of person, I'll start with the positives:

This ship has a great layout--especially in the wide 5th Deck Promenade. Gone are the long claustrophobic fore-to-aft walks experienced on earlier ships. Magic's Promenade is spacious with outside deck areas around the entire ship. There are deck chair areas, hot tubs that cantilever over the ocean (unfortunately packed with unsupervised kids), and outdoor extensions to the midship Ocean Plaza entertainment area. This deck also gives an outdoor patio area to the Red Frog Pub with thatched sun shades and faux palms. This outstanding Caribbean-themed watering hole became a favorite pre- and post-dinner hangout for our three-generation family. Colin from Guyana at the Red Frog was outstanding!

Awesome water park--the slides were fast and fun. The kids also loved the water park's play area and dump bucket, especially on the one or two hot days at sea.

Cabin Review

Balcony

Cabin 8D

Great wrap around balcony, but you lose the sitting area of the standard balcony room. Essentially, you have a long hallway (with the three closets) that opens onto the bed area, with the bathroom toward the back of the ship near the door. As mentioned in my review, this ship yaws and shimmies like no other. This phenomenon, which occurs throughout the ship, was more pronounced near the stern where our cabin and dining areas were located. We were also awakened each morning by people sliding deck chairs around the aft pool on Deck 10 above us.

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