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Carnival Magic Review

My Wonderfully Magical Cruise

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Magic
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6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Apr 2013
Cabin: Balcony

Booked on this cruise with me was my friend. It was his first cruise and my 6th...all on Carnival. My review is long but it is detailed and I hope informative. Enjoy your read.

The Drive:

We left San Antonio at around 11am on Saturday. The drive down was pretty uneventful. I take I10 East to the Sam Houston Toll way to avoid Houston traffic. Not sure if it saves any time or not but it saves my sanity. The cost is $5.25 spread between 3 different toll booths at a $1.50 each.

Cabin Review

Balcony

Cabin 8E

We were in cabin 9272, a balcony cabin on the Vista deck. It is very near the Atrium lobby on the port side of the ship. One thing to note here. The location of this cabin is very close to the Atrium as stated which means that it's very close to the Atrium bar and the singer. I could hear her on into the night each night. Thankfully I bought a small fan with me that helped drown out the caterwauling; I mean entertainment, so I wasn't too disturbed. The cabin was nice and has a mini bar. Since I had brought on my own juice and soda, I removed most of the contents from the mini bar. If you do this, please take inventory of what is in the fridge BEFORE you put your things in it. And if there is something missing, notify the Guest Services desk immediately. I did not and almost had to end up paying $8 for a can of OJ and a can of Heineken beer. I was able to get it removed from my final bill, but I was a little upset that I would be charged without being asked if I had drank it. I explained to the guest services rep that I brought on six bottles of OJ and six bottles of Cranberry juice. I had ordered a bottle of Absolute ($60 for a 1ltr bottle) from the Bon Voyage department that was to be delivered later, note: Due to Texas liquor laws, the bottle wasn't delivered until the next day. NO big deal. Anyways, I went on to explain that I also do not drink beer. Like I said, the charges were removed and I only bring it up, so that others who do remove the items will know to take an inventory.

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