Carnival Magic Review
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Carnival Magic, April 26, 2015
Before I begin my review, I want to caution everyone to inspect your luggage carefully at disembarkation. My husband’s expensive Heys suitcase was cracked on the bottom and I did not notice it until a day or so later. Carnival does not accept responsibility unless you report it at the mob scene that they call debarkation. You should also be aware that the porters there are not Carnival employees – keep that in mind!! Now, down to business: my husband and I are disabled and rely on EMV’s to get around (I have a degenerative bone disease, he’s got Diabetic neuropathy and can’t walk far.) Because of this, my review is for the disabled cruiser.
Our cabin, 10202, is an accessible cabin, however it was at the end of a narrow hall and we had difficulty getting through the doorway, especially at night when our cabin steward would turn the lights off. It was mid-week before he remembered not to. There was enough room for our scooters. There were two 15” closets for hanging garments and one with shelves in addition to the few drawers at the ever-smaller vanity. Bring hangers, there are never enough! It took a while to get the room safe re-set and a working remote; and that first night, our bed was never turned down. Forget chocolates, they’re a thing of the past. A huge thanks goes to Paul from the Philippines – my husband got a new tux for this cruise and forgot to try on the pants, which weren’t hemmed! I got a sewing kit from the shops, shortened them with a nail scissors, and Paul loaned me some scotch tape so I could tape them up and hem them. He was a lifesaver!
Cabin Review
Deluxe Ocean View
Our cabin, 10202, is an accessible cabin, however it was at the end of a narrow hall and we had difficulty getting through the doorway, especially at night when our cabin steward would turn the lights off. It was mid-week before he remembered not to. There was enough room for our scooters. There were two 15” closets for hanging garments and one with shelves in addition to the few drawers at the ever-smaller vanity. Bring hangers, there are never enough! It took a while to get the room safe re-set and a working remote; and that first night, our bed was never turned down. Forget chocolates, they’re a thing of the past. A huge thanks goes to Paul from the Philippines – my husband got a new tux for this cruise and forgot to try on the pants, which weren’t hemmed! I got a sewing kit from the shops, shortened them with a nail scissors, and Paul loaned me some scotch tape so I could tape them up and hem them. He was a lifesaver!
Port Reviews
Galveston
It was very easy to get to the port and although we arrived early in the boarding process, the traffic was great. We parked in a garage across from the terminal and there was a porter there who took our bags as we entered the garage. All in all great service!
Freeport
As we arrived in port, there sat the Celebration - the first Carnival ship we ever sailed on, where they lost my luggage. It was nice to see it though - we had great memories of our 25th Anniversary trip. We could not get an accessible tour here so we wandered through the kiosks near the docks and then got a cab to Grand Lucaya Hotel and Casino. It took half an hour to get one and we should have passed on it because it ended up costing us $40 round trip - $10 each for us each way and $10 each way for the scooters. We explored the Grand Lucaya Marketplace and enjoyed the band that performed, but it was the same type of thing that you see all through the Caribbean, just marked Bahamas. We spent $20 in the Casino slots, winning not a thing and returned early. It was a good thing because it took 1-1/2 hours to get a cab again and we were almost late returning to the ship. Never again.
Nassau
Again, there were no accessible tours, so we waited for the rain to end and ventured out. It could have been almost anywhere in the Caribbean again, but we enjoyed our visit to the Straw Market, and chatted with the Bahamians in the kiosks. Again, there was pretty much all the same merchandise which was touted as made in the Bahamas. China was indicated in the tag of my two bags! Still, the prices were okay and I'd expected it! There was only one item we purchased that was made in the Bahamas, a hat that my husband got in the kiosks by the port in Freeport. We have a photo of the woman who made it and embroidered his name on it as well.