For us, this is our 8th cruise, third w/ Carnival. We booked a balcony on the spa deck for $980/person back in January that included spa access (lounge/hot tub/ oriental steam/ eucalyptus steam/ heated lounge chairs) for an extra $145- well worth it to us as we used it every morning.
Ship- The Magic, for being only 8 years old looks in pretty rough shape. Lots of rust on the exterior, especially at the water line and throughout there were signs of wear. Lots of missing tiles in the spas 12th floor hot tub, large rust spot on our interior window and they definitely went ALL IN on the color green for the interior...wow!! Probably the ugliest ship we've ever sailed on. Windows in the dining room and throughout the ship were dirty and in need of cleaning. Never seen this issue on any other cruise we've been on.
Departure- No issues getting on board, got processed quickly and baggage was delivered by 2pm.