We (8) family members cruised out of Galveston Dec. 11-18 to Eastern Caribbean. We had 3 balcony cabins on deck 8 and our son and his fiance had an inside on the same deck. My Aunt and Uncle were celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. Had a great time on cruise! All of us live a few hours away and drove to Galveston Sunday morning.

First, I need to say that all the Carnival Staff on the Magic were the best overall, out of the 7 cruises I have been on. They always greeted you, said hello, asked how you were, were friendly, helpful, etc. I never did see any of them ever rude to any fellow (grouchy) passenger while cruising. Outstanding!

I would like to say a big thank you to our Southern Lights Late Seating Dining Room Staff. Sharwan/waiter/Indonesia, Imade/assistant/Nepal, and Alina/assistant/Romania (Table#543). They stayed busy taking care of all their tables. Imade had to take over as waiter on our table some nights. Alina was always going back/forth to galley with full trays, serving bread/drinks, etc. She worked nonstop! We saw Imade several times working on the lido deck at lunch. He always came by to say hello and check on us. I think it is time to move Imade up to waiter. Carnival are you reading this? All three made a point of learning our names the first night - and that made us feel special. The head waiter was a very good singer and put on a show with his waiters several nights. Sharwan and Imade need to practice dancing a little more - but the waiter behind us was great. Wished I had gotten his name. We always turned to watch him put on his own show. Read more