We just returned from a 7 day cruise on the Carnival Magic. We were traveling with 3 teenagers, 3 kids, my in-laws, my husband and myself. When we first got on the ship, we were really impressed. Being a new ship, everything was nice and clean. Our rooms were very roomy with a king bed, and two bunks, plenty of storage and two bathrooms (only one had a toilet). We had an ocean view cabin. We chose this ship because of the water slide. We were disappointed at first because it was closed because of high winds the first two days. The rest of the week, it was open but some days were only open part of the day.

The entertainment was OK. We actually left early during one show because it was so boring. They did have "Family Friendly" comedy shows which were good and I appreciated the fact that they "rated" these shows. Some of the other shows didn't have a rating and the costumes were inappropriate for children.

Dining room service was really good. We really enjoyed our wait staff and my family can be rather demanding when it comes to dining. HOWEVER, the drink server SUCKED!!! We don't drink alcohol but we couldn't get her to come to our table without asking. She served all the tables around us but would not even acknowledge our table and acted irritated if we asked for a soda. The last night she didn't even stop at our table, at that point, I had given up on her and drank lemonade and water that was offered by the wait staff. Read more