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A Good Time on a Crowded Magic
"I'm very happy we chose traditional dining, even if it was the late dining time, as I at least knew each day would end with good service and no waits.TIPS
Eat at the pasta restaurant at lunch
Get continental breakfast room service and/or get up early for buffet or Iguana for breakfast burritos
Check out the separate line for tacos at lunch at Iguana (burrito line longer, so opted for tacos)
Do traditional dining as your table is always ready
Bring earplugs or white noise app on phone, as a few times I heard lots of kids running the halls!..."Read More
Urbankmo
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Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Magic
CrUsn2paradise
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
Carnival changed our itinerary from Bermuda to the Bahamas due to hurricane Lee. While we were really looking forward to experiencing Bermuda again after 11 years, we fully understand that the safety of the crew, passangers and ship have to come first.
Fortunately, the weather was beautiful in the Bahamas. We enjoyed our day at Half Moon Cay swimming in the clear, blue water. The revamped ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2023
Cabin Type: Balcony
Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Magic
Dee Eleanor
10+ Cruises • Age 80s
We chose this cruise line because it was leaving from Norfolk, Va which is where we live. The arrival was easy with porters waiting to take our luggage on ship. We were able to go immediately to our cabin. WE were very impressed at how easy and well organized this trip was. Carnival had an app which was recommended to download once you arrive on the ship. The app - Carnival Hub - was a direct ...
Read MoreSail Date: August 2023
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean View
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Carnival Magic
Dqliz
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s
We left out of Norfolk because it was convenient. Carnival was the only option leaving this port and this was my 4th cruise with Carnival. This cruise also had good ports of call. Embarkation was good. Excursions surpassed ship experiences. Food was poor. Service was ok. Cruise director was invisible. Teenagers were not as bad as others described but we were on a longer cruise. It was just meh. ...
Read MoreSail Date: July 2023
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean View
Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Magic
jnt52
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
Chaos began on Day 1 out of Norfolk, VA. Embarkation delayed due to surprise Coast Guard Inspection. Stewards were not able to clean/sanitize rooms and baths still had feces on it. Luggage extremely late being delivered, around 9:30. Monday we had early dining. Within 2 hours of eating, I began volatile vomiting and it continued all night long. Looking for something for my condition the medical ...
Read MoreSail Date: July 2023
Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Magic
Urbankmo
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s
Carnival Magic was pretty good, I'd give it a B+. We, as a party of 5 (my husband, my brother and his two kids aged 12 and 15) sailed her out of Norfolk to the Bahamas for a six night cruise. It was well-priced and easy enough to get to.
Embarkation took about 45 minutes to an hour, from parking the car to shuttling to the terminal and checking in. There was a long line once parked to load the ...
Read MoreSail Date: July 2023
Cabin Type: Interior
Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Carnival Magic
Rubicks
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s
We, as newly weds, went on this cruise for our honeymoon. The captain did a good job dodging most of the storms in the area which I'm very thankful of.
Cabin was standard ocean view with a pretty good attendant in Gede. Food service was attentive albeit very slow. I'm told by some of my fellow travelers that they were going and hour without even being acknowledged. I'm also not a fan of the ...
Read MoreSail Date: June 2023
Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Magic
Hawaii88
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s
My family and I had the worst experience on this cruise. First and for most, if you have young children this is not the cruise for you. My husband and I took our 3 and 6 year on this 5 night cruise and it was a disaster. The food choices for children are very limited. They don't offer a kids meal section except for during night time dining. They have what is referred to as Lido's market which is a ...
Read MoreSail Date: June 2023
Traveled with children
Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Magic
UhmGreg
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s
We had booked a cruise for our honeymoon in 2020 but, 2020 happened and we all know how that went. Overall on Magic we have no complaints. Now the obvious is that this ship needs some TLC. Maybe dry dock this ship for a year and Reno the entire ship.
This being our first cruise we had no idea what to expect. One thing I would change is we bring our own luggage instead of checking it. We ...
Read MoreSail Date: June 2023
Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Magic
Havenvan
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s
We chose this cruise because it was a port close to our home and we didn't have to fly. It was a sweet 16 cruise for my daughter and she brought her cousins along so they were happy just to be going and hanging out.
PROS
- unlimited pizza and icecream for kids
- friendly staff
- felt safe letting the kids hangout without adults the entire time "ages 9-16"
-free charm bracelet ...
Read MoreSail Date: May 2023
Traveled with children
Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Magic
msluv2travel
10+ Cruises • Age 20s
At the request of 2 family members I chose a short get-a-way and it was a balcony cabin for $70...can't beat that.
I've taken 12 carnival cruises but this was my first one since I switched over to NCL 5 years ago. I'd heard these nightmare stories about fights and embarkation issues and debarkation issues ( some of these are more port related than Carnival related) so I wasn't expecting much ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2022
Cabin Type: Balcony
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