Carnival Magic Cruise Reviews (2024 UPDATED): Ratings of Carnival Magic (2024)

3.7

Cardinal is definitely lacking, time to try a new cruise line!

Absolutely the worst vacation. No interaction with cruise director. No enforcing smoking rules. No enforcing the covering up while dining rule. Literally the most disgusting people onboard. Horrible, horrible experience. Complete waste of money. Disgusting people walking around naked. So much gluttony when it came to the food. I was mortified at how people would waste the food. The food was just

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Traveled with children

Traveled with disabled person

Background: We’re a couple in our early 50’s who have cruised over a dozen times in the past 30 years, mostly on Carnival. We had three less-than-stellar cruises in a row (Carnival in 2019, Royal Caribbean in 2021, and MSC in 2022). We thought maybe we had just “outgrown” cruising and should do more land vacations instead. But when we started planning a vacation for this summer, airline prices

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My hubby and I were quite excited about our 7th Carnival Cruise, our 1st post-COVID Carnival sailing though so it had been a bit. I read tons of reviews, joined Facebook Groups and was really looking forward to our first Spa Balcony Cabin.True to the reviews embarkation was quite simple and didn’t feel as cumbersome as the “old days of Carnival”. I was lucky to be on my first Casino Elite

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Carnival Magic is my least favorite Carnival ship. It is dated. Rust everywhere. Not very clean. Two pools are a joke. Not enough music on board. Embarkation was good but we had faster to fun Deembarkatiin they gave us 6:45 am time but we waited until almost 7:30 rolling our bags off. Would have checked bags if I would have known. Those people got off at almost same time. Entertainment

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I have been a faithful Carnival Cruiser for over 30 years. Feedback specifically related to Carnival Magic:The Good - amazingly friendly, smiling staff. The food and variety were good. Kids liked the variety of activities onboard. Enjoyed the itinerary. The dining room staff were absolutely AMAZING, fun, friendly, smiling.The Scam - Carnival WTH has happened to you? I know it's been a few

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I have limited mobility. I arrived by car and parked. Unfortunately I chose the wrong parking service and was late to my boarding time slot by 30 minutes. When I tried to approach the line for on time people i was told to go to end of the line. I was in my wheel chair as while I can walk/stand etc, I can't do it for more than 5 to 10 minutes. This "on time line" was right next to where the

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The ship was a bit dated and in big need of painting and refurbishing. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. The food was very good. The shows were lacking for sure. They had a great band Lady and the Vamps in the Ocean Plaza and a few other great musicians but that was about it. No productions or dancing. I’m just giving you the honest opinion. A few tips were added on our receipts as

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We chose this cruise for my parents 60th anniversary.... we had 6 balcony staterooms.......... prior to sailing our PVP assured us we would have no issue getting seating in the AFT dining room...... due to medical conditions for 4 of our group we purposely selected AFT cabins to make life easier....... we were NOT granted the seating in the aft dining room even when we said we had no problem

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Sail Date: February 2024

Cabin Type: Balcony

Traveled with children

Traveled with disabled person

We chose this cruise to sail with family. That was really the only good point. We are gold members and it's either our 7 or 8th cruise. Never able to get a deck chair. The entire ship is beat up and dated. The food was horribly disappointing. The entertainment was so very limited and just not up to carnivals usual standards. We paid for the Italian restaurant and the service was phenomenal. The

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We chose this cruise for it's ports of call and the time of year. It was a large family trip with members flying in from all over the U.S. The check-in process was great! We had upgraded our room to larger rooms (with balcony's) at the very back (aft) of the ship. The Magic is old and in need of both cosmetic and structural repair. The thrusters were broken during the entire cruise which mean

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Sail Date: February 2024

Cabin Type: Ocean View