Carnival Magic 6/30/2013 Review with Pictures!

[Cruiser from MS]

I'm curious did you find this ship's cabin temp a little warm? We were on the Magic this past May and our cabin was borderline hot. I kept calling to get this taken care of and finally they told me that the temp's were regulated to range between 72 and 74 degrees. For me 72 is a little warm to sleep and 74 is way to warm to sleep. This was not my first Carnival cruise and I love Carnival. So I was just wondering if other people found this ship a little on the warm side. I did love everything else about this ship.

[Britbrie]

This area was used mainly on sea days for a salad bar to accompany the seaside bbq.

 

 

On Deck 5 (Promenade) they have added a lot more seating, and outdoor seating. I think it is a nice addition, but for the balcony rooms it's not all that great to have to look down on the deck.

 

 

They also added a lot of computer hubs around the ship. The internet packages they sold were per day high speed, unlimited high speed, and unlimited slow speed. We purchased the unlimited slow speed, and honestly it wasn't slow!

 

 

The casino was pretty large sized, and had a good bit of gaming tables. (Sorry for the blurry pic!)

 

 

 

[Britbrie]

Carnival was also very smart to decide to add 'The Sweet Spot', which is a candy shop. You pay for the candy by the lb, and it was definitely a popular kid stop!

 

 

 

Some more of the outdoor seating

 

 

They also added hot tubs on both sides of the outdoor area on deck 5

 

 

 

 

At this point, we decided to go to check out our stateroom on Deck 7!

[Crusin Karen]

Nice start. Thanks for sharing!

[Topo Gigio]

Love the pics.

[kjdcruising]

I am enjoying your review. Thanks for posting.

[joshd33]

Love Magic reviews!! Thanks for doing this!

[Jaigg]

GREAT Review! I keep running back for more. Thanks for all the pictures and information. I will be on Magic in October for the first time with DH.:D

[Britbrie]

Alright, sorry I took a little while to post back. I had to go back to work today... the vacation is officially over!

 

Anyhow, I left us off where we were about to check out our stateroom!

The cruise director, James Charlton (more on him later), announced before the 1:30 pm time that our staterooms were ready.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Britbrie]

 

 

 

So the stateroom was very nice! I love that Carnival brought out more calming hues of blue and turquoise rather than that awful yellow/orange color in some of the other ships.

 

The balcony had a lounge chair (which was very nice), and two normal chairs/a small table. It was very nice to go out there and just relax, however the thing I did not like was the extended deck 5 below. Now instead of looking down on the ocean, you have to see deck chairs or a hot tub. Honestly, as the cruise went on it didn't really bother me... but NO ONE was ever down there laying on a deck chair, so it was kind of a waste of space.

 

There was also a mini fridge that had liquor and sodas... my uncle claimed they reduced the price of them down to $2.00, but I'm not sure that its true! I know that those giant liter waters have increased in price since my last cruise.

 

The bathroom/dressing area was very nice as well, we had plenty of storage space to put our 4 suitcases and all of our clothing. Everything was very nice, and clean as well.

On the tv, it was very easy to access your account and see how much money you had spent up to that point. The tv also showed 2 rotating movies each day (The Dark Night Rises, Brave, Hope Springs and The Odd Life of Timothy Green).

 

Our view of Galveston from the balcony:

 

 

[Britbrie]

Around this time, it was time for the safety briefing. Our muster station was inside the Showtime Theatre. It was soooo much more comfortable than being outside on the decks, but was very crowded.

After the safety drill, we went to explore the shop a little bit more.

 

The waterslides:

 

 

The Serenity area on this ship was HUGE! It consisted of a lot of lounge chairs, hammocks and a hot tub.

 

 

 

 

 

Another view of the slides:

 

[Britbrie]

Alright ya'll, I'll be back on tomorrow after work probably to post some more! Hopefully I will finish day 1. I'm sorry if it's too many pictures and not that much text, but I promise it'll get more wordy after day 1!

 

Night everyone! :)

[4hunters]

Alright ya'll, I'll be back on tomorrow after work probably to post some more! Hopefully I will finish day 1. I'm sorry if it's too many pictures and not that much text, but I promise it'll get more wordy after day 1!

 

Night everyone! :)

 

Looking forward to more! I love the extra pictures. :)

[BooandBay]

Can't wait for more! Will be on the Magic in 5 1/2 weeks!! LOVE all the pics!

[huntm]

We were just on the Magic in May! Love reading your review!

 

 

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[slverstone]

loving this and wanting more!!! leaving in the magic on aug 25th and this is one of the few things tiding me over...

 

 

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[LadySam1968]

You pictures bring back many fond memories. We've sailed twice on the Magic and will be on her again in February.

[MOSTEEL]

loving this and wanting more!!! leaving in the magic on aug 25th and this is one of the few things tiding me over...

 

 

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+1 :-) Well, actually +3....

 

 

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Edited July 12, 2013 by MOSTEEL

[slverstone]

+1 :-) Well, actually +3....

 

 

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are you going on the 25th sailing as well?

 

 

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[Cruisin' Cool CAT]

Subscribed! Thanks...was on Magic in May...Loved this ship...going back on her Sept 1st and can't wait!

[slverstone]

are you going on the 25th sailing as well?

 

 

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I am a dork, just remembered you are on the roll call as well

 

 

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[MOSTEEL]

I am a dork, just remembered you are on the roll call as well

 

 

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:-) Its a little slow on the roll call though.... This thread definitely helps!!!! :-)

 

 

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Edited July 12, 2013 by MOSTEEL

[slverstone]

:-) Its a little slow on the roll call though.... This thread definitely helps!!!! :-)

 

 

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agreed! the roll call is very slow considering how close we are getting... anyway, cannot wait for more from the OP

[Britbrie]

I'm backkkk. Sorry for the delay!! I've been sick, and working like crazy.

 

Alright... when I left off, we were still exploring the ship!

 

A view of the pool/tv screen:

 

 

 

Ropes Course:

 

 

Basketball Court:

 

 

Outdoor workout area:

 

 

Back of the ship:

 

[Britbrie]

On this ship, they have the Cucina del Capitano (I have to say the food is AMAZING!!!!!). They serve pasta from 12:30-2:30 pm on the first day, and if you eat there at dinner you have to pay a small fee (but it is definitely worth it). Anyway, I'll talk more about the Cucina del Capitano later.

 

 

We also decided to check out the Red Frog Pub before sail away:

 

 

I tried to take pictures of the first days menu, but they came out pretty blurry. After sail away, they changed the menu to the lengthier one.

 

 

 

The thirsty frog red was VERY popular on the ship, and those 101 oz tubes were selling like crazy. So apparently it's pretty good!

 

 

We ordered drinks from a very nice, but slow bartender! Oh well, we were on cruise time...

My mom decided to try the Caribbean Colada