Carnival Magic Review

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Our Magic Carpet Ride to the Western Caribbean

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Magic
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Rosethorn40
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Mar 2013
Cabin: Spa Interior

A little background information on me; I am 51, DH is 56, and this was our 15th cruise together, and my 16th overall. Previous cruises have been on Princess (9), Carnival (3), and one each on HAL, RCCL, and NCL.

This cruise was booked on a whim-we were visiting family near Houston, TX, and thought why not add a cruise if I could find something affordable. So two days before the Triumph "Incident" we booked a Spa Interior so we could have access to the Thermal Suite at a lower cost than if we had booked an Instant Saver Rate, and then paid for Thermal Suite passes. I had rather high expectations for this cruise because we were going on a newer ship, and I had paid more than what I normally pay for a cabin. My mantra is "If I pay Motel 6 prices I do not expect a Ritz Carlton experience" however, in this case I had paid Hampton Inn prices so I did expect a little more.

We didn't get off to the best start. After being dropped off at the airport we went looking for the Carnival Rep as we had purchased transfers from Carnival as it was the most cost effective way to get to Galveston. It took awhile to locate him, and then he escorted us to another terminal, and then we waited, and waited........and waited some more for a bus. There seemed to be an issue with the busses; there weren't enough for all the people who were waiting on transfers. It was getting ugly, and the two kids that were "In charge" were not capable of dealing with the situation. They merely threw their hands up, and walked away, with "Advice" to complain when we did get on board. Anyway we were lucky and made it to Galveston in time. Embarkation was very quick; the only real line was at security. Our wait in line to get our Sail & Sign card was probably less than a minute. After getting our Bon Voyage photo taken it was off to our cabin to drop off our carry-on bags, and off to the buffet to get something to eat.

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Spa Interior

Cabin 4S

Convient to Spa and Serenity Deck, as well as to Lido Buffet and other outdoor areas. Shower very small, but overall nice.

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