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Ship -Magic

Deck – 12 (Spa)

Stateroom # - 12015

Stateroom Category – 8S

Starboard or Port Side – Starboard (right side, facing front of ship), fore (near front- 7 cabins from the front of ship)

 

Quiet Stateroom? (With comments on problems) – very quiet; only people whopassed by where the few cabins beyond it in the corridor. Very little food traffic, no noisy areas (like crew working areas, ice machines, elevators).

 

Was stateroom a connecting stateroom? – I don’t recall.

 

Balcony View - Give comments on view, noting if location of any obstructionswas an issue. – Not obstructed, great view out and to the left & right.Only drawback to balcony is that it is not covered. It has slats covering itwhich offer no protection from the sun or rain. If you’re a sunworshipper, you’lllove it during nice weather. If it rains, your balcony could be off limits.Some said it was visible from top deck- not true… even if they wanted to leanout that far over the railing, there’s a glass partition that prevents it.

 

Balcony Size? Normal or oversized for class? – normal size

 

Was wind a problem? – only during stormy weather.

 

If an aft cabin, was soot a problem? -

 

Any specific problems with this cabin? – no- it had a fridge, a sofa, safe usedan old gift card to lock/unlock; bathroom was unremarkable. Elemis productswere great- just enough for the cruise, not a lot left over to bring home. They also had a fabric spray that I just loved- a combo of coconut and plumeria that you spray on your pillow/sheets to give them a lovely fresh scent. I loved it so much my cabin steward gave me a few bottles to bring home! (he earned a few extra bucks for all his care and attention that week!)

 

Any other comments? –

 

I loved being so close to the spa. It meant I used it a lot more than I might have otherwise. BE AWARE- tile floors in the spa lobby are very slippery- make sure you bring the slippers they provide- they’re yours to keep FYI. I slipped in my bare feet without even being wet, right in front of the spa desk.

 

Thalassotherapy pool was okay I guess- the idea of resting in the loungers partially submerged in this miracle water never materialized for me… the bubbles made me even more buoyant than normal and I couldn’t lay on the loungers- I kept floating away! So I ended up sitting on the steps on the side.

 

The thermal loungers were awesome! I have a bad back that always acts up when I travel (strange beds etc) and these were like my whole body heating pads!

I have a bunch of pictures but short of loading them into Photobucket again, I don't know an easy way to post them. If someone wants to see the photos of this cabin, they can go to the review I did for this cruise, posts 23 & 24. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2127532

Great review...thanks, helped a lot!

Thanks...have been reading horror reviews and was getting nervous....first time on the smaller Carnival ships. Sailing Aug. 29....looking forward to this break