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What is the cheapest way to print your boarding pass for the flight home the last of the cruise. Thanks so much!

Dont waste your time calling as Im on this sailing and its been sold out for weeks now. In fact, its "oversold" according to the CSR I talked to a few days ago when we added my 6 year old nephew. Its fall break for MANY schools in the US. I would imagine the cruise will stay off the website until after final payment date is past.

I thought it might be sold out but didn't realize kids were on break. We are from Maine and school doesn't even start until September. We cruised on Magic last October and loved it! I read your review of Magic and it was great! Thanks for your help!

Oh no! When I just checked again it didn't show up so I went to 2 other sites and no show so I have tried 3 plus Carnival. So I hope in the morning it was my computer and our cruise is there!

Now I am happy! Thanks for checking! I went back in and it is still not showing up but now I am not going to worry about it. I have troubles with the site so I am sure tomorrow it will show.

Thanks again!

We are booked on Magic Oct 7 and I was just checking pricing and the date is not showing up on Carnival website. I tried another travel site and it had date no longer available. Too late to call PVP tonight so does anyone have any information? Maybe sold out??

Thanks!!

I booked our October 2017 Magic cruise as soon as we got off our October 2016 Magic cruise and I have checked a couple of times a day since then and it has been sold out. We always get FTTF so I am just going to keep trying. Good Luck!!!

I loved the video!! So creative and I never watch anything that long. What a fun family you have! Sorry about the job loss and hope your DH finds a job quickly!

Love your review so thank you!! We were on Magic and loved it so much we booked another cruise on it. Your photos are beautiful! So nice that you get to cruise with your parents.

I already purchased mine for Magic October 2017 cruise because I want to make sure I get one! FYI: I also got my pass on line for this past Magic October 2016 cruise and they required the confirmation from the email I received. I had it so no problem for me but just make sure you bring it with you when you first go to spa or you will have to go to guest services to get it figured out.

Love your video!! Great view of the other ship turning around too. Cool how you caught that. We went to Blue Kay and the beach at Roatan and the rain was torrential!! We got soaked. Agree with you too about the people selling things on Blue Kay. It was constant. Thanks for posting!

I was on that cruise and also stayed at Days Inn. Booked Magic for 4/1/17 and Days Inn wants $189!!!! Booked Comfort Inn for $148. Most hotels were over $200. WTH?!?!?

 

Dr. E was annoying to me. He did a great job with the sing a longs. The only difference in family and R rated comedy were curse words. I was at one at 7:30pm and the intercom kept going off interrupting his routine asking for David somebody to contact 7777. David was in the comedy club! The manager who was really annoyed came and took him out. When he came back the ingercom went off twice more. Security came in and talked to David and that was the end of it. It got really funny. Threw the comedian off badly.

 

Got a terrible rib eye in the Steakhouse firt night. Didn't pay for that. Cucina's food was terrible. I think it's the chef because on Sunshine it was very good. I make better meatballs and spaghetti than that. They tried to give me someone else's leftover spaghetti to go. How would they expect you to heat it??

Wow! 189 for Day's Inn! I would never pay that. Must be because of the time of year. I loved the hotel being close to the beach and it was clean but we were hardly in the room. Our steakhouse meal was really good and the steak we ordered was the sirloin. The comedian who we thought was funny was Mike Pace and the one (IMO) who wasn't as good was John Floyd. But we didn't have any problems while the show going on. So I am sure that made the difference!

Love, love lido deck!! It is really quiet. I just booked for Oct 2017 and got cabin 10266 which is just down from where we were on Oct 22 cruise. Also, we have been on lido deck 3 times now and have never heard any deck parties or anything else around the pool from the cabin.

The Spa Pass includes a thermal Suite which features heated chaise lounges as well as aromatic steam and sauna rooms and a thalassotherapy Pool. I love the heated lounges. Also, there is a big shower in the locker rooms which anyone can use and I used them 4 days and never saw anyone in there! There are also blow dryers and lockers too. I love the spa area so much I just booked it on line for our next cruise. Also, already booked FTTF!

Have a great time!!

So nice to hear of your great time on the Magic! Can't wait to go in February. Can you tell me more about the smoothies? What flavors and where do you get them. Thanks!

You may be able to get them more places but where we did was the bar at the lobby (deck 3) and alchemy bar(deck5). They had many flavors but sorry can't remember them all except the pina colada which were excellent!!

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There were many options for entertainment so we were pretty busy at night. During the day we could always find a chair to be able to read and look out to the sea. Plus I went to the spa 4 days so the days went fast. In the funtimes we saw trivia (it seemed like a lot), scavenger hunts, bingo, seminars, Texas hold-em and sport type things. These are not things we are interested in but when we would walk by they all seemed well attended. We don't like being around the pool or in the sun and it's a little too crowded for us so we would go there first thing in the morning when it wasn't busy and sit on the chairs above the pool and just relax. We always left before it got crowded but I did come back to stand on the railing and watch when they did the hairy chest contest. The guy who won was so funny! I really thought he was part of the entertainment but he wasn't!! We liked the deck above Tides pool and it was quiet and shaded back there. There are many places around the ship inside and out to just relax and have it be quiet.

At night we saw Alterr Band at Ocean Plaza who were really fun, comedy shows (1 really good and 1 not so good), karaoke, love and marriage show and we liked the singers in the Red Frog Pub and we really we like the bar in there. We saw the last night of the show Groovline and thought it was entertaining. Every single night we were out late listing to music. We never think about a CD but we thought DR E was really good. He was all over the ship and I don't think he ever slept! He really got all the crowds going. So many people really like him. We were so busy we didn't even make it to the piano bar which we really enjoy! But there is always another cruise though!

We were disappointed in the casino. It was so smokey it was hard going there to even get to Ocean Plaza and the other venues. DH always plays poker and usually he does that while I am at the spa but he just couldn't sit there. We normally also play a little video poker but just couldn't. I have nothing against smokers (former one myself) but I think Carnival should have the casino have way better ventilated so more people could enjoy it!

Another thing we like is the Dive In at night but there was only enough time to watch 1 movie. And we didn't even get to see the whole movie because we were late getting there. Still we find it relaxing.

We would love to do a back to back! You are so lucky! That is DH's dream! However, that won't happen till he retires in a few years. We really did not want to get off that ship. We are doing Eastern 10/21 so right after you!

We opted for AD because we like not having to be on a schedule. We tried the buffet the first night and I know everyone has different opinions and our other cruises we liked it but this time we didn't. The food was cold and we didn't feel enough options. Also, not much variety to make a salad IMO. However, we never went hungry! That's for sure and didn't effect our cruise at all. We ate at the Steakhouse (35 each) and loved it! The steak, bread, appetizers, desserts everything was perfect! We were seated right by the window and they knew it was our anniversary so they brought us a glass of champange! Waiters were very friendly and it took an hour and 45 minutes. It was timed perfectly. We ate in the dining room 2 nights which we did not plan on! What we did is check out the tables because we didn't want to sit in those awkward 2 tops (for us) and found a booth in the rear of the restaurant (table 284) which was perfect. How we did it was go down to dinner at 5:45 and just requested it. I am sure if we waited till 7:30 it might not be available but it was worth it to us to go early. We had Rode as our main waiter and he was friendly and fast as was his team. We ordered drinks and they came right away. Food was pretty good and dinner was about 1.5 hours.

We loved the pizza (great at night), Guys burgers, Bluelguana (breakfast burritos yummy!!) and taco salad, Cucina Del Capitano (for lunch) Pig and Anchor (sea day) Wok (great but longer line) and Sea brunch (loved the tomato soup and getting to eat in a different dining room). We got room service for some breakfast and also a lunch and late night snacks. Every time they came quickly and the food was hot. We tried the french fries and wings which we paid for and they were hot and really good. Very pleased with room service. Except the buffet we enjoyed all the food and I have the 5 lb wait gain to prove it!!

Sorry! Didn't take any photos of menu's. But they are posted each day outside of the dining rooms.

We are sailing Magic in January..Eastern.

We booked Eastern for next October. Have fun!

We were on the Magic Oct 22 cruise and loved it so much we just booked it again for next October! My DH and I (both 59) were on this cruise and we have sailed Breeze and Glory and loved them too. We have also been on Celebrity and Princess and had a fantastic time on them but Carnival just seems to be a better fit for us. We flew out of Portland, ME and rented a car from Budget (42.00) at Orlando airport and stayed at Days Inn Cocoa Beach for the night before (97.00 but got free because of points). We liked the hotel location which was a block from the beach and right across from Publix and was great for picking up last minute things. This isn't a hotel we would want to stay in for more than a night but it was clean and convenient. We ate at The Alehouse which was right next door and had outdoor seating. Very easy to drop off our rental car and shuttle to the Port. Total time from dropping off car to getting to port 15 minutes.

We had FTTF and for us it is worth it. Love getting on ship early and going directly to the cabin (10256). We took one luggage with us and unpacked and 2nd one came about half an hour later. Our cabin was spotless and the steward Dedk and Gede did a wonderful job and came twice a day and never asked if we wanted once or twice. Fridge was empty. They filled our cooler with ice 2x a day and always smiled and said hello. Lido is the only deck we like to stay on. The spa which I used almost every day (139.00 for week) was really close just 2 decks up. We like having the bars close so DH can just walk out and grab us a beer for the balcony. Also like the closeness to the food and chairs on Deck 11 over the pool. We had Cheers and we didn't even come close to the limit but I liked getting soda's whenever I wanted, the water and the really tasty smoothies!! We felt we got waited on quickly and the bartenders/waiters were very friendly. I know tipping is a personal thing and we already paid for gratuity with Cheers but we still tip every round we get.

Please let me know if you have any questions. I will probably finish this review tonight since it won't be a long one.

Loved your video!! We were on this cruise and had a fantastic time so I can't wait to see more! We also have been on Breeze and felt we were back on her.

Just off Magic yesterday!! Ship arrival was 6:15 in the Fun Times and we were off the ship at 7:15. We did have FTTF but they were getting everyone off very quickly. Best cruise and you will have so much fun!

We bring thinner towels too because they are easier to carry plus we can find our loungers at beaches easier. Everyone else has the blue ones!

We leave next Saturday too and a great review like this makes me even more excited!! What time did you have access to your room since you didn't have FTTF?

Thanks!!

Ryano's review got me exited to cruise Magic too!! Loved the steakhouse on the Breeze and Glory and have reservations for the Magic when we cruise October 22!!

Does anyone know if they have booths on the Magic for 2?? Thanks!