Carnival Magic Easter 2025 cruise - crowds???

[straitlover1965]

My sister had a pretty good casino deal, and we (ages 60 & 64 at cruise time if it matters) booked a cruise on the Magic in April 2025. Did not realize that it was over Easter. Never cruised over a holiday or in April. Any idea on how bad the crowds might be? I know some schools have spring break early, but NC schools' break is usually around Easter, so I'm kinda worried. Also, thought they would have had their really needed dry dock by then but read it's now not until October 2025 (or is it September??? Already forgot!), so that concerns me, too.

[MisterOJ2]

6 minutes ago, straitlover1965 said:

My sister had a pretty good casino deal, and we (ages 60 & 64 at cruise time if it matters) booked a cruise on the Magic in April 2025. Did not realize that it was over Easter. Never cruised over a holiday or in April. Any idea on how bad the crowds might be? I know some schools have spring break early, but NC schools' break is usually around Easter, so I'm kinda worried. Also, thought they would have had their really needed dry dock by then but read it's now not until October 2025 (or is it September??? Already forgot!), so that concerns me, too.

 

Easter in the southeast usually coincides with A LOT of school spring breaks. So, I would definitely expect it to be crowded with plenty of kids.

[ChuckF]

We were on the Magic last Easter.  More kids than expected, but overall did not seem overly crowded.