StephPS79

I've sailed on the Magic twice. While I can say it's not my favorite ship, I definitely would say on the Magic again. 100% if it were a free offer. I had no complaints about the food, it was on par with the food I had on any other Carnival ship. The first time I kind of hated the layout of the ship, but the second time I started to come around to it and actually enjoyed it. While I love a good Joe Farcus ship, I don't particularly care for the color scheme or decor on the Magic. The green and brown doesn't do it for me. And all those light fixtures...oof. The ship had some signs of wear, but that isn't something I'm bothered by. Crew was great. No complaints.

We've been to Grand Turk twice and did the Home Sweet Home excursion both times! We love that one. Such a perfect day both times!

So sorry to hear of your father's passing. My mom passed away last year on 5/3. We had her services on 5/11, with a previously scheduled cruise leaving 5/14 (no plans for her to attend - but coincidentally that was her birthday...). I tend to be the one who joins the sailing groups on the "other" social media platform. While on the cruise, I realized there was someone in the group and on our sailing with the same name as my mom! It was such a surreal experience. Not trying to hijack the thread, but thought I'd share. I had some guilt going on a cruise right after my mother's passing, but it helped me feel like my mom was letting me know it was okay to enjoy myself.

Whew, not too late to the party! V. excited for this one, I'll be on constant refresh for the next few weeks! This will help fill the gap to June 2nd, our next cruise. @TxTeach79 always coming in clutch!

For some reason, people seem to think it is changing the process for charging taxes and port fees. It's not. It's just changing where and how prices are displayed. Literally nothing else changes.

Literally the only change is where the taxes and port fees are displayed. Now they will be on the first advertised price screen instead of the last final booking price screen. The process of paying port fees and taxes isn't changing.

Why? The only thing that is changing is the first displayed per person price will include taxes and port fees. Literally nothing else is changing except the first advertised price. The final booking amount is still the final booking amount, the process isn’t changing. Now you just see the final price at an earlier point.

I would agree that seems odd. They had the arepas for sure on the Glory last year. They were off to the side, and no one really noticed, so maybe that is the case? I *think* I remember getting arepas on Magic in June of last year. I know I got them somewhere and was pretty underwhelmed by them, and I'm thinking it was that Magic cruise. I can't give 100% certainty though.

This seems like a great opportunity to reach out to John Heald on his...other platform. Possibly there is an option to speak with someone to request some play time. It can't be that hard for someone to set a net up. Other than having to fight for time on the basketball court. But I hardly ever even seen people using the basketball court on Carnival.

I had the Coffee Roast Duck on Celebration. I'll be honest, I love duck - so I don't think I even realized there was "Coffee" in the title lol. I just saw duck and ordered. It had been a long day... Anyway, I say all this to say - it was really good! And I wouldn't have known it was "Coffee Roast Duck" until reading this thread lol. So I will agree, no, there isn't a coffee taste. Definitely recommend though, one of the better MDR dishes I've had.

This certainly sounds like a casino offer - why do you think it isn't?

I'd agree, this looks like a Royal Caribbean Oasis Class ship.

Sorry, that sounds a bit entitled. They are people, providing a service. This isn't about boosting image.

The mushroom duxelle is part of what makes Beef Wellington Beef Wellington. Cooked mushrooms often have a dark, dirty appearance, but darned if they aren't tasty!

I would say just because it is not a PVSA law doesn't mean the cruise line policy permits it. Of course they can't hold you hostage, but I would question if there is anything that would stop them from charging a fee if they deemed appropriate. Even if you get someone's experience, I would continue to seek the answer from Carnival. Everyone's experience can vary.

We stayed on deck 2 on the Horizon, in an OV. I can't recall any noise issues.

Not trying to be rude, but what kind of support are you expecting?

Norfolk has said once construction on the terminal is scheduled to begin in June, they will no longer be able to accommodate the rerouted Baltimore cruises. So I wouldn't count on it being from Norfolk.

Have you selected to book under an offer code? It could be select sailings.

The only place in the beverage policy that specifies 15 drinks is under the Cheers Program Restrictions. The assumption is it is 15 drinks regardless, but I haven't been able to find confirmation of this, other than word of mouth, including the mouth of the brand ambassador. He says a lot of things though.

I've gotta wait it out until November. And a Havana room! V. excited for this cruise, but so far away!

Lol, what are you reading on that Kindle?? 🤣

I've brought this up in the past - the actual policy wording only indicates a limit under Cheers. This probably hasn't been confirmed anywhere though because if someone is exceeding 15 drinks in a day and paying as they go along, that is just bad budgeting lol.

The different color on the top one is the crema from the whipped sugar, but underneath that, would most likely be similar. From the sounds of it, they aren't actually whipping the sugar first, which, to be fair, can take upwards of 2-3 minutes to produce a crema. I guess you have to pick your battles. Brown sugar vs. white sugar aside, the difference in taste from whipped vs. not is pretty negligible to me, but maybe a slightly more velvety shot.

I knocked ours off about 5 times on Celebration, in two different room locations. I don't think there is an action to correct, other than a install better units.