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I was on the Magic in January and was quite pleased. My room had a few shabby areas (drawer that wouldn't close all the way, carpet loose at the edge of the wall) but public areas were great. Every time I turned around a floor was being mopped, a window sill being dusted. I thought the food was just fine, with a few terrific meals and a few mediocre. I'm sailing on her again January 2025 with a different itinerary and can't wait!

5 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

This instrument is cool. It plays bells on the top of the building.

 

 

A carillon! My childhood church had one!

I was on the Magic the first week of January and really loved it. I thought the entertainment (with the exception of the piano bar) was terrific and the staff was so friendly. I was worried about the food, having read it isn't great, but that was not the case. I even did Chef's table and it was worth every penny!

6 hours ago, jam19872016 said:

I went ahead and bought Wifi for each leg last night. I have a lot of OBC the last two weeks so I contemplated buying the Chef's Table. It's up to $129!! Good lord, people have lost their minds! 

 

I don't mean Carnival.

 

It's actually sold out! Who are these people paying this much money. 

 

Steakhouse is listed at $49, and Cucina at $24. Onboard pricing is still $48/$18 so I will be checking that out tomorrow to see if onboard pricing goes up. Good chance it will since it will be the first cruise of a new month.

 

I won't fault Carnival for raising the prices, supply and demand. I just can't understand the demand part of it. People just keep willingly paying more and more.

 

I do question how many in the steakhouse are paying, I would imagine most are on a comp (that's the only time I go).

 

Cucina on the other hand has always been empty at night. Not many takers at $15, yet it keeps going up. In the $15-$18 range I always found value but I'm not sure I still do after my meal there the other night. At $24 I'm not sure I would try it again. 

I just purchased the Chef's Table for my January cruise and promptly thanked my cats for their generous Christmas present!

55 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

They've been paging for someone for the last 20 minutes. 

 

Sounds like someone is getting left at a private island.

Oooooh - I love a little drama!

I followed your last live review and enjoyed it immensely so I'm really looking forward to this next adventure. I'm sailing on the Magic in January so it will be fun to see the ship through your eyes! Bon Voyage!

1 hour ago, jam19872016 said:

Heading out now!

I am enjoying reading about your travels so much, and I can't wait to hear what you find on today's adventure!

99 days!! DOUBLE DIGITS, BABY!!😄

19 hours ago, kmor37 said:

Which sensory overload ear plugs have you found helpful?  I am looking to try some before our next cruise.

Mine are the "Loop" brand from Amazon. I really like them!

12 hours ago, icft said:

Folks might want to record and save a list of their booked cruises with booking numbers. If that info disappears in the transfer to the new system having the booking numbers will make it easy to add the missing cruises.

Glad you mentioned this!

According to Tony at La VLido Loca, the Carnival websites (including travel agent website) will be down this weekend for maintenance/upkeep.

Who knows, maybe it will come back up with free Cheers.

Thank you so much for an entertaining cruise synopsis - It's been fun and I learned a lot. . .

Mostly I learned not to combine Cheers with an all-inclusive. Thanks for that lesson!

Is sympathy nausea a thing? Because I think I might have that.

17 minutes ago, MeganGC1983 said:

Announcement: waiting on Rosalie and Jorge. They better run. 😆

OOOOH - I so want to be the petty person who catcalls the late people from the ship!

I saw that too and was surprised at the outcome. It just seemed like some "fake news." I tried looking for other information but haven't found any.

I love Amtrak and find their luggage policy very generous! They had no trouble with my 26" loaded suitcase, bit it was a heavy pain in the behind to lug around!

4 hours ago, MeganGC1983 said:

Good morning 

This picture instantly relaxed me - LOVE all the pics!

I'm fairly new to cruising & CC and am just discovering the fun of "live" cruise reports. I'm excited to follow along! Perhaps I'll be inspired to try a live report for my January cruise on the Magic. 

Cheers & Godspeed!

9 hours ago, Mrhubbabubba said:

I was never able to purchase these on Chrome on my PC or at all on my phone (safari). But when I used Firefox on my PC I could get it to work without getting an error. 

I had this exact experience trying to purchase them - wouldn't go through on Chrome but worked just fine in Foxfire!

Thanks so much!!

Reading the social media plan info on Carnival's website, and it states that it includes " twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Linkedin, Facebook Messenger, Whatsapp, SnapChat and the most popular airline sites". I will need to do a Southwest check-in and was wondering if anyone knows if that is one of the airline sites included. TIA

I have a bionic (replaced) knee & shoulder and set off the airport scanner every single time. I'm always sent to the full body scanner. Good times.

Carnival can provide a small medical fridge for your room that will keep meds at a cold enough temp. You cannot rely on the room cooler (fridge) to do this. Check in with customer service once you are on the ship to arrange for one. I don't believe these can be taken off ship, so a well insulated tote would be needed.

Hope that helps!

Yes - the continental breakfast items are free/available from 6am - 10am. Anything with a $ will be a charge.

On 6/26/2023 at 11:36 AM, no1racefan1 said:

I bought our soft-side luggage for about $50 each at Walmart about 10 years ago. It's iFly brand. It's got plenty of scuffs but nothing broken and still works just as if it was brand new. We only fly about once per year so maybe it wouldn't hold up to more frequent use. I think they are 25" (we used to have bigger and DH revolted and said he was done lifting bigger suitcases into the car). I've used a hard-sided case before and I hated the clamshell style.

I have the iFly hard sided luggage as well and really like it. The wheels are large, so it's easy to walk with. The outside is dinged up here and there from flying 2-3 times a year, but it's all cosmetic. I have the larger 27" but don't use it because I can easily pack 70 pounds in it. My go-to for long trips is the 25' and the carry-on size is perfect. iFly has some kind of warranty for 10 years? I'd have to look up my paperwork. I registered all my pieces but have not had any issues. For the price, these are great.