jayfroman

My wife and I just got off the Magic yesterday too. I will say, our last cruise prior to this cruise was on the Magic 12 years ago out of Galveston so i cant reference any other ship or experience. I thought the interior of the ship looked good, our room was on the Spa Deck (12) and it was very nice and clean, nothing worn down or looked old and beat up. The Balcony Area was a tad rough with the white paint having some rust but that's being a little picky. Other common interior areas were nice and clean and again not worn down. The wifi on the Lido deck sucked for the most part during peak times, early in the morning it worked very well but once everyone started coming out for the day it slowed down to being non-useable...the access points on the Lido deck (4) are very old and probably cant handle that amount of users at one time. Wifi inside the ship work pretty well for the most part, I had the top tier and my wife had the base package. Dining, we did not have an assigned time. You would check-in from the app and it would tell you approx waiting time, pretty accurate but not 100%. We would typically eat between 6:30 - 7:15, we knew we would have to wait so it wasnt a big deal, Elegant/Formal Night, the wait was longer for obvious reasons. Lido Buffet was crowded, we only ate dinner there one night, couple of lunches and it was crowded, but thats to be expected. Guy's burgers were great, line went very fast even though it was long. We hit the Red Frog Pub and the other bar next to it, had a great time. We did not see any shows on the ship, wasnt really interested in them. The Crowd/other Passengers, everyone was just fine, no ruckus, fighting, yelling etc...very well mannered crowd. Kids were typical kids but nothing crazy or would make me question their parents on how they raised them, very well mannered. Staff...all excellent, very nice, warm, not enough good things to say. When we were at FLL yesterday checking our bags, we spoke to a family that just got off the Celebration, they were not impressed at all! Yes the ship is newer and pretty but they had 6,000 people on the ship, everything was crowded, not enough room for anyone doing anything!! The exterior of the ship, had some rust which I feel that they need to cover/paint, it would make the ship look much better. We did see a Royal Car. ship in St Marten, it had a lot of rust so my expectations were tamed a little bit! Overall, we really enjoyed our cruise, very relaxing, had a great time and would do it again. My wife would like to get on a newer ship to see some more of the "foo-foo"(sp) but after speaking to the family off the celebration, she may be changing her mind. As for someones first cruise, i think they would have a great time. Hope this helps! JF

Thank you for the great review. My wife and I will be on her June 1 for an 8-day cruise, this will be our first cruise in 10+ years, our last cruise was on the Magic!! How was the internet, not sure which package to get. My main use will be for streaming music, maybe an email or two (hahaha). Thank you