Golfing Dan

NJ and Nevada regulate slot payouts by state agencies. The tribe regulates the payout for their casinos. Carnival regulates their payout percentage and does NOT publish this percentage. Most large legit casinos pay between 95-98%. Most tribes pay 85-95%. It is widely estimated that Carnival payout is around 80%. The problem is that there is no real hard data that must be reported to a regulating agency. The law of the high seas pretty much applies. THE CRUISE SHIPS SLOTS ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE VERY STINGY.

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Really? Really? This is sold in the ship gift shop for $12.00 per 1 liter bottle. Is it just me or does this pricing policy simply not make sense? No wonder there is so much contraband/smuggling.

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Carnival charges $85.00 for a liter bottle of Captain Morgan spiced rum through the Bon Voyage shop delivered to the room. They sell it in the gift shops for $12.00 per bottle. No wonder people smuggle.

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Ordered the NY Strip on the Magic on 9/28/14 cruise. It was lobster night and I do not eat shellfish. This medium rare steak was cooked to absolute perfection and was an excellent cut of meat. On my scale of 1 to 10, the flat iron steak is about a 2.4 and this NY Strip was a solid 8.7. I would recommend this option to anyone that truly appreciates good steak.

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I was on the Magic two weeks ago. In the MDR, I ordered the 14 oz NY strip from the special menu. It was truly delicious. Absolutely scrumptious.

This was NOTHING like the flat iron steak thing. Those are awful. There is no comparison.

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We were also on this cruise. We were on your floor. Dewa was our Steward. Yes, he was loud and always called each of us by name. We were in 2305, 2325, 2333, 2337 and 2353. We were close neighbors. I am enjoying reading your review and reliving our cruise. Thanks.

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We were at Nachi last week. Loved it. Service was very prompt. Drinks were not watered down. Food was excellent. Place was quiet. They even had a sign by the pool declaring that this is NOT a spring break type place. If you were obnoxious, then you wold be asked to leave. I like that. The beach was great. Loved sitting under the trees and umbrellas. We will definitely return.

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The decor is on the Conquest is Mardi Gras type decor. I personally think it is hideous. Ship is fine. Decor, not so much.

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I have been on her twice since reno. She is awesome. 2.0 upgrades are great.

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We were on Magic 9/28. My mother sailed on Sr rate and receive her shareholder OBC.

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we were on Magic last week in room 2341. It had a connecting door to 2345. I see no way to connect balconies in a cove. the partitions will open, but the metal water tight ddors would have to closed.

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We are a group of eight porting in Montego Bay on the Magic. Four couples. Two couples in their 30s and two in their 50s. The 30 year olds are desiring more adventure (zip line, cliff jump, etc) and the older folks have had recent surgeries and are less mobile. Any suggestions on going to a super adventurous place where some can sit and observe while others can go crazy. We would love to NOT ride in a bus for over an hour and definitely want to return to the ship with one hour to spare. We would love suggestions. Thanks in advance.

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The problem in February and March is not so much the temperature in the ports of call. The problem is the fog in Galveston that time of year. I have cruised out of Galveston three times in those months. One was destroyed. One disembarked 5 hours late and one went on schedule. Candidly, it is a crap shoot for fog during those months out of Galveston.

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here is the pic

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One more special Mardi Gras picture. This is my mother and I outside the Italian restaurant on the Magic (taken two weeks ago). We sailed together on the Mardi Gras in 1982. It was my last family vacation prior to the death of my father. Pretty special picture.

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boarding pic from 1982. This picture proved my 10th cruise and turned my cards platinum. I had to prove my trip Carnival records only go back so far.

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I bought 100 shares last September at $33.

$650 - increase in value

$400 - OBC

$100 - dividends

$1150 - total on $3300 invested

So far so good

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I know they changed this policy, but the "practice" out of Galveston had not changed as of May 11, 2014. We had two staterooms and only one platinum (me). We had no minor children and our rooms were reservation linked. We showed up and all four S&S cards (1 plat and 3 gold) were ALL at VIP registration.

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I have a different report. We sailed Magic on May 11, 2014 out of Galveston, Texas.

Room 1 - platinum (me) and gold (wife)

Room 2 - gold (mom) and gold (adult daughter)

The four of us went to VIP check in and ALL of our S&S cards were already in VIP. Our rooms were linked for dinner. I thought my credit card was linked to my daughters account but find out later that it was not (she ran out of OBC on day 4). Guest services linked it to my credit card afterward.

I know this input is different than previously posted, but ALL of our cards were at VIP.

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1/3 closest to door is covered. Remaining two third is open. Btw - if your neighbor walks to the rail and looks sideways they can see your entire balcony. If you stand by the rail then everyone above you can see you. Pretty much no privacy.

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Yellow carnation and special desert on the Magic last week

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I was literally In my car by 7:40 am on Sunday after debarking the Magic inGalveston. Major kudos to Magic staff, US Customs, Porters and EZ cruise parking.

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I sure hope so. The hamburgers on lido last week on the Magic were awful compared to Guys

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We were on the Magic last week. The Thunder vs Clippers was shown in the casino bar and the room for game 5. Game 6 was only on in the casino bar. TNT in the room and ESPN only available in the casino bar.

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Hope this helps. You can see a ton more pics by going to ******************** or a simple google search. That is all that I did. You will love this cabin. Wife and I are in 7466 on 5/11.

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