Carnival Magic
I was on the Pre-Inaugural cruise back in November.
We enjoyed ourselves very much. Then I took a group out of the Christmas Holidays. Everybody Enjoyed themself on this Cruise - just see below.
• Embarkation was Great. The Port of Galveston expanded the terminals for this bigger ship and to prepare for Disney and Princess to come in. It is a very nice Terminal.
• Many people commented on how nice it was not to have a smoky casino.
• Ken, the Irish singing Maitre’d was VERY cordial and took special care of my group. He was great. He even went down to the kitchen where one of my passengers was in the kitchen at the Chef’s table. He went down there to say hello and called her by name. She felt so special. During dinner, Ken even sang a song and dedicated it to “Rose’s Gang”.
• The Prime Steakhouse, food and service was great and worth every penny.
• The Cucina Del Capitano was also great. We tried it for both lunch and dinner. The menu at dinner had a lot to offer and the staff was fun, entertaining, provided fabulous service, and the food was great.
• The outdoor BBQ on sea days were fun and seems to be very popular.
• Sam, the Hotel Director from England was fabulous. He was very friendly as I bumped into him around the ship. Sam even tried to take Elf. He was even there to help expedite my group off the ship as well. Sam is a great guy.
• The Ocean Plaza on deck 5 was a hit. There were always people there either playing trivia, or Karaoke. The band who also played there at night were fantastic.
• The continental breakfast, and sandwiches in the Ocean Plaza area along with the salad bar in the Sushi area for lunch was well received. I heard many good comments from folks on board.
• The movie screen by the pool was great. The sound was great and even the clarity of the screen on a sunny day was very good.
• The shows in the showroom - Illusionist was VERY, VERY good, and “Groove Time”, the show we saw on the Inaugural got another standing ovation.
• I received many good comments on the Serenity deck. People liked the adult bar in the Serenity area as well, this way they didn’t have to walk all the way to the pool bar to get a drink.
• Red Frog Pub was a hit. Everybody loved the Thirsty Frog Beer and the grub.eston. We were in there Every day for something.
Eric (one of the Bartenders) was Great. Very Nice, and was making flowers for the ladies out of napkins.
- We were out over the Christmas Holiday's so even in the middlie of the Caribbean it Snowed. (if you look closely at the Photo, the white dots are Snow)
- Several of us vistied Worked Works a couple of times. Even the Adults Loved it.
- Cherry On Top is one of the Cutest Candies Shops (that I have seen on a Cruise Ship)
- Everyone that was on this Sailing with me had a Great time. We are already looking to Booking our Next Group Cruise.
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