Carnival Cruise Line
6-Day Eastern Caribbean from Miami, FLCaribbean
- Next sails Oct 25, 2026 · 6 nights
- Carnival Magic
- From Miami · roundtrip
Inside $446 · Balcony $736 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Magic
Dream-class cruise ship · flagged in Panama. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.
Image via Wikimedia Commons- Tonnage
- 130,000
- Capacity
- 3,690
- Built
- 2,011
- Length
- 306 m
- Upcoming
- 74
Reviewer read
A solid, middle-of-the-fleet ship. It falls behind on disembarkation.
Carnival Magic rates higher overall than 63% of the ships we track. Activities is its strongest showing. The weak spot is disembarkation.
Why reviewers choose it
- Activities8.1
Higher than 65% of ships · 2,793 ratings
- Entertainment7.8
Higher than 63% of ships · 4,374 ratings
- Fitness7.5
Higher than 61% of ships · 1,077 ratings
- Service8.7
Higher than 51% of ships · 4,506 ratings
The one caution
8.3out of 10 for disembarkation
Higher than only 18% of ships. The typical ship scores 8.80.
Everything else, in two lines
Six are good without being remarkable: activities, entertainment, fitness, value, cabins and service. They rate higher than 51% to 65% of ships.
Five fall below the fleet: dining, embarkation, public areas, ship quality and disembarkation. They rate higher than 18% to 47% of ships.
Family falls below the fleet too, but only 45 people scored it, so treat it as a hint.
Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside, oceanview, balcony and suite grades all score between 8.29 and 8.54. Pick on price and position, not on rating.
Three places worth knowing about
- Lido deck The one people argue about57% positive · 113 comments
- Red Frog Pub The bar people mention most87% positive · 132 comments
- Guys Burgers Also well liked83% positive · 119 comments
Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 3 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 7 are all liked by 65% to 87% of the people who mentioned them.
Who says it suited them
First-time cruisers (314 of 341), families with young kids (194 of 253), families with teens (81 of 101), couples (53 of 61), large groups (38 of 41) and solo travelers (18 of 26).
No group described it as a poor fit.
What we can’t tell you
- How it suits older travelers
- Too few reviewers on this ship described traveling as seniors.
- How it handles mobility needs
- Too few reviewers mentioned accessibility here.
- Whether it's good value today
- Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.
Every category, compared
The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.
| Category | Rating | Compared with other ships | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service | 8.7 | Higher than 51% | 4,506 ratings · broad |
| Ship quality | 8.5 | Higher than only 34% | 3,230 ratings · broad |
| Cabins | 8.4 | Higher than 51% | 4,639 ratings · broad |
| Embarkation | 8.4 | Higher than only 44% | 3,272 ratings · broad |
| Disembarkation | 8.3 | Higher than only 18% | 1,999 ratings · broad |
| Activities | 8.1 | Higher than 65% | 2,793 ratings · broad |
| Entertainment | 7.8 | Higher than 63% | 4,374 ratings · broad |
| Dining | 7.8 | Higher than only 47% | 4,547 ratings · broad |
| Public areas | 7.6 | Higher than only 36% | 1,258 ratings · broad |
| Fitness | 7.5 | Higher than 61% | 1,077 ratings · broad |
| Value | 7.0 | Higher than 51% | 1,226 ratings · broad |
| Family | 6.9 | Higher than only 49% | 45 ratings · limited |
5,259 published reviews · 392 from the last three years · 35,260 individual comments read.
On the chart
Upcoming sailings on Carnival Magic
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- Next sails Oct 31, 2026 · 8 nights
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- From Miami · roundtrip
Inside $588 · Ocean view $758 per person
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- Next sails Nov 14, 2026 · 8 nights
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- From Miami · roundtrip
Inside $621 · Ocean view $692 · Balcony $882 · Suite $2,091 per person
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- Next sails Dec 6, 2026 · 6 nights
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- From Miami · roundtrip
Inside $488 · Ocean view $639 · Balcony $749 · Suite $1,058 per person
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6-Day Eastern Caribbean from Miami, FLCaribbean
- Sails Dec 12, 2026 · 6 nights
- Carnival Magic
- From Miami · roundtrip
Inside $442 · Ocean view $582 · Balcony $713 · Suite $1,022 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
8-Day Southern Caribbean from Miami, FLCaribbean
- Next sails May 1, 2027 · 8 nights
- Carnival Magic
- From Miami · roundtrip
Inside $727 · Ocean view $1,027 · Balcony $1,237 · Suite $2,527 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
6-Day Eastern Caribbean from Miami, FL7% vs 4 weeks agoCaribbean
- Next sails May 9, 2027 · 6 nights
- Carnival Magic
- From Miami · roundtrip
Inside $437 · Ocean view $598 · Balcony $718 · Suite $1,257 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
7-Day Eastern Caribbean from Miami, FLCaribbean
- Sails May 15, 2027 · 7 nights
- Carnival Magic
- From Miami · roundtrip
Inside $566 · Ocean view $746 · Balcony $866 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
6-Day Western Caribbean from Miami, FLCaribbean
- Sails Jan 9, 2028 · 6 nights
- Carnival Magic
- From Miami · roundtrip
Inside $409 · Ocean view $539 · Balcony $669 · Suite $1,203 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
8-Day Eastern Caribbean from Miami, FL7% vs 4 weeks agoCaribbean
- Sails Jan 15, 2028 · 8 nights
- Carnival Magic
- From Miami · roundtrip
Inside $640 · Ocean view $850 · Balcony $1,020 · Suite $1,842 per person