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Carnival Magic
2011
130,000
306 Meters
22 Knots
3,690 Guests
1,367 Crew
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Southern Lights
This formal main dining room opens daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. This is one of two split level main dining venues spanning decks three and four which features windows on three sides. Breakfast and lunch have open seating available and dinner has assigned seating for either 6 pm or 8.15 pm.
Northern Lights
This formal and flexible main dining room opens daily for dinner. This is one of two split level main restaurants spanning decks three and four and offers seating for 948 guests. Dinner has assigned seating for either 6 pm or 8.15 pm as well as a Your Time Dining flexible offer. This means you can choose your eating slot any time between 5.45 pm and 9:30 pm.
Lido Marketplace
A Featuring an incredible array of casual dining options like Mongolian Wok, Chef’s Choice, Salad Bar, Carnival Deli and more, the Lido Restaurant has something for everyone. With plenty of indoor and outdoor seating, it’s the perfect spot to enjoy your favourites in company of family and friends for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It’s also where you can find their pizza, soft serve and frozen yogurt, which is served 24 hours a day.
Cucina Del Capitano
This select Italian dining venue opens daily for lunch and dinner. You will find it on deck eleven above the Lido marketplace and it can seat up to 117 guests. Lunch is a casual affair with a pasta bar. You can choose what kind of pasta, sauce and toppings you want, and they then prepare it freshly and bring it to your table for free. This service is free. Dinner is a more formal paid for affair, which is reservation only. They have fees per adult and child and offer a great selection of Italian family favourites.
Guy's Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse
Another fantastic Guy Fieri creation, Guy's Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse is the place to go for out of this world barbecue served with indulgent sides like coleslaw, mac 'n' cheese, potato salad and baked beans.
Guy's Burger Joint
This excellent burger joint has the best burgers on board, every day from around noon to 6 pm. The restaurant is a Carnival partnership with Food Network personality Guy Fieri. The burgers are all grilled to perfection and has several toppings to choose from. It is located close to the pool and have a surf shack look, which appeal to guests of all ages.
BlueIguana Cantina
This exquisite Mexican buffet opens for breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks. It’s a great place to go for breakfast as they have arepas, huevos rancheros and made-to-order breakfast burritos. The fantastic food continues until the afternoon with freshly made tacos (chicken, fish, or pork) and burritos (beef, shrimp, chicken or bean). Scrumptious toppings include lime-infused rice and pico de gallo to beans and corn. The soft taco shells are freshly made, the food is delicious, and the lines are usually short, especially on port days.
The Chef's Table
The exquisite Chef’s Table experience is bound to please even the most discerning foodie. The evening starts with cocktails and appetisers, followed by a tour of the kitchen and then leading on to an eight-course meal, hosted by one of the ship's master chefs. Book as early as possible as it is often sold out by the time the cruise departs.
Dr Seuss Breakfast
The whole family can enjoy this meal that is part breakfast and part journey into the tasty and whimsical world of Dr Seuss. As expected, this is a delicious feast of Green Eggs and Ham and other fantastical treats brought to you by the Cat in the Hat and Friends. It’s recommended that you reserve a spot as this breakfast only takes place once or twice during the cruise on a sea day.
Prime Steakhouse
Fahrenheit 555 offers a memorable culinary experience, with their cuts of prime beef offerings cooked to perfection, as well as a wide array of premium seafood. Their steaks are out of this world and include mouth-watering options like Filet Mignon, New York Strip and Cowboy Steak, all of which are aged for 21 days.
Magic Lobby
Magic Lobby
The Magic Bar is located on the atrium on deck three and offers some great music. The music includes something for everyone’s taste, whether it’s dance music, salsa music or live classical piano performances. The live performances are held on a stage which is suspended over the space. It is one of the largest bars on the ships and a great place to do a spot of people watching. Keep an eye out for their music trivia evenings, which is held by the cruise director himself, who manages to get the entire atrium singing along to Motown and 80s hits.
RedFrog Pub
RedFrog Pub
This pub which is located midship on deck five, was first debuted on this ship but have since become a Carnival Line staple. It is an L-shaped bar with festive kitschy island decor, tropical drinks in fishbowls, Carnival's own Thirsty Frog Red Ale, which you can buy in bulk for groups. It has live musicians performing a range of music genres but mostly reggae and country. Choose the patio area if you’d like to do some people watching while enjoying your drink or choose the outdoor area if you want to try one of their comfy swinging chairs.
Alchemy Bar
Alchemy Bar
This bar is located midship on deck five and is a firm Carnival cruise line favourite. It has a fun concept that the mixologists wear lab coats and create cocktails as prescriptions. They have some fantastic cocktails available and they also hold mixology lessons here, which is well worth attending.
Vibe Nightclub
Vibe Nightclub
This popular dance club is very popular with guests, especially late evening when the real party starts. They open quite late, at around 10:30pm and stays open until the early hours of the morning. You can expect music such as seventies and eighties hits as well as Latin-inspired tunes and nightclub hits hosted by a DJ. Smoking is permitted.
Play It Again
Play It Again
This beautiful piano bar is a great place to grab a drink. If you like singalongs, pull up a seat, order your favourite cocktail and let your friendly piano player know what you’d like to hear. The staff here is great, and the sets can go on until around 1 AM.
RedFrog Rum Bar
RedFrog Rum Bar
With the Caribbean chill of the RedFrog pub moving poolside with this rum bar, it’s a great place to enjoy a drink any time during the day and up to very late at night. Join the party to enjoy their great selection of frog-approved Caribbean rum-based concoctions, which you can buy by the glass or pitcher, plus plenty of Carnival’s signature own draft beer, ThirstyFrog Red.
BlueIguana Tequila Bar
BlueIguana Tequila Bar
Located on deck 10, this tequila bar is famous for their margaritas, both frozen and on the rocks, in a variety of flavours. You can also grab a beer (or a bucket full), beer cocktail, pitchers of margaritas or spiked lemonade, soft drinks and virgin creations at this poolside outpost.
Showtime Theatre
Showtime Theatre
The Showtime Theatre offers the Carnival Magic’s main Playlist Productions Shows, which are made up of thirty-minute song and dance revues. They also have magicians and host a variety of events like interactive game shows, bingo, seminars and dance classes are also held here.
Punchliner Comedy Club
Punchliner Comedy Club
This hilarious even takes place in the Spotlight Lounge, with four comedians, which each usually performs a family-friendly and adults-only set. Be warned that the adult comedy is not for the faint of heart. The Spotlight Lounge also hosts karaoke events.
Seaside Theatre
Seaside Theatre
At night, the pool transforms into the ship’s outdoor Seaside Theatre with Dive in Movies. The giant screen allows you to see a movie or sporting events from the comforts of a poolside lounge chair or even from the pool itself. Popular themes include Comedy, Action & Adventure and Date Night. They come with popcorn for everyone and blankets to snuggle up in.
Hat Trick Casino
Hat Trick Casino
The Hat Trick Casino is a large space with a vast array of glittering slot machines as well as a great variety of table games. There is a lively crowd at the casino at any given time and some staff members on hand to help teach beginners the ropes. Raffles, draws and tournaments take place daily.
Cloud 9 Spa
Cloud 9 Spa
The spa is a massive 22 700 square feet and spans across decks twelve, thirteen and fourteen. This makes it one relaxation venue well worth attending. You can go there for a whole range of treatments including hot-stone massages, acupuncture, body sculpting, and several types of facials. A good tip is to go here on port days as they run several specials when they’re not so busy.
Fitness Centre
Fitness Centre
Here, you can join a class or make use of their state-of-the-art machines, including ellipticals, stationary bikes, treadmills, resistance machines and free weights. Some of their classes are free but others like pilates and yoga are charged per class. Personal training and nutritional counselling is also available for a fee.
Serenity Adults-Only Sun Deck
Serenity Adults-Only Sun Deck
Just because you’re on one of the most exciting cruise ships with all the bells and whistles, doesn’t mean that you can’t simply get away from it all sometimes. This sun deck offers a space that offers peace, quiet, sea breezes, and a nearby bar. It's the place to get done the kind of stuff you just can't seem to do anywhere else: reconnect with your partner, finish that book, or blissfully do nothing at all.
Carnival WaterWorks
Carnival WaterWorks
Cool off while having a blast at WaterWorks, Carnival Magic’s onboard water park. Kids and adults can slide down the Twister and Drainpipe waterslides, as well as enjoying the park’s racer slides and other water attractions, such as the kids splash zone. Keep in mind that there are height and weight restrictions for these fast-flowing rides.
Kids Clubs
Kids Clubs
The Magic has fantastic Camp Ocean facilities, as well as the full Seuss at Sea programme.
Kids can enjoy a special onboard character parade, interactive story time, arts & crafts activities, character breakfast featuring their favourite Dr. Seuss friends and more.
At Camp Ocean, kids will have a blast in supervised, age-based groups and give each a cool marine-life label: Penguins (2 to 5 years), Stingrays (6 to 8 years) and Sharks (9 to 11 years). They also have specialised groups for tweens and teens with age appropriate activities.
