Below are pictures of stateroom #1212 on the Carnival Magic, cruise dates April 1-8, 2012. My wife and I booked this stateroom because it was the
cheapest cabin available on the cruise. The stateroom met all of our basic needs; it was clean (with twice a day cleaning service), cheap, and had surprisingly comfortable beds.
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| Carnival Magic Stateroom 1212 |
With that in mind, the stateroom offered some challenges. The bathroom was cramped and made with cheap finishes. The TV was small. The room was long and narrow which meant the two twin beds couldn't be converted into a single full/queen which is possible in many other staterooms. Instead, the beds could be set up either as bunk beds, or the couch could be converted to a bed. The biggest downside of this room was wave noise. By wave noise, I don't mean the soothing splashing that will lull you to sleep.
Because this cabin is positioned in the front and bottom of the ship (called "Forward" and "Riviera Deck" when booking),
loud booming sounds from waves hitting the hull could be heard whenever the ship was at sea. Though the noise was not constant, we heard it often enough to rattle our nerves.
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| Carnival Magic Stateroom 1212 |
If we could do it all over again,
we would book the same room again because we didn't spend much time in the room. We spent most of our time on the cruise exploring the ship, basking in the sun, or out on shore excursions.
For the money we saved by booking this stateroom (we paid only $499 a person) instead of a balcony room (at least $200 more per person), we were able to budget more money for shore excursions.
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| Carnival Magic Stateroom 1212 |
Advice: When booking Carnival Magic cruises from the Carnival website, choose "Interior Room" when you first start the room selection process. From there, you will be able to also choose rooms that have porthole views.
