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Carnival Magic Embarkation Day. Cedar Grove parking in Norfolk, VA. Bring your patience!!! 

Bridget Smith
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Even though I started this video with a smile, I was out of breath towards the end. Bring your patience if you decide to cruise from Norfolk and park your car in the Cedar Grove parking lot in downtown Norfolk. This is my shocking experience on May 21st 2022. Having never cruised from Norfolk, I had no idea how frustrated and tired I would be by the time I got to my stateroom. I decided to park my car here because it's the one on Carnival's website they suggest passengers use. The line of cars to get into the parking lot was long and traffic was backed up for miles. Then once you park your car there is another line to stand in to board the shuttle buses that take you from the parking lot to Nauticus where the Carnival Magic is. After that there is another overwhelming wait in another long line inside of Nauticus to show your boarding pass and covid test results using Verifly so you can board the ship.

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Комментарии : 41   
@stoehrcov
@stoehrcov Год назад
Thanks for your time. It was excellent job and helpful
@bridgetmsmith
@bridgetmsmith Год назад
You're very welcome! 🙂
@terriarheghan3676
@terriarheghan3676 Год назад
Thank you this was very helpful for my trip!!!!👍🏽❤️🖤💚
@bridgetmsmith
@bridgetmsmith Год назад
You are very welcome. Enjoy your trip!
@bobbywilliams5656
@bobbywilliams5656 Год назад
Thanks for the warning. We cruise out of Norfolk soon. We may just get a hotel room for one night so we can have our car parked there. We don't like headaches.
@bridgetmsmith
@bridgetmsmith Год назад
Enjoy your cruise!
@angieontherun9275
@angieontherun9275 Год назад
I’m cruising August 27,2023 and I hope it’s better by now…..😮
@nicolamyers3934
@nicolamyers3934 Год назад
Thank you so much for making this video as detailed as you did a definitely give myself and my family good insights on what to expect. Do you pay for the lot when you get there? because I couldn’t seem to pay for it online.
@bridgetmsmith
@bridgetmsmith Год назад
You’re very welcome. Yes there were parking lot attendants taking payment once you get into the parking lot. I was able to pay with my card.
@SoldiersDad
@SoldiersDad 2 года назад
Thank you so much. I will not go out of Norfolk. Mobile is almost as bad.
@twebster8
@twebster8 Год назад
Oh gosh. I hope they got it together now. I’m taking that same cruise in may
@bridgetmsmith
@bridgetmsmith Год назад
I hope so too. Enjoy your cruise.
@emms443
@emms443 Год назад
Was it any better?
@twebster8
@twebster8 Год назад
@@emms443es. It was a really smooth parking process. Left my luggage at the lot and they took care of it. We got to the parking lot at 12:40 and was on the boat at 1:29. The longest part was the line to get into the building after getting off the shuttle. The line for parking was nonstop moving. We did not have to wait at all for that part
@emms443
@emms443 Год назад
So glad to hear that! I just booked last week for a cruise during Labor Day week. I found out the horror stories AFTER I booked.
@CruisingtheworldwithJackie
@CruisingtheworldwithJackie 2 года назад
So funny I thought the same thing went we got to port. Still hopefully
@debbieserwe2242
@debbieserwe2242 2 года назад
Just curious, as I've seen a few videos showing how bad Norfok was. How far awy was the paarking from the port? Could folks have just walked? If less than a mile I probably would have.
@CruisingtheworldwithJackie
@CruisingtheworldwithJackie 2 года назад
14 blocks not great area
@bridgetmsmith
@bridgetmsmith 2 года назад
Maybe 1 1/2 to 2 miles, but I’m not sure. If someone wanted to they could. I wouldn’t though because it’s a lot of traffic in that area, plus the many lights and crosswalks to get through while carrying luggage in the heat.
@reneshay889
@reneshay889 2 года назад
Too far to walk with the heat and luggage. Get an uber.
@stephworld629
@stephworld629 Год назад
Hi I have a question. Did you have to reserve a parking spot ahead of time or just show up day of and way once you get their ?
@bridgetmsmith
@bridgetmsmith Год назад
No there are no reservations. You just show up and get in line. Once you pay you can park wherever.
@bayeats5428
@bayeats5428 Год назад
Is your room in the front of the ship or in the back. If your room is in the back did you hear a lot of noise with the motor?
@bridgetmsmith
@bridgetmsmith Год назад
My room was in the very front of the ship on the second floor. I didn’t hear anything but I could feel when the ropes were rolling so they could tie it down after the ship docked in port.
@ccburgess3058
@ccburgess3058 Год назад
What would you Recommend? I have a 1:30 pm appointment time also. Never boarded at Norfolk. I am disabled and very concerned.
@bridgetmsmith
@bridgetmsmith Год назад
I recommend changing your appointment time if possible. If not I say you should still arrive early if leaving your car in the parking lot because just getting to the parking lot was a headache. Let them know you’re disabled and need assistance so you get priority getting on a shuttle bus. At the terminal let them know as well so they put you up front hopefully.
@ro992
@ro992 2 года назад
*Sorry for your bad experience. Many horrible comments about the boarding and de-boarding of the Ship. Someone from their leadership should read all of the horrible comments . Everyone can't be telling a lie* !
@bridgetmsmith
@bridgetmsmith 2 года назад
You're absolutely right!
@stunna9010
@stunna9010 Год назад
How was the demographics on Magic out of VA? Mixed crowd? I've never been on a cruise. Thanks
@bridgetmsmith
@bridgetmsmith Год назад
Yes it was a mixed crowd. I'd say we had people from each age group and racial background. Not too many kids onboard though since school hadn't let out for the summer yet. The ship had people from all over but there were definitely a lot from Virginia and North Carolina. Cruising ain't for everybody but I like it. I think you should try it and see for yourself.
@stunna9010
@stunna9010 Год назад
Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it. Looking to Cruise May of 2024. Thanks again.
@CruisingtheworldwithJackie
@CruisingtheworldwithJackie 2 года назад
I did a few videos on my Norfolk experience. I will go again but not use that lot. Check out my 411 video for other options. I went may 30th. When did you go?
@bridgetmsmith
@bridgetmsmith 2 года назад
Yea this was my first time using that lot and my first cruise from Norfolk. I was on the May 21st cruise. I was on the one the news stations said paint fumes were so bad that some people got sick.
@sswan9689
@sswan9689 2 года назад
Isn't this the same parking lot that some cars got vandalized!? Vandalized while people were on a cruise. It made the national news. What a mess? Did that cruise leave late that day? B/c if final boarding was at 4:30pm the people that were just coming in the parking lot when you were on the shuttle leaving to go to the ship would have never made it on the ship by 4:30pm
@bridgetmsmith
@bridgetmsmith 2 года назад
Yes it’s the same parking lot but it didn’t happen on my cruise. It happened on the cruise after mine. My cruise left about 6pm but we should have left at 5pm.
@reneshay889
@reneshay889 2 года назад
Shuttle busses bringing people back to the lot were blocked by traffic thus people arriving to embark were delayed.
@bridgetmsmith
@bridgetmsmith 2 года назад
It didn’t make sense at the time because I was so excited and anxious to cruise but now I get it.
@reneshay889
@reneshay889 2 года назад
@@bridgetmsmith my sister and I arrived at 10:30. We didn't get onto the ship until 4:00.
@bridgetmsmith
@bridgetmsmith 2 года назад
What!!!! Omg.
@valeriegriffith3415
@valeriegriffith3415 Год назад
Did you go on the cruise or what
@bridgetmsmith
@bridgetmsmith Год назад
Yes I did.
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