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Carnival Miracle Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5
Carnival Miracle

14 Night Panama Canal Carnival Journeys (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 02, 2018

Ship: Carnival Miracle

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1180

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We liked the convenience of food and cabin clean up services. Since the Miracle is a smaller and older ship, there should not been long lines and more food service workers at the buffet, and more choices for healthy eating.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Had to wait a short time to enter cabin.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The dining room food and service was good. The buffets had little I could eat. Most hot foods were covered in gravy.

Lido Marketplace

3 out of 5

Not enough healthy food choices and long lines.

The Carnival Deli

4 out of 5

Nice it opened at 11:00 to avoid long lines at the lunch buffet.

Bacchus Dining Room

4 out of 5

Good food and service.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
I was ready at 8 AM to use the hot tubs before anyone was there. For most days I waited for two hours for the water to be purified.

Hot Tubs

2 out of 5

We’re not available at 8 AM as stated in Fun Times calendar.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The stage shows were better than the comic, magic, and juggling acts.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Attentive and willing to please.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
An older ship, I saw where the paint was peeling and cracked.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Clean. Soap value broken and fixed. Difficult to set up wake up calls.

Ship tip

While the internet is costly, it’s hard to log in and out of devices. Land excursion descriptions may not be accurate. Be ready for changes in port.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

2 out of 5
Collapsed in port from lack of air and ventilation. Went to ER.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
Third time there. Knew what to expect. Took a beach tour. Enjoyed it.

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

4 out of 5
Took a boat, land, and train tour. Saw monkeys, birds, and sloths.

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

3 out of 5
Long, hot day on ship taking photos. Worth seeing once.

Cartagena, Colombia

2 out of 5
Party bus excursion. Two picture stops. Vendors bombarded the bus and I did not get out. Too long.

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
Third time and coming back. Took a cab to a beach resort. Would do that again.

Willemstad, Curacao

3 out of 5
Port looked like water and beach erosion will be its demise. Had difficulty getting a cab to take us to a beach resort.

Montego Bay, Jamaica

4 out of 5
Third time and will go back. Took a different beach excursion. Like another one better.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Long lines for Platinum members to get into elevator to carry off luggage. Collapsed from lack of air. Went to ER.
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