Not a fan of the Italian cruise idea

Carnival Firenze Cruise Review to Mexico

Jaredgrossman

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5

4 Night Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 12, 2024

Ship: Carnival Firenze

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1201

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 30 days ago

Review summary

The ship is new so it’s very clean. The food just plain stinks. No italian food as expected however regardless the food was not enjoyable like past ships. Guys burgers rocked ofcourse but half the stations in Lisi deck were never open. The elevators are the WORST! Plan on waiting long times unless you use the stairs. Navigating the ship was a nightmare. You had to go up, down over and up again to get to certain venues. Pools are very small, both of them and the jacuzzis are what you would find in a backyard. Very small and as you expect overcrowded. Table games were fun and about all I can say was actually close to any other experience on Carnival cruises. Debarkation was digital but they had to go around one hallway and back up the other to get out so instead of 50 ft exit it turned into 350 yards! If you have a lot of luggage you are in for a workout. All in all, save your money and cruise on a different ship. This feels like carnival got stuck with a Costa ship and tried to make the best of it but failed. Pretty sure this Italian cruise campaign won’t be around long. Hopefully Panorama in November will be better.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Carnival embarkation is very slow compared to Others.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

The food was unfortunately not the best at all. Mostly are Guys burgers and the pizza shack most of the cruise.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Bingo took 2.5 hours. The comedy show was pretty good but overall not a lot to do like past Carnival cruises

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Nothing like past cruises. Very limited engagement

Children's Programs

No children with me

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Room attendant was a little creepy. Not a lot of welcome aboard or good mornings going on.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship was clean because it was new. I will say that it is not easy to get from one end of the ship to the other and the smart elevators were terrible. Use the stairs.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Cabin was good size. The extra bed from the roof was great. Also the shower door was better than a curtain.