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Carnival Firenze Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 34
Helpful Votes: 319

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Carnival Firenze

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 05, 2024

Ship: Carnival Firenze

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10294

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

The ship was cute. The staff was great. The fellow passengers however were another story. I would say that 90% of the people I made contact with were not well-mannered or had no home training or class. I thought it would be different sailing out of California but no. The Same Spirit of Carnival traveled from Florida. I have never seen so many jeans, ball caps, hoodies and just bad fashions in the main dining room ever. So many loud people. So many rude children. I was on this ship as an Elite Cruiser so I got lots of gifts and the cruise was "free", so that made me feel a little bit better. I managed to win two Elite prizes in the casino and that was awesome. The weather at night was cold and windy. I was not prepared for that. I had just come off a Caribbean cruise and didn't even think to check the weather. I won't be sailing out of California again anytime soon... This was my 13th cruise THIS YEAR and one of the worst as far as passengers are concerned.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Too much trivia... Sheesh

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Rose Short was awesome! Live music from the Piazza was great

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Crazy design...like an MSC ship. I didn't mind it.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Perfect location to escape people lol

Ship tip

The elevators close FAST. Be ready to maneuver around people...

Ports of call

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5
Canyon ATV, Mex Lunch and Tequila tasting was cool. The food was good. Staff was nice..ATVs rode well.

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5

Mazatlan, Mexico

4 out of 5
We did the all inclusive beach getaway. Very nice property. Water taxi on the property to take you from beach to pool. Food was great, surprisingly.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Terrible. They sent us a letter for Platinum guests to wait in the theater at 930 but kicked us out at 915 so there was a rush of people just stuck in the halls and stairs...
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8 Comments

sherryannie     1 month ago

I was on this sailing solo and met so many wonderful people 🤷‍♀️I have never had a bad Carnival cruise and have done many⚓️🛳️😎

Cruisers4Lyfe     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

willwork4cruz     1 month ago

I wouldn’t say 90% of the guests are bad but there are plenty of people with poor manners on Carnival. Although I probably saw more casual clothing in the MDR on my last Princess than Carnival.

Gwbigdog     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

jallaway     1 month ago

Maybe so, but you Cruise a lot and you made these same comments many times before. The solution usually starts by avoiding any line that's doling out casino deals

Kracka     1 month ago

HeavySeas     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

cruising2004     1 month ago

Thanks for your review.