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Carnival Imagination Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Carnival Imagination

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 22, 2015

Ship: Carnival Imagination

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: M160

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

We decided on the 4 day to try cruising for the first time and can't get over how great it was. All but one of our children are grown so, finding a vacation where our youngest can be entertained without having to drag along an extra kid is always a bonus. Our daughter loved the Circle C club and stayed busy the whole time. We had done our research and took full advantage of everything Carnival had to offer. We went during college spring break week and while I have seen a lot of people call it a party booze cruise atmosphere, we had a great time. We are not big drinkers and found plenty to do and had the option of joining in on the high energy fun or finding a quiet place. I enjoyed all the young people. The staff is great and we will definitely cruise again. 

Best Advice:

Buy the Faster to the Fun (makes embark and debark a breeze), if you don't want to do all the excursions, port days are quiet on the ship. Read the chat rooms sites for great tips to make the most of your trip. Make sure you read the daily fun times and tear off the schedule for the day. A highlighter will help you take full advantage of the activities and schedule.

 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Lot's of options, don't be afraid to order more then one dinner to try something. Many people do this.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Make sure you take advantage of this.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
Something for all ages.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Cabin Steward really was helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
We found we could find our way around fairly easy by day 2.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Not a lot of room for toiletries so we brought a clear plastic over the door shoe organizer. Really was helpful. ($11 online)

Ship tip

Go informed! With this site, Pinterest, Facebook groups and chat sites you can get really great tips to make the most of your vacation.

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Catalina Island, California Did not visit port

Rented a golf cart and saw the whole island. Walking would be fine too.

Ensenada, Mexico

5 out of 5
Bazaar right off the ship had great shopping. We got back on the ship and enjoyed a quiet day to ourselves by the pool.
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