Had a Great time for a short cruise

Carnival Imagination Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 32

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Carnival Imagination

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 19, 2016

Ship: Carnival Imagination

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: M80

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

We loved taking the boat excursion at Catalina Island and seeing the dolphins.   Overall had a great time - loved the comedy show, the late night deck party, food was really good and the crew was very nice.  Ports were okay, not as good as some others we've been to. Only bummer was unfortunately this ship has no rooms with balcony.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food was good, better than some other cruises. Best GardenBurger I've ever had! And the mexican food late night buffet was very nice

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
not as many organized activities as I had hoped (like card games you can join, things to watch, etc) on other cruises there were water volleyball games (crew vs passengers), glass blowing demo, etc.. But loved the late night deck party!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Loved that they had both comedy shows and musical shows every night. Loved the comedian Doug Williams! And really loved the solo guitar player/singers - they were awesome

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
Shout out to Brad who runs the teen center - he was great and the kids loved him.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The crew was great - and they seemed happy. So Carnival must be doing something right on how they treat the crew. Shout out to Brad who runs the teen center - he was great and the kids loved him.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was fine - although I wish I could have controlled the AC (was on all the time, even all night long, and I would have liked to turn it off/down) Constantine our cabin steward was great

Ship tip

Loved the cruise overall - the ports aren't my favorite (compared to Cabo and Caribbean locations). But was a good value and we all enjoyed it

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Catalina Island, California

5 out of 5
Catalina was pretty and we liked the dolphin boat tour.

Ensenada, Mexico

3 out of 5
Not much in Ensenada - recommend you take an excursion (not much to choose from - horseback riding on beach, the wine country or the blowhole. we did the blowhole & we liked it

Traveler Photos

Dolphins right next to our boat on excursion
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3 Comments

acousticone1958    8 years ago

you're able to lower/ adjust the A/C via the vent control dial just above the bed on the ceiling

yankandbrit    8 years ago

Their balconies are considered " junior suites" and suites on Fantasy class. Have stayed in Veranda deck in the juniors; very nice and tucked away from the crowds.

dhansen413    8 years ago

Summer, good ships in Alaska, Mediterranean, or Caribbean . They are only line sailing from Southern California, it's not a bad ship, just older.

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