Ensenada in February

Carnival Imagination Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Carnival Imagination

3 Night Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 09, 2017

Ship: Carnival Imagination

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: R80

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We booked a room on level 4 (R) which was great for us...not a lot of wave action. The stateroom was a good size for 2 friends with a nice window for full moon exposure.  Beautiful.  The drapes were a bit on the old side and didn't close properly but we left them open in case something fantastic passed by.  Did see a cruise ship or two. The dining room food and service was excellent.  The buffet was good, too unless you are a picky eater with temperature variations of the food and the bacon was really greasy.  The wines offered with the dinners were great and you need to have a Chipotle Pineapple Margarita.  Awesome. February is not the best time to plan a trip to Ensenada, at least not this year.  We had a sunny day and then a foggy day where we just sat around with our friends and chatted.  Too many almost forced photo intrusions.  One or two would be nice but a lot of photos are too many. Embarking, Debarking, Ensenada, Pirates, Dinner, with the Aztecs, etc.  Eduardo, our head waiter and I Made, head waiter for 1 night were excellent. One of the staff members, Cameron, (I think) brought me a new lip balm when I had lost mine and couldn't find it anywhere on the floor.  Had only been missing 3 minutes but you must have the fastest sweepers in the west because it was GONE.  Bed was comfortable and had 2 different types of pillows so you could find the one that worked best.  Boarding wasn't bad, but debarking was horrible.  There were staff members to guide people but they weren't doing that.  Every time the elevator doors opened, they would disgorge more people who did not really know they were cutting into the wait line when they immediately got in.  There were people already waiting but the line was invisible around the corner.  There should be stancions with guide barriers.  When we asked the staffers for help, one just said whe you get off, get in line.  They were already doing that, but in the wrongs places.  It was very frustrating.  Still, all in all I would do it again and just tell you to watch for problems before they arrive so the trip will be better.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

Already in paragraph above. Good size.

Ship tip

The Pride Dining Room is excellent and the wait staff is awesome. If you're picky about your food, probably the buffet would not suffice, but I used it for breakfast and except for the greasy bacon, it was fine. I recommend eating breakfast and dinner only. The buffet is open for lunch, too.

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Ensenada, Mexico

5 out of 5
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