Lucky with great weather...unhappy with dining time...great rock show

Carnival Imagination Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Carnival Imagination

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 21, 2017

Ship: Carnival Imagination

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: R233

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Good:  food ok, $20 upcharge for filet a shame but entres not good so worth the $20. Excellent filet. 

Guy Fieries burgers almost as good as filet. Not kidding.  Had it to do over I'd have eaten burgers all 4 dinners by the pool.  Really work hard to accommodate gluten free. Sandwiches and pizza....very nice options.  Updated decor, and not much of the stinky cruise ship smell that's become prominent. Easy ship layout.  Room service nice in the am for coffee and fruit. Rock and roll show last night was awesome!  Wish they'd repeat it....Id have seen it twice!  That good!  Yoga was also good.  Nothing too crazy. Just a bunch of sun salutations. Good price at $14 w auto tip.

Bad:  I keep getting stuck w late dining times even tho I book well ahead. Finally on third night we got in at 6, and it was only 2 of us. Matre'd was nice but ignored our name on list until we got a little pushy 3rd nite. Hated to do that. One night comedy good.  Rest was xrated so we  didnt go. We're from Vegas and just don't avoid that stuff.   Few shows so disappointing in that arena. Very obvious fewer staff on board. Tables don't get bussed quickly though everyone is nice. Steward are great.  Rest are kind of robotic. I would be too I guess with all the sheeple and no time off for 6 months.  Its a hard life.   Ensenada is a craphole but we knew that ahead.  Prefer 2 days in Catalina but there's that international rule.  I think our next trip will be 3 nights in Catalina and skip the cruise.

 

The buffets are a mass of humanity with women griping at kids in multiple languages flicking long unwashed hair in your plate.  

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Richard was great.

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Catalina Island, California

5 out of 5

Ensenada, Mexico

1 out of 5
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