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Item: Carnival Imagination
Rating: 4.1
Author: msmagoot

Carnival Imagination Cruise Review to Mexico

msmagoot

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 15, 2019

Ship: Carnival Imagination

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: M221

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

For a first cruise I thought this was great! The cruise director Mel was very obnoxious. But other than that, there was plenty to do, or do nothing at all! Tvs in the room are tiny, but don’t really need to be watching TV. We got the drink package and I would definitely recommend it. Take advantage of all there is to do, and definitely don’t miss the Hairy chest contest. It was a lot of fun!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

First cruise, everything was super easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining room was great our waiter Novie was amazing, buffet was okay. Great cocktails

Mirage Piano Bar

5 out of 5

So much fun!! Found this on the last night and couldn’t believe they didn’t have it listen in the itinerary. Great musician with a great personality and sense of humor.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pool was small and kinda slimy, hot tubs were nice. Loved the piano bar that wasn’t on the itineraries for some reason. Spa was a great experience.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

5 stars for the man at the Piano bar!!! DJs were fun, but I’m not really into top 100 music.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Novie was the best!!! Made our dinners so special. Room steward was very friendly, all the girls at the spa were fabulous. Great bartenders. There was only one server who sucked at the breakfast restaurant. But other than that everything was great.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Outdated but clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabin was nice and clean, lots of storage just not a lot of bathroom storage. No place to put shampoo and stuff in the shower.

Ship tip

Definitely check out the piano bar, and you can order multiple items with dinner!

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5

Easy parking and getting on the ship

Thumbs Up 1

Catalina Island, California

4 out of 5

Really neat how you get off the ship onto a boat and they take you to the island. We did the aerial ropes course and it was so fun!!

Thumbs Up 2

Ensenada, Mexico

4 out of 5

Didn’t plan on getting off, but $4 for a bus ride downtown. Don’t book an excursion through the cruise website. La Boufadora and other attractions is $17 on the bus, it’s $36+ through carnival.

Thumbs Up 2

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Super easy.

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