Disappointed

Item: Carnival Inspiration
Rating: 2
Author: hmitchell

Carnival Inspiration Cruise Review to Mexico

hmitchell

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

Verified Review

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 29, 2017

Ship: Carnival Inspiration

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: M48

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

I was extremely disappointed with our experience. There was very little for our children to do on the cruise, but it was 'pitched' to us as a Family Cruise. My biggest complaint was with our dining experience. We selected 'anytime' dining, but on most nights waited approx. 45 min to even be sat... Then, our meal took 2 + hours each night; causing us to miss shows that were scheduled. One night we never got our drink order taken. Another night, we got our drink order, but the food came before my kids received their beverage. Every night at least 2 people from our group were served cold or over cooked food and every night my kids ice cream came so melted that they used their straws to drink the ice cream. I am so upset that I wasted my hard earned money on this trip for my kids and now can't even afford to make it up to them by going to Disney like we had originally planned.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Wait times and service were ridiculous.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Very minimal

Entertainment

3 out of 5

minimal

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

odd times and minimal activities

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

I expected our cabin to be small, but assumed that a 5 person cabin would have a little more room than the 2 person one. I was disappointed to find them to be the exact same only with murphy beds and pull outs instead of pictures. I hit my head more than once on the bed above my head and having a bed on the floor left NO room for our luggage storage. 5 suitcases did not fit. We had to store luggage on top of a bed and share out bed with our children. It was a nightmare. We were in our room way more than we intended to be due to limited activities on board.