worst cruise I've ever been on

Carnival Inspiration Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 41

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Carnival Inspiration

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 19, 2017

Ship: Carnival Inspiration

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: E112

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

I've been on several cruises including Royal Caribbean, Holland America, and Carnival and this is so far the worst cruise I've been on considering its food and service.  The selection and quality for its main dining room dinners were poor and the taste of food is very mediocre.  I ordered sea bass one night and it tasted so bad I couldn't eat another bite.  On most of the other cruises I've been on, the servers in the main dining room are very friendly, respectful and pleasant.  On this cruise, we got different servers every night and when I asked them for something extra like a spoon, or water, they do not respond when you talk to them even though they heard you.  I understand that they are usually very busy but a simple "ok" would have suffice so that I don't feel like I was bugging them.  The stewart of the room was ok.  He was polite and helpful.  The kids club were ok but at one point at 3pm in the afternoon they had to tell everybody to leave the room so that they can clean up.  The decor of the interior of the boat is old and tacky.  I would not recommend this cruise.  

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
carpet is old and dirty

Ship tip

Don't do it.

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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4 Comments

tikishoppua    7 years ago

Sorry you had such a bad experience. I've been on other lines and done 16 cruises. 10 of those on Carnival, 6 of those 10 on this very ship. Love her, love her crew, love the service, love the food. We're pretty easy to please, I guess, and always grateful to have the opportunity to cruise. short or long cruises, we love Carnival, and especially love the Fantasy class ships like Inspiration and Imagination.

MaeMae59    7 years ago

What ship? Where did you cruise to?

MzQCB13    7 years ago

LMG1988    7 years ago

Carnival is not doing their dining servers right. They have gone down & work them till they are running on fumes. But I agree, a smile or an 'ok' should not slip. I feel so bad for them. That is the one really BAD cut back change Carnival has made.

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