Fun trip for our first vacation in a decade

Item: Carnival Inspiration
Rating: 3.9
Author: brandonbowers

Carnival Inspiration Cruise Review to Mexico

brandonbowers

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

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4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 09, 2017

Ship: Carnival Inspiration

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: U48

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

It was our first cruise together, and our first vacation sans kids. The day at sea got a little tedious in the early afternoon, with no real activities that interested us scheduled until around 5:30 or so. Entertainment was great, food was good, staff was attentive and knowledgeable. A great experience overall.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Great food! Drinks were weak and overpriced.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

We didn't bring our kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

It was fine. Two very large vodka bottles were left behind from the previous occupants, making us suspicious about the cleanliness of the rest of the room.

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Catalina Island, California

4 out of 5

Ensenada, Mexico

4 out of 5

I really did not like having to walk through the gauntlet of aggressive photographers coming off the boat in Ensenada. Just let me say "no" and move on to my activities. Also, the scammy timeshare salesmen hitting us up the moment we walked off the boat -- ridiculous.

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Takes too long to get off the ship

3 Comments

tikishoppua 7 years ago

Thanks DOUBLED, but it was posted on a couple of places that Splendor and Imagination were having Halloween events ALL MONTH. I'll be on Inspiration all next week until the 27th. Close enough for things to happen. Doesn't hurt to ask.

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DOUBLED 7 years ago

It's not Halloween

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tikishoppua 7 years ago

Did they have any Halloween happenings?

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