Enjoyable short cruise. We wanted a little getaway, warmer weather with no snow.

Carnival Inspiration Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 128

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Carnival Inspiration

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 11, 2019

Ship: Carnival Inspiration

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Enjoyed this short cruise, weather was not the best and rough seas the last day. We had fun and enjoyed our cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy with Faster to Fun. On the ship before noon and we were able to go straight to our room. My husband needed wheelchair assistance and everyone was extremely helpful.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Ate breakfast and dinner in the Mardi Gras dinning room, Sharon and her team were awesome. Enjoyed Guy’s Burgers, Bluelguana Cantina and the pizza place. Did not eat from the buffet.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Played BINGO and enjoyed the casino.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Did not see a show, we had already seen them on a previous sailing. Enjoyed all the entertainment on the Lido and by the Atrium and Casino.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Every one was very helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Not used to a small ship but it very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Usually have a balcony cabin but the ocean view cabin was excellent for the short length of the cruise.

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Catalina Island, California

5 out of 5
Rented a golf cart and drove around the island, fun adventure.

Ensenada, Mexico

4 out of 5
Just went shopping at the port.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
This was the most stressful part of the cruise. My husband needed wheelchair assistance off the ship, this process was extremely unorganized. There was no direction given to those needing this service. The staff was not able to handle all the passengers. Perhaps a sign up the day before would have been helpful. Once we got a wheelchair the person that assisted us was very nice and professional.
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2 Comments

Coloradocruisin    5 years ago

I’m not sure who the cruise director was and the bands rotate to different venues throughout the ship.

Dutch3901    5 years ago

I’m sorry to hear of your debarkation difficulty. I’m glad you enjoyed your cruise overall. I was wondering who the cruise director was and, was the band near the casino good? We are cruising on the Inspiration in 15 days. Any recommendations on dining room staff? We enjoy choosing (we have Your Time Dining)... Thanks!

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