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Carnival Inspiration Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 26

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Carnival Inspiration

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 20, 2019

Ship: Carnival Inspiration

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: U173

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I tried to participate in as many activities on board the ship as possible. That coupled with the two days in Ensenada made the trip very fun. I didn't miss Catalina because the ship's crew made other plans for us to fill the time.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very enjoyable

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Clean, well laid out dining areas. Plenty of eating/drinking options.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
I participated in the trivia challenges, pools, fitness center, comedy shows, casino games, bingo tournaments, and over-sized board games.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
I loved the shows, especially the 80's music show.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Brooks was an amazing game handler. He involved everyone in the room no matter how far away from the game they were. Francisco also gave outstanding shows during bingo games and parties in the atrium.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
I enjoyed having multiple places to eat. It was a little difficult to find some areas like the Serenity areas and gym but I think the point of that was so they could be separated from the rest of the cruise.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The room was big enough to move about and get ready every day. However, the upper bunk had a hard mattress.

Ship tip

Eat in different areas to enjoy the inside and outside of the ship

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5
Parking was unbearably expensive

Ensenada, Mexico

5 out of 5
Definitely worth staying two days despite missing Catalina. Lots to do during the day. Slow night life during the week though.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth, quick entrance to the boat
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2 Comments

sassi    5 years ago

Thank you so much for sharing your review I will be on that same cruise solo in July

capnbrownbeard    5 years ago

Glad the crew made your experience great. Carnival has great crew!

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