Overall bad, unethical

Carnival Miracle Cruise Review to Mexico

Anony

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

1 out of 5

Verified Review

Sail date: May 07, 2016

Ship: Carnival Miracle

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7148

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

The service and amenities were good. The reason for 1 star is that carnival

allowed fake art hawkers Park West to pressure sell paintings to us. Carnival

has a share in the profits and that is why they are not responding to our complaints on Park West. I will give negative feedback about carnival in my social network

because of their partnership with Park West.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

3 out of 5

20 Comments

ran97lex99 8 years ago

Simple solution, don't purchase any art work from park west!!!!!!!

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Dutch3901 8 years ago

I paid $650 for a watch onboard last month (May) and after the cruise, the absolute cheapest I could find one online was $794 + tax. Even if I would have found it a little cheaper, I still enjoy my "cruise watch", like my wife enjoys the ones I buy her. It's the time tested rule of shopping- if you don't know the value of the product is, don't buy.

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Travelflea 8 years ago

I will admit I went to the Auction for the free champagne... They gave me 5 glasses and guess what? I bought a painting, I didn't even know what I bought until I went to sign for it and it was an oil painting of The LOONEY TOON characters. I'm going on a cruise in less than 95 days from now. I think I will skip the auction all together.

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Deniseg 8 years ago

I am getting notifications for this post but when I come here, I don't see them :(

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jtmaysfamily 8 years ago

They have art work on the ships?

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cajun204 8 years ago

You cruise solely for art? Ok

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Duckdodger91 8 years ago

I highly doubt Carnival pressured you into buying art work. That's your fault.

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pamela 8 years ago

I've purchased art on two of my cruises, always pleased! Know One forces you to purchase, you bid IF you chose. You my or may not pay more for products on board, again.....your decision‼️

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alanathep 8 years ago

I go to the art shows for the free champagne! No, thank you, pertaining to art, goes a long way! Yes, thank you to the free champagne!

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SailingDutchman 8 years ago

Every event of park west event starts with a resume of the rules, if you don't pay atention. It is easy to blame Carnival.

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alleycat51699 8 years ago

If you buy art, jewelry, or watches on a cruise ship, you're going to get ripped off. Enjoy the cruise and don't buy anything more expensive than a hat, t shirt, or Christmas tree ornament.

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Deniseg 8 years ago

My non husband went found out how much the minimum bid was, got his free champagne and left. There was no pressure.

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JusMe 8 years ago

How unfair to all the hard working people on the ship. You give a 1 star review for park west. This site is to review the CRUISE SHIP, not park west. If you down grade every cruise ship that has Park West, you will down grade all cruise lines.

How unfair to the crew of the ship that all worked so hard so you could have a good time.

You still did not explain what the issue was or how you tried to take care of it... your review has no credibility regarding the ship.

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badlcho 8 years ago

No one is forced to purchase artwork on the ship. My son and I even went to one of the art auctions and not once did anyone try and sell us anything. We just browsed through the gallery and watched some of the auction.

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justinecon 8 years ago

I went once, we did buy some nice paintings and had them framed. Don't need anymore so will skip them.

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Katievp 8 years ago

No one forced you to purchase

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mariejorreyvandermaatendorr 8 years ago

I understand what you're saying about Park West, but I just avoid the art gallery altogether, so no problems!!

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sloopjohnb53 8 years ago

.....your blog or the proper sites.

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sloopjohnb53 8 years ago

Your review was supposed to be about the cruise itself. I don't care which cruise line it's supposed to be about. It's not supposed to be a personal vendetta. Please save it for your the proper sites.

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darrenmiller 8 years ago

Park West is on just about every cruise line afloat.

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