A Lovely Shipboard Experience.....

Item: Carnival Miracle
Rating: 3
Author: loritroullier

Carnival Miracle Cruise Review to Mexico

loritroullier

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 61

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 04, 2017

Ship: Carnival Miracle

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5270

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Although the cruise seemed like a value experience, the ships dining room and bars met a higher expectation. They should review their embarkation drill, and lesson the loud intermittent screaming whistle blows, with the almost unending wait for instructions. I picked my first aft balcony, which provided a gorgeous wake view. Unfortunately the calcium stained glass walls and the withered splintered banister and grungy balcony furntiure precluded us from sitting outside. The stateroom was not remodeled and seemed rather worn and unappealing. Other than those basic problems, the service was excellent and I enjoyed getting out on the sea!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Like I said above the cabin did not meet my expectation except for the wake view outside the balcony!

Ship tip

Make sure your balcony has been remodeled and is a more superior category.

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Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Parking is expensive and if you don't get their early, your car will have to be on the roof of the parking structure. There was no handicap parking.

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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

3 out of 5

You have to arrive in this port aboard a tender.

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Mazatlan, Mexico

3 out of 5

State dept. also does not recommend Americans visit this port without much care and security, so we just shopped at the market right inside the port area.

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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

3 out of 5

The state dept. is not recommending Americans visit this port, but if in the daytime and not far from port, we felt OK. Our ship purchased tour bus windows were covered in black curtains so we could not see out on a 30 min ride. The bus was old and it kinda made me feel like they were shielding us.

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1 Comment

Skywatcher 7 years ago

Yeah Princess has a way of spoiling you. It's hard to enjoy other cruise lines once Princess gets done with you. As you stated: the main enjoyment was getting back out to sea . . .

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