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Carnival Miracle Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 47

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Miracle

Mexican Riviera

Sail date: October 08, 2016

Ship: Carnival Miracle

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5181

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

This cruise was okay, definitely not what I am used to when sailing carnival. This cruise was our honeymoon and I'm a little disappointed. When we booked with they told us there would be something special in our room in the first sea day for our honeymoon, nothing was done the whole trip. We even asked guest services on board and they told us we had to go buy a gift that they do random people and we were not going to be one. We didn't see our stewardist for the first few days and our room didn't get cleaned quite a few times. They also acted as if we were putting them out when we saw them, which isn't fair since there is a mandatory gratuity given to them. The food was very mediocre compared to most ships. The only selection for lunch was Asian and American and very lukewarm. The staff in the dining room was exquisite! 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Not like the carnivals I've said on before. There was absolutely no selection for lunch, the same exact thing every day and it was never hot.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

The dining staff was awesome!!! The housekeeping, not so much. We went the first few days without meeting our stewarding and without them cleaning our room. We also asked for towels since we had none and it took over an hour with 3 phone calls.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Better service

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

3 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

3 out of 5

At Sea

2 out of 5
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2 Comments

waltcraft    7 years ago

Fyi, gratuities are not mandatory. If you are dissatisfied, go to guest services and have them remove it from your bill!!!

saltwaterlove77    7 years ago

Lol! Girl I feel you. We went to Hawaii back in January and had the same issues. The ship needs a whole lot of updates. Our room didn't get cleaned like normal and like you said we hardly seen the stewards. The food was not that good either and neither the entertainment.

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