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Carnival Miracle Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Carnival Miracle

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 17, 2018

Ship: Carnival Miracle

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4159

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We are new to cruising, so this was a learning experience for us! I now have a better idea about what to expect and do on a cruise. Carnival does a pretty good job of providing options for individuals who are looking for a variety of things to see and do! Overall, we liked it!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Seamless! I'm glad we purchased the "Faster to the Fun" option! We were able to settle into our room before the other rooms were officially open.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
We ate in the dining room and the food was much better than I expected! We preferred eating in the dining room for breakfast and dinner.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
All were adequate. The adult-only pool was not very clean and the seating space was limited. There is a large fitness area.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
We did the shows (comedy, singers/dancers) and music in smaller venues.

Phantom Main Lounge

4 out of 5

The PG comedy was very entertaining. I'm not sure why they have to do adults only options! We were very impressed with quality of the dancers/singers!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Very friendly and helpful!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Pretty good for the most part!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Larger than expected. Enough room to spread out a bit! Glad we made the balcony choice.

Ship tip

I would skip any excursion in Roatan that requires you to be driven for more than 45 minutes to the location. The roads/traffice are horrible!

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5
Very nice!

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5
Fair. We walked to the 7-mile beach and I've seen better beaches in South Carolina (N. Myrtle Beach).

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

1 out of 5
As mentioned above, this was a huge disappointment! The people were not very friendly at the excursion site. It took us about an hour in a small van to drive on extremely rough roads to arrive at a mediocre but overpriced event.

Belize City, Belize

4 out of 5
This was my favorite! We did the bike tour! Friendly people, fun trip on a nature trail!

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
Decent beaches, plenty of opportunities to snorkle, good roads (for a change)!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Pretty smooth. Another reason to purchase the "Faster to the Fun" option!
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3 Comments

umpa063    6 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise... There are so many options on ships to enjoy yourselves again and again... Keep on cruising 😃🚢🍹

Summerholiday    6 years ago

Great you enjoyed your first cruise their our lots of choices out there and a million places to go enjoy hope ur hooked as we are ...

Doggydad196422    6 years ago

Cruising is the only type of vacation I like to take anymore and Carnival is the line I prefer.

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