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Carnival Miracle Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5
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Carnival Miracle

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 30, 2018

Ship: Carnival Miracle

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4206

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

the staff was great for the stateroom and for dining. however the ship was a strong disappointment due to its filthy state of being. the food was average and the main show was like watching a high school performance. however the comedies were great and the only good part of the entertainment. The anniversary and birthday celebration which were supposed to happen didn't only a couple of them were actually done and we had to tell the staff even though it was clearly marked on our itinerary. I would never use carnival again very frustrated with the experience.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
very easy and no long lines

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

JavaBlue Cafe'

2 out of 5

seating was Filthy and stained. deserts were bland

Mad Hatter's Ball Lounge

1 out of 5

extremely dirty, stained and hard to see performances or screen when seated in the back under the upper deck or balcony. the performances were poorly put together and singing was out of tune. Bingo was ok.

24-Hour Room Service

4 out of 5

food was great but lines were long and staff was slow and seemed disinterested in speeding the process.

Bacchus Dining Room

3 out of 5

food was average, sometimes cold. however the wait staff was excellent and very friendly

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Mr. Lucky's Casino

1 out of 5

wow could you put this somewhere higher on the ship the smoking spread through several areas. or not allow smoking so that those of us who don't smoke and would like to gamble could. the Smoke was horrible why not put the smoking on the upper most deck. where it doesn't affect the rest of the ship.

Mini Golf

5 out of 5

was actually a good level of difficulty

Gymnasium

5 out of 5

great area and great equipment .

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Phantom Main Lounge

1 out of 5

Filthy this is were the performance were high school level and out of tune I must not have read what I was rating when I stated that before.

Children's Programs

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Ship tip

The ship was filthy all the funiture in the ship had dark stains from use and was disgusting to use.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
extremly long wait to get off the ship and lines were horrbly long.
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5 Comments

bobtuba    6 years ago

@Ginger... I agree, different cruise lines offer different experiences. There is something out there for everyone, and the different lines attract different crowds. We also had a bad sailing with Carnival once that kept us away from them for a couple of years. These days we are fond of Celebrity but we still give Carnival about half our business because of cost and convenience. Princess is in the Carnival Corp family, Celebrity is in the RCCL family. Strangely, we like Celebrity but prefer Carnival to RCCL.

SoCalGinger    6 years ago

So sad. I did have one bad sailing with carnival so I cannot say it isn’t possible. I hope the ship isn’t in bad shape. We sail on her in 2020 & that’s a long time! Anyway, we really enjoy celebrating occasions on Princess. Just thought you might like a suggestion since you are done with Carnival. We enjoy both bet the corporation has done a fine job offering different experiences. I truly believe Princess does a great job celebrating Anniversaries, Birthday & many other things.

Summerholiday    6 years ago

22 cruises never had a bad one yet been to amazing places and have amazing memories cruising is awesome they are always cleaning if your not happy cruising is not for u .. 15 more sleeps till we leave Sydney on our next cruise adventure... enjoy you will have an awesome time hope your hooked as we are .....🚢👍🍹😁

JennaMae85    6 years ago

Don't listen to that david!! Were going to have a blast next week!! Rain or shine I'm going to smile and have a good time!

homeprodavid    6 years ago

WOW 😮

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