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Carnival Miracle Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
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Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
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Carnival Miracle

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 10, 2019

Ship: Carnival Miracle

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5145

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

All in all the cruise was good , Even with missing a port and extra day at sea , Just needs updated the ship is old and it shows not much to offer as far as activities , and the Casino could use better venting of cigarette smoke . Food could use some tweaking on the buffet side too

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and easy to board plenty of staff to help and point direction

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The food was sub par at best , buffets offered the same things day in and day out . closed up at weird hours when most would like to grab something to eat . 24 pizza is good but only one location and lines are long . The ice cream was the best thing on the ship

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
This ship was very out dated . The pools were small and filled up fast . crew where still finding lounge chairs to put out on the first day at sea had a large stack of broken ones no one could use . Had one water slide that went no where and a giant chest set . Thats pretty much all it had oh and three ping pong tables on a high deck where winds carry away the ball ?

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Dj was standard played to the crowd with a good mix of music . The Comedy club was by far the best I went to all four shows had a great time . Also the entertainment director was fun with humor through out his presentations

Children's Programs

My daughter is 15 and didnt partake in any kid programs

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
As always above and beyond , friendly and helpful , the only negative person was the piano player who seemed to have an attitude and not really wanting to be there . Someone tipped him 2 dollars and he started playing the song they requested and stopped after a moment and said theirs two dollars worth .. but not the normal attitude Ive come to expect

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Ship is old and needs updated . I would pass on this ship until its revamped . It was clean but simply out dated . The layout was not guest friendly for the amount of people which lead to long lines and no seats most of the time , plenty of wasted space and blocked views .

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Good size cabin , but needs updated Only offered one electrical outlet . and the beds were horrible. the king was made up of two twins and would separate at while sleeping causing you to fall into a crack . Bedding was comfortable and had plenty of storage , carpet was stained

Ship tip

Choose a different ship that has been updated .

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

4 out of 5
Great port but park away and uber here parking is crazy packed

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
Great port but shops are far away we did the Xplor excursion which was great but you spend the entire day there and miss time to shop the local shops

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5
By far the best part of the trip , you get to see the local cutue we went and seen the Ruins had a local lunch it was amazing

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras Did not visit port

Winds were to much and the captained called it off

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
This place is what pictures of the Caribbean are about . Beautiful waters amazing 7 mile beach , but expensive . lunch for four at a beach restaurant with only one person ordering a alcohol beverage cost 153 US

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
as expected
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