Panama Canal on the Miracle

Carnival Miracle Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 75

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Carnival Miracle

8 Night Panama Canal (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 06, 2019

Ship: Carnival Miracle

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7209

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

All in all it was a good cruise a few bumps but nothing to get excited about . we have been on over 20 cruises on several cruise lines and realize this is just about the best Carnival can do.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
FTTF excellent , smooth.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Dining room most food served cold or at best room temperature [except for the French Onion soup. Chefs Table was excellent., well worth the money. Nick & Nora's very good. Buffet was good. Sea day brunch was also very good.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Trivia was fun as well as sitting by the pools listening to live bands. Love & Marriage show was funny.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Production shows were as good as you can expect from Carnival the dancers were excellent but some of the singers ,hmm! however the three women on the violins were also excellent. Comedians were great.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Fantastic staff always helpful, Lydia and her crew were fantastic every night for dinner.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ships layout was very good and getting around was easy. Loved the décor it was like stepping back in time to a time when things were not as complicated.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Room was clean, good size for a balcony room.

Ship tip

DO NOT eat in the dining room if you perfer hot food, because you will not find it there.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5
FTTF embarkcation was flawess.

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
We booked an excursion after getting off the ship , sorry I dont know the name of the company but the people selling them at the dock were all wearing yellow vests and wearing pith helmets.

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

2 out of 5
A previous review of the trip through the Panama Canal stated it was like watching ice melt we fully agree!!!!

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Another excellent tour when you exit the ship go to the little tour hut and ask for Brown Sugar taxi tours.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Again FTTF made smooth from getting our luggage and going through customs and out to our shuttle pick up point was no lomger than 20 minutes.
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