Great fun, not so great ship

Carnival Miracle Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Carnival Miracle

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 26, 2019

Ship: Carnival Miracle

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5191

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

For me the ship needs work and good maintenance and the night entertainment is just ok. I chose this ship because of the route and I loved every port so I don't regret it but I would not go again on the same ship.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Super quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Amazing food

Bacchus Dining Room

3 out of 5

They went overboard on the grape theme

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Pools are small, no rock climbing.

Spa Carnival

4 out of 5

Good service, products and ok price

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Stage shows were more like a high school talent show. Some of the stand up comedians were funny (except JeROME). The live duo was very good though.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
My kids absolutely loved the teen clubs. 10 stars as per their opinion

Circle C

5 out of 5

My son LOvED it and didn't want to leave it.

Club O2

5 out of 5

My daughter loved it as well and she met wonderful kids.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Very nice polite staff

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
The ship is old and it shows, needs maintenance. My balcony was always dirty. Dirty water from upper floors would end up in my balcony. Floor 1 had a curtain as roof

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Ok size and bed was comfortable. Room was not clean, bed sheets and towels have been used a million times and it shows.

Ship tip

Go on this ship because the route is fun but avoid it if you are looking for an updated, clean ship.

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

4 out of 5
No excursion but stayed 2 nights at the Springhill Suites Tampa and I highly recommend it.

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Did the Stingray city tour through Carnival and LOVED it! I recommend you take the earliest tour. Ours was at 8am and there were few people and the rays were hungry so even more willing to approach us. It was enough time to enjoy the water, touch rays and get amazing pictures.

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
We did the Fun and Sun tour through Victor Bodden Tours and highly recommended. The bus was clean, driver professional and we got to see sloths, monkeys, birds and other animals (and touch/carry them), we got an island tour for pictures and then 2 hours at a beach resort called Bananarama that included wifi, beach chairs, bathroom and showers. All of that for $30 a person. For me it was a great value. Would do it again.

Belize City, Belize

2 out of 5
Booked Altun-Ha and river boat through Carnival. Way too expensive to just be hours on a tiny boat and then hours to get to the Mayan ruins. Didn’t like it and felt it was double the price it should have been. Not recommended.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Booked Xenses through the ship and LOVED it. Great family fun. It’s a park that plays with your senses and it’s not too big so you have enough time to do everything.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Pretty quick and smooth

Traveler Photos

Needs maintenance Constantly dirty balcony Amazing Ray experince Super fun Xenses excursion Too expensive Belize Beautiful island. Go with Victor Bodden Tours
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1 Comment

   5 years ago

You sound like a hard to please person. To me you should of stayed home.

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