Surprisingly Amazing

Item: Carnival Miracle
Rating: 4.4
Author: HawgDriverRider

Carnival Miracle Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

HawgDriverRider

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 30, 2019

Ship: Carnival Miracle

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 6173

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I was pleasantly surprised by the Carnival Miracle. I went into the cruise with low expectations, and was completely blown away by the staff, the ship, the philanthropy of Carnival, and how they handled things when they went wrong (like the tour guide not showing up). The food in the restaurant was amazing, and we had a one of a kind experience when we attended the Chef's table. The Miracle is one of the smaller ships with Carnival, and while I originally saw it as a downside, the reality is you have a 2/1 passenger to staff ratio. We are already looking in to our next Carnival cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Since we were suite guests, we were able to cut the line and checkin and embarkation was a breeze.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining room and Chef's table were absolutely spectacular. The Lido deck buffet was meh.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

The pools were a little grimey from all the sunscreen residue.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The comedy shows were hilarious. Bingo was stressful and not fun.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff was AMAZING. Several individuals make our trip go from great to out of this world amazing.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Perfect location and view. Great size with LOTS of storage.

Ports of call

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5

Port amentities were great, unfortunately our excursion guide did not show up, but the Carnival staff were amazing and gave us a full refund and 50% off of another excursion.

Thumbs Up 6

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

So many things to do in the port. We went to a private island and snorkled the reef, swam in the ocean, and had a great lunch by the private pool.

Thumbs Up 6

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5

Port is bad, excursion to the Mayan ruins were cool, but not worth the 2.5 hour drive each way.

Thumbs Up 1

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Unsure of port itself, as we were taken to the mainland and immediately boarded a bus to Tulum. I highly reccomend the VIP tour as ruins, ziplining, kayaking, snorkling and and the BEST lunch of the trip.

Thumbs Up 4