This cruise was our best yet! Even with all of the hoops Hawaii wanted us to jump through and all of the safety protocols… it was so stunning that it was our favorite! We loved Hawaii, the ship and the crew! So happy to be cruising again!
Embarkation
4 out of 5
It went relatively smoothly but it took some time due to the extra protocols for Hawaii! Carnival was well staffed and doing their best!
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
We are in the main dining room for breakfast and dinner every day… we hadn’t cruised for a couple of years and to our group of 8, it seemed the food was better than usual! Guys Burger was fabulous as always and the Pizza was a nice treat too! Didn’t do the buffet except for an afternoon cheesecake or other dessert!
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
We enjoyed the Lido deck activities, played bingo, went to the shows and the comedy club! The fun squad was fun!!! The playlist was good though the lead female in her low register was not so great but outside of that she was awesome too! 6 of the 7 comedians were awesome but Alycia Cooper only did 2 out of her 5 shows that weren’t total repeats! Love listening to the string trio, piano bar guy was good…
Entertainment
4 out of 5
I guess I answered that a little above… the lead female in the playlist you could barely hear when she was in her low register but other than that the cast was great! DiDi was great on the Lido Deck playing music! We were blessed with a local talent Hawaiian show and we really enjoyed that! Sideshow Bert was okay… the Yost gentleman was a great vocalist!
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Every single staff person I encountered was super friendly and professional! I had the best cabin steward I Nyoman and in all of my cruises, the best wait staff in the your time dining… Oka (Lead Server) and Shekhar (assistant)! Great duo!
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
I loved the layout! Everything was easy to get to! The staff worked diligently on keeping everything clean!!!
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
First ever balcony room and it was extended at that! Didn’t realize with a balcony room that your room size was even larger! We LOVED it! The temperature maintained a nice cool temp for us! Bed was comfy! Shower was hot! Balcony was awesome!
Ship tip
Go in with a positive attitude in spite of the protocols and make it your best cruise ever!
We loved Kona and once you take the tender to shore this was the ONLY place that had a beach and shopping and restaurants right there so that was nice! We did an excursion and explored and it’s just stunning!
Hi, great review. We’re booked to take this cruise next February. Can you tell me, is there public transportation available at the ports of Maui, Hilo, and Honolulu? Thanks.
You are so right, Hawaii is so beautiful. We are heading back in Feb. for a second time. The Miracle is a nice ship, have been on her twice before and our next two are on her. Can you share your experiences with the state and testing. We're in the dark right now, waiting for Carnival to give us info.
Glad you had a great time. We are going in September after 2 cancelations. We are ready to go. Can you elaborate on the hoops you had to go through. Any information would be helpful.
Appreciate your detailed review. You can’t get better than your comment “best cruise”. Happy to hear you felt that the hoops were worth the time. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.
Thank you very much for the information. I’m taking the cruise to Hawaii in 23 days!I’m going to try planning out more of the excursions now that I know what’s going on. Glad you had a good time. Here’s to more cruising in the future.
Thanks for review…. Hard to go wrong in Hawaii. We went back in 1985. There were only 2 ships that was authorized to sail there (constitution and independence) then. They were old ships back then & just stayed in the islands.
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