Nice room, good food, and a trip to nowhere

Item: Carnival Miracle
Rating: 4.7
Author: jpmwww

Carnival Miracle Cruise Review to Mexico

jpmwww

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

Verified Review

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 22, 2023

Ship: Carnival Miracle

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6262

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Only 40 or so miles from Long Beach to Catalina Island but we cruised all night to arrive there at 8AM. Understand the sea conditions didn't allow a disembarkation there but instead of going to Ensenada for extra time we again sailed around all day and night to get to Ensenada at dock at 8AM and leave at 4PM. Could take more than 6 or 8 hours to return to Long Beach but instead spent that night another day and night to return. Burned a lot of fuel to go nowhere and basically have a captive audience.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Went smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Good service from Aprianda, Henry, and Angelito in the Bacchus dining room. Lots of choices from buffets

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Had fun with miniature golf, table tennis, hot tub, steam room, and exercise room.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our Stateroom Attendant I Putu did a great job

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very good

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Adequate room size and liked the balcony and view. Glad I brought an extension cord for the CPAP at night and being able to charge more than one phone at a time. One outlet! Really!

Ship tip

Bring an extension cord.

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Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Ensenada, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Went smooth

9 Comments

beansbeansbeans 1 year ago

I suggest to just sit back and enjoy the ride.My gosh,relax!

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Sogmoore 1 year ago

Thanks for your information. I will make sure I bring a extension cord.

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bagzlady 1 year ago

🤔

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princessvickie 1 year ago

You are able to view the ship’s itinerary and times in port before booking. Limited outlets is normal on a cruise. Ships can’t ground like we can on land. Bring a non surge power strip when you cruise

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. It’s already been explained why the ship can’t decide to dock. Sorry you were disappointed.

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javawoody 1 year ago

We’re you in a hurry?

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Interesting

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RetiredRay 1 year ago

And they did a phone booking agent who probably did not explain things and just did the bare minimum ‘booking, give money, goodbye’.

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LisaKitty 1 year ago

I'm going to assume you are new to cruising, since you don't seem to understand how these things work. Cruise ships are not high speed ferries with the sole purpose of taking passengers from Point A to Point B. They are a full immersion experience aboard the ship. Which means that yes, oftentimes, the ships will sail around in circles or zigzag before reaching their next port destination. This is normal. And no, a ship can't just pull in early for a port stop because they feel like it. These things are tightly scheduled and coordinated by the various port authorities.

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