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Carnival Miracle Cruise Review

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Reviews: 40
Helpful Votes: 452

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Carnival Miracle

14 Night Hawaii: Carnival Journeys (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 21, 2024

Ship: Carnival Miracle

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 5275

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

Well we will make this our last Carnival cruise. It started when they broke a wheel off of our new hard case luggage. They did provide a new soft side bag (thank you Adean). The next problem was when we were returning to our cabin there was a worker in the hallway across from our cabin with the cover off the utility closet and a sewage smell. We quickly went in and changed clothes and left. Later when we returned the closet was closed and the smell gone. That was the good news. The carpet in our cabin was wet in numerous places. I had trouble communicating with the person who answered the phone for cabin stewards, not our usual person answered. Since I wasn't sure if they understood I called guest services. They had to have a carpet cleaner extract the water from the carpet. Then we had a large floor fan that was very loud in our cabin. My wife hit her foot and ankle on it multiple times. We finally got it removed and would not let them bring it back. Our next problem was with the door lock. I get up early and let my wife sleep. When I came back the card would be open the lock. I went back out to retun in a half hour just incase she had looked it from the inside. The steward was right there and tried her card as well. She said there was a problem and would call the supervisor. I said I will give my Wife another 45 minutes then we can try again. I came back an the lock still did not work but my Wife happened to hear me trying to get in so she opened the door. I went inside and we got ready to go out and we could not open the door. I called the Steward and again it was not sure if they understood. I called guest services again and they were outside when they came to open the door. This happens two more times !!!!! They asked after all this when there were only 4 days left if we wanted to change cabins! I had asked when this all started to change. They finally gave us 4 drink tickets and a select from the menu as the steak house was booked up. I got surf & turf, sure glad I didn't pay as the lobster was so tough I couldn't get it out of the shell and the filet mignon was a half inch thick. Not good.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
We were on time for our 10:30 -11:00 boarding but the ship was not ready until 12:00

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We were on the Miracle. The trivia person was very hard to understand and didn't know the content. It was just not me either. Most were held next to the coffee bar that had blenders and noise that compounded the problem.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Basic inside cabin

Ship tip

Check your bill before you leave the ship. Check liquor prices before you go, the sale price is not always good!!! Then they double charge you

Ports of call

Ensenada, Mexico

4 out of 5
We were only there 4 hours

Honolulu, Oahu

4 out of 5

Nawiliwili, Kauai

4 out of 5

Hilo, Hawaii

4 out of 5

Kahului, Maui

4 out of 5
There is a shopping area within walking distance from the ship. It is around a half mile.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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9 Comments

Sogmoore     9 months ago

Great pix. The issue you had seem minor. I would not right off a cruise line for that. Each there own. Thanks for sharing

cbyron3     9 months ago

Wow, they really hooked you up over some small mechanical issues. I really hope we're that lucky on our next cruise. Usually they just eventually fix it and say they're sorry.

javawoody     9 months ago

HeavySeas     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

cortneyb     9 months ago

once again... your 1030-11 time was the check in time... NOT BOARDING TIME!!!

Gwbigdog     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Niavlys     9 months ago

Lots of issues, yet 4/5 stars?

jallaway     9 months ago

It's hard to beat a Ponant cruise.

karlgrgurich     9 months ago

Wow, what a lot of issues. Can understand why you’re upset

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