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Carnival Panorama Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 7
Helpful Votes: 117

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
Carnival Panorama

3 Night Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 11, 2019

Ship: Carnival Panorama

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 11212

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Fun way to try a new ship. Things were a bit hectic on the first day and there were some definite areas where they need to work out some kinks. But, the ship is nice and should be a great option for folks on the 7 day Mexico cruises.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Easy and friendly and got on the ship earlier than we expected.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Main dining room was pretty meh. JiJi's was fun and delicious. Guy's Smokehouse was very tasty, but service was hectic.

Ji Ji Asian Kitchen

4 out of 5

Excellent and fun asian dining experience.

Guy's Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse | Brewhouse

4 out of 5

They need a sign to tell people to seat themselves, and they need some more staff, but the food is great.

BlueIguana Cantina

5 out of 5

Delicious tacos and burritos! Best breakfast on the ship.

RedFrog Rum Bar

4 out of 5

Great drinks and good bartenders.

Pizzeria del Capitano

5 out of 5

Delicious as always.

Piano Bar 88

5 out of 5

Greg is fun and the atmosphere is awesome. Needs more A/C, but highly recommended.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Cloud 9 Spa

3 out of 5

We wouldn't pay for the spa pass, but since it came included with our Spa Cabin, we enjoyed the amenity.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Both shows were fantastic, piano bar was fun, other musicians were good as well. DJ was just so so.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Staff seemed a bit overwhelmed, which is to be expected on a first sailing for the ship, but they were all friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Clean, fresh design. Layout seems to require lots of walking from forward to aft, but not sure if there is a better way to do things.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Small but well designed inside cabin. Plenty of storage. Bathroom is a standard Carnival bathroom.

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Ensenada, Mexico

4 out of 5
Took the lobster/shopping tour to Rosarita and ate in Puerto Nuevo. Awesome tour! Try the snake tequila.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
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2 Comments

Fiesta83    4 years ago

golfermike    5 years ago

Nice review

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