Amazing cruise and new ship experience

Carnival Panorama Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 96

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Carnival Panorama

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 11, 2020

Ship: Carnival Panorama

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7360

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Such a great cruise. Plenty to do, great stops and love the new ship.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We had a suite so we were allowed to walk straight on the ship, regardless of boarding time. Something I didn't know beforehand do plesant surprise.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Buffet was the same every morning. I wish there was a little variety, but all the food was good. Even the bbq joint on this ship is better than the other ships.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
New experience with adult only dodgeball (which my team won!) So many activities for all ages.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Didn't see much entertainment, always at funky times for me personally, but did catch a comedy show and it was really good. The violin players were amazing too.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Not sure if just new staff, but while helpful and always working, definitely not as happy as previous ships. It almost seemed understaffed. Lots of busy venues with only one worker.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Great new ship smell!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Nice cabin, great location for people watching.

Ship tip

Elevators! You can't control from inside. If a party of 4 needs an elevator, push the halfway button 4 times and asb elevator is assigned. Not operational from the inside

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Again, with suites, we were escorted off first.
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7 Comments

Fiesta83    4 years ago

Thanks for the positive comments

RetiredRay    4 years ago

Looked up the elevators and found a YouTube on them, now I understand the tip! Wonder how that affects the drunks that have “issues” ?

colioli1    4 years ago

Sorry, I see now I had some spelling errors about the elevator, but it is still confusing. For example: my family of 4 wants to go to the Lido deck, I press floor 10 button 4 times to let the elevator know I have 4 people going to floor 10. If another couple is going to 11 and gets in my elevator, they have to walk up another flight of stairs, it can't be added from within the elevator.

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

So glad you enjoyed. 41 days and we do that cruise but on a different cruise line.

RetiredRay    4 years ago

Elevator tip did not make sense, unless they have a weird model. Thanks for the info on suite boarding!

lisaf86404    4 years ago

What do you mean about elevator?

bobduck1993    4 years ago

So happy that you enjoyed the new ship and the nice destinations!

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