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Item: Carnival Panorama
Rating: 4.9
Author: DennyNSue

Carnival Panorama Cruise Review

DennyNSue

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 14

Helpful Votes: 227

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 11, 2021

Ship: Carnival Panorama

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7362

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

This time we did not spend a lot of time on shore. very hot and humid this time of year. We will be back on the New Year’s Eve cruise same ship.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

To easy. Nothing like before COVID

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The food was much the same again nice to be back

Seafood Shack

5 out of 5

The lobster rolls are to die for. Went back a second day.

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

5 out of 5

Great BBQ. Live music and football. Great way to spend Thursday night.

Bonsai Sushi

5 out of 5

I like sushi. This was the best and the staff were great. I always liked bonsai sushi.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

The pools were great. Chair for everybody. 1 or 2 or 5 people on the pool.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Entertainment was a bit lacking on this cruise. This stage sure had no jugglers or magicians only the dance crew.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff were as kind as ever. It was obvious they appreciate being back at work.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

I love new ships. Always something different. You tell the elevators where you want to go before you get in the elevator. It did seem strange not having buttons in the elevator. You tell your phone when you’re ready to eat and a couple minutes later it will tell you your table number. I don’t know what people do if they don’t bring their phone.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We usually go with inside cabin because we spend most of our time on deck. The dark room makes it good for naps and sleeping in. This cabin and was bigger than many we have been in and very clean. I would like to see a USB port near the bed so we can use the phones in bed until we sleep and charge the phones while we sleep.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

With the ship at 62% capacity disembarking went twice as fast.

14 Comments

willwork4cruz 3 years ago

Thanks for the review. Yes it can be hot and humid in the summer. Especially for people who do not live in humidity. I went at the end of September and it was also around 90 degrees. We were always in the water or on beach and the weather seemed nice. It was actually kind of cool on our boat ride in PV.

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Slimey 3 years ago

Great suggestions for the ports.

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aparham 3 years ago

Excellent review!! Thank you!

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hollysmomtravel 3 years ago

Thanks. Glad you had a good time

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cuckoozuni68 3 years ago

Thanks for your review.

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izrgreen 3 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to write a review

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TraceiC 3 years ago

I’ll be on the Christmas Eve cruise on the Panorama and CAN. NOT. WAIT! Thanks for the review! (I’ve done this ITINERARY many many times on different ships, but this is the first time on the Panorama, and I’m looking forward to a nice NEW ship again after a DISMAL DISAPPOINTMENT on the Elation. She was NOT in good shape and that was in 2018, so no COVID reason for it to be so poorly kept!). I got to sail on a few maiden voyages, including one in the Mediterranean some years back, and once you feel THAT level of elegance, it’s very hard to accept subpar environs. I guess that’s why they sail them in the Med and higher priced, longer itineraries fir their first and best years, then move them over to the Caribbean and Mexico for the week long cruises, and eventually, they end up as the 3 day booze cruise ships that go to like Ensenada and that’s it. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ Not bashing them, it makes good business sense. But I’m just thrilled that FINALLY, after more than TWENTY YEARS, the west coast got a new cruise ship! Yesssss!!

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AuntPinkie 3 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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4Kerrie 3 years ago

I'll be on the New Years cruise too. So excited.

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RetiredRay 3 years ago

Three more wake ups and we hope to be there.

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CaribbeanWaters 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to upcoming cruise.

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cruising2004 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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Curt34 3 years ago

Thanks for the review. Glad you had a great cruise.

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javawoody 3 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

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