Great cruise to the Mexican Riviera

Carnival Panorama Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 199

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Carnival Panorama

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 09, 2022

Ship: Carnival Panorama

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5224

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We will sail on the Panorama again. We all had a good time and Carnival staff were great.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Due to COVID it was a really long wait to get processed. The Verifly system went down, so all the time spent adding information to the app was a waste. Thankfully my wife had printed everything in addition to the app.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
This was our first time on Carnival. The buffet was ok. Closed from 3:00-6:00pm The deli, Guys burger and the pizza were available, but with long lines. The lunch options all tasted good, but there was always a line. Just be prepared to stand in line. Dinner was fine. Nothing great but not bad Teppanyaki was awesome Italian place was good Steak house was subpar

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
There was always something fun to do. Our three teens had a blast with table tennis, foosball and pool. Gym was good Sky ride was exciting

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Liquid lounge shows at night were…….interesting. The bands in the ocean plaza and Havana lounge were great. Violins in the atrium we’re also well done.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Top notch Very friendly and helpful. We did not have one bad encounter with staff from embarkation to debarkation We had an AC leak in our room. The staff fixed it and gave our whole party of 7 dinner at the steakhouse due to the leak.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Really well done! Good layout once you are used to it. Always clean and comfortable Design choices were good.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We had a Havana Cabana. Big porch with a swing, and two loungers It was great! Easy access to the Havana pool and hot tubs

Ship tip

Be prepared to wait in line for all the food before dinner

Ports of call

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5
Port stay was too short 6:30-2:00pm Cabo is beautiful

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
We did a good tour through Vallarta food tours and had a great time

Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5
Went to playa de piedra and had fun
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4 Comments

willwork4cruz    2 years ago

Wow, sad we are getting back to long lines in cruising. It has been so nice with reduced capacity. Do you know how full your ship was? It must have been packed to have long lines for pizza. I don't remember long lines for pizza even preCovid.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

javawoody    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your experience

CurlyCruiserYAY    2 years ago