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Carnival Panorama Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Carnival Panorama

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 23, 2022

Ship: Carnival Panorama

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6453

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

so worth it. Our whole family of 22 went and we'd do it again in a heartbeat!!

Embarkation

1 out of 5
This was horrible!! The staff seemed perplexed at why it was so long . . . be prepared to wait. In the sun. No place to sit. That added a little stress to the start of our trip.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
This part was wonderful. If you don't prefer the sit down dining room - it's the same thing almost in the buffet. BUT the dining room is part of the experience!! Take advantage of it.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
There is a lot to do AND a lot to not do! Like just rest if you want. The spa/massage is worth it.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Stage shows were fabulous! DJs, musicians - great. The comedy shows not that great!

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
Take advantage of the kid's stuff. It was great.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone was great but kudos to the Room stewards and waiters. They greeted us BY NAME every single time! The waiters knew our preferences and it was waiting for us by time we sat down!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Most definitely clean and very modern

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
All of it was great. Bring extension chords - outlets are limited.

Ship tip

Don't believe the "all inclusive" idea. There are many $$ options once you are on board.

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5
This is were we embarked so didn't do much but wait. There's a gift shop and lots of restrooms!!

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
Didn't pre-purchase an excursion for us (the rest of our group did) BUT there are a lot of taxis/transportation options there. There is also a shopping mall & walmart within walking distance - across the street!! The dolphin things are at a water park and it's very good!

Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5
We purchased an excursion here. There's port stores on site that are actually really good. The actual place to disembark is ugly - but there are trams to take you to the little stores.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5
Crazy day and the shortest day. We did an excursion and also used a water taxi.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
This was much smoother than the embarkation.
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5 Comments

GSpringer    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Glad you and your family mostly enjoyed your cruise.

kef2016    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

WhippetMum    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

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