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Carnival Panorama Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Carnival Panorama

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 26, 2022

Ship: Carnival Panorama

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6212

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall the cruise was fun. Lots have changed since COVID. One surprising change is that smoking is allowed on the floor of the casino. I did not enjoy the smoky environment, it was a turn off. Not sure why that was changed.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
These were okay. Lots have changed regarding the variety of food. Too many homestyle cooking types of food, i.e. mash potatoes, pasta, etc. I recall on previous cruises more seafood items, salmon, shrimp, etc. were on the buffet. Also, some of the food items were tasteless. As for the main dining room, I found the food to be the same. The quality and portion sizes has changed. Also, I found that some of the Lido deck buffet food was also served in the main dining rooms. Kinda disappointed about that. I did enjoy the lobster rolls at the seafood shack. Those were good!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
I did not do any of these activities

Entertainment

4 out of 5
All of these were fun. Karaoke, Deal/No Deal, Limelight, and the atrium musicians, especially the violin trio, Lido deck parties, white party and all.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our room stewards were very good and took good care of us. All other interactions with staff was very positive.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The room was very comfortable and our room stewards, Made/Shi(sp) was great. The rooms were cleaned regularly and thoroughly. The bed was very comfortable and the pillows were awesome. The only complaint that I have is that many children were on my floor and I could hear them sometimes running and slamming the balcony doors.

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5
I flew into Long Beach but stayed at a hotel in Commerce which was okay. It was difficult to get a cab to the port.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
I really enjoyed this port. We did a city tour and stopped for food. It was a great time!

Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5
We went to the beach. We did some sky sailing and enjoyed the water. Had a great time.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5
We did the glass bottom boat as well as seeing the seals. We had a great time. We also went to a high-end shopping mall. Lots of fun

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Seemed a bit unorganized but it moved fast
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