Great 1st Carnival Experience

Item: Carnival Panorama
Rating: 4.8
Author: Wanderlust71

Carnival Panorama Cruise Review

Wanderlust71

Contributor Level: Second Mate

173 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 01, 2023

Ship: Carnival Panorama

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

My 1st cruise on Carnival (6th total). Ship was easy to navigate. Doesn't take to long to get where you're going. Food in restaurants was excellent. Buffet, not so much. If I had any complaint about this ship it would be no adult only cold pool. Hot tub in Serenity was nice but always full and who wants to be in a hot tub when its 93 degrees and 80+ % humidity?? Staff was excellent and only 1 time did we come across a staff member we thought was somewhat rude.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Buffet was small and food was cold. Not many choices. However, the main restaurant was very good! Tappenyaki was worth the extra money as well.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

I understand this is a smaller ship but I've been on other ships with more variety of shows. Shows were good though. Flying Scotsman was awesome!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Compared to RC, drinks were always available and staff was very attentive.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Balcony is a bit small to spend any length of time. But otherwise, the cabin was great.

Ship tip

Thermal spa was not worth the price. Too many groups of people are being brought through on tours while you're trying to enjoy some quiet time. Not sure if they were monitoring people who didn't pay for the package.

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Ports of call

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5

Easy to walk around. Water taxi to the Arch was inexpensive on shore

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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

3 out of 5

Is it always that humid? Didn't do much here because it was so hot.

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Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5

Salsa and Salsa excursion was awesome and well recommended.

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Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

8 Comments

ToTheMax 1 year ago

Loved your review, thanks. If you want a quiet pool experience get a Havana cabin, it’s definitely worth it

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RetiredRay 1 year ago

Agree with the buffet, one of the poorer ones.

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Sogmoore 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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willwork4cruz 1 year ago

Mexico is pretty hot in the summer. Glad you had a good cruise. The Panorama buffet is probably smaller than other ships of the same size on other lines because there are so many other free food options that are really good. Many Carnival guests don’t eat much in the buffet.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Kracka 1 year ago

Great to hear! We love the Vista-class ships.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Thank you for sharing your experience.

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