Solid Mexican Cruise

Item: Carnival Panorama
Rating: 3.9
Author: brandonmoen

Carnival Panorama Cruise Review to Mexico

brandonmoen

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

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7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 12, 2023

Ship: Carnival Panorama

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9440

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Worst part- the constant overwhelming smoke smell from all the smokers in the casino - absolutely disgusting. Other than that, decent cruise

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Really well organized and all indoors waiting

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Main dining was excellent- 5 stars. Buffets were two stars- way, way, way too crowded. Very little navigation space, and you have to fight for a table.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Sky bike and ropes course are fun. Water slides are a bit boring after three times, but that is the case with all I suppose

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Really good shows. Deal or No deal was really fun, as bingo gets old

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

Trampoline park is fun, but costs extra

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Solid, not exceptional

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Very clean. The design of having a smallish theatre, smallish shops area, and incredibly small buffet seating area.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Good - clean room

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

2 out of 5

Horrible getting in and out of

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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

4 out of 5

Easy walk to the beach

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Mazatlan, Mexico

4 out of 5

Fine. Very urban

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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5

Semi easy walk to a public beach

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Process is good. Getting out via car or bus - horrific

7 Comments

willwork4cruz 1 year ago

Glad you had fun and agree with your observations. Some tips are to avoid the buffet during typical dining hours, e.g. if you go to the buffet between noon and 1 pm you can expect big crowds. Go at 11:30 or 1:30 and it won’t be crowded. Don’t go in the Casino until Carnival realizes most people don’t like to breathe smoke. They will keep allowing it until non smokers stop playing in the casino.

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Sogmoore 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed the Sky Ride and ropes course. This class of ship has a nice amount of activities.

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RetiredRay 1 year ago

Yup, ventilation is not good there. And I noticed (even though only players are supposed to be smoking) a lot of folks standing around getting their fix.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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