Awesome but disappointed

Item: Carnival Panorama
Rating: 4
Author: lupelozano2000

Carnival Panorama Cruise Review to Mexico

lupelozano2000

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 09, 2023

Ship: Carnival Panorama

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9453

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It was a great experience but I meant my disappointments

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Fast

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Pizza, Guy’s hamburgers were so good but Desserts were the best

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

So much fun with the Hot shots and Havana band

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Welcoming!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Design & layout gets a 5 but Some lounge chairs seemed stained and dirty. Everything else seemed clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Comfortable, clean and loved the pillows!

Ship tip

Be prepared to pay gratuity per person instead of per room. Sucks, that we’re a married couple and we had to pay individually.

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Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

1 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

Mazatlan, Mexico Did not visit port

Very disappointed that we were told we wouldn’t visit this port

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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Not organized at all

9 Comments

willwork4cruz 1 year ago

jallaway, I’ve always thought the same way but recently read a different insight from a luxury cruiser. I can’t remember the lines but he sails on two different luxury lines. One does not allow tips at all, the other says they are not encouraged but allows them so some tipping occurs. He noted that the service on the ship where the crew only hopes for an occasional tip, is much better than the ship where the crew is paid a high salary but no chance of tips. So if we would pay the same for auto tips or for higher cruise fare, we might as well get better service along the way.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. As others have mentioned, it’s always been per person. If you looked at your billing information before you sailed, it’s listed there as an option to prepay (and per person). Sorry you missed this information. Glad you still managed to enjoy your cruise.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Yes gratuities are per person. I’m guessing you are new to cruising? Glad you had a great time though!

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jallaway 1 year ago

Yup, that must be the first major annoyance for somebody who's never been on a cruise. You see an advertised rate and they don't tell you you are expected to pay hundreds of dollars more because the cruise lines are too cheap to pay a living wage (and I don't care what they say, if they all stopped that nonsense, we'd only be paying gratuities for exemplary service)

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RetiredRay 1 year ago

Must be a new cruiser.

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ericbran 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Sogmoore 1 year ago

It has always been per person on the tips. Or at least since I started cruising back in 2014. I went on the same cruise starting on September 2. We had to miss a port Also. We missed Cabo due to high waves. I feel your pain.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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Other reviews of this sailing

this was a wonderful cruise, and the also the people on the ship were really friendly and fun

Awesome cruise