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Item: Carnival Panorama
Rating: 3.8
Author: trbfan

Carnival Panorama Cruise Review

trbfan

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 04, 2023

Ship: Carnival Panorama

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

2 years planning.bookended hotels.16 hours of travel time each way. Missing two of three destinations when that was your only reason for choosing that ship.amazing staff that knew they at anytime something could malfunction. They all deserve raises and free cruises

Embarkation

2 out of 5

A lot of confusion with the staff several folks weren’t sure who goes where by status

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Considering the drama and knowing propulsion issues were happening and have been ongoing since roughly day one ,and the odds stacked against you as a team member I was impressed at the patience of the staff ,to know you’re going to have to roll the dice with the possibility of 4000+ frustrated people each voyage is extremely difficult.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

It appears that we should obtain an attorney or become degreed agents before boarding according to comments from expert cruisers. to make sure to read the fine print so that we are not surprised at how things end up when booking a vacation aboard a ship. While satisfaction with the crew and the food, accommodation etc. I do believe part of the agreement should be the destination itself shouldn’t it? Aside from weather and Mother Nature of course. None the less please just make sure that you have crossed and dotted everything perfectly as all previous cruisers before you because you and only you are responsible for all facets of Carnival Corporation ships I mean it’s ok that stuff breaks down right? The folks after you will reap the benefits of your floating experience and isn’t that how it should be? Still amazed at how those service representatives handled the angry 24 hr lines from Mon-Sat they earned every cent in tips.

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Ports of call

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

2 out of 5

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

1 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Again it seemed a little confusing for those sailing and those directing. I saw several instances where higher status folks were sent to the wrong places and crew members moved folks to the wrong areas off elevators.

10 Comments

Sogmoore 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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DLT364 11 months ago

We had friends on that sailing. Their first time cruising. I heard everyone got refunded port fees/taxes and $400 OBC. They still had a great time.

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DLT364 11 months ago

We had friends on that sailing. Their first time cruising. I heard everyone got refunded port fees/taxes and $400 OBC. They still had a great time.

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engineerrick 11 months ago

You don’t need a lawyer to understand that cruising does not guarantee you a destination.

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javawoody 11 months ago

Sorry no guarantees, and not everything deserves compensation.

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cruising2004 11 months ago

Sorry

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JimOhio 11 months ago

I have been flying commercial airlines for 50+ years and have gotten zero monetary compensation, yet hours of delays and frustration when mechanical problems occur. In the travel world, if you have your heart set to visit a particular destination, get there by other means. Cruising isn't for you since it offers no such guarantee.

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karlgrgurich 11 months ago

Agreed

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pjweth 11 months ago

I get mother nature but when it comes down to Mechanical problems that's should be on the cruise line but they WILL do every thing NOT to give anything back. Thanks for your review.

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Very disappointed my vacation was ruined. We did not visit two out of the three ports and we did not get properly compensated. This trip really stunk and I think everyone should know about what Carnival was keeping quiet about that the panorama had issues

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