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Carnival Panorama Cruise Review

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Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Carnival Panorama

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 13, 2024

Ship: Carnival Panorama

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

First west coast cruise was really nice. Love to see and do new things. Much different than the carribean we are used to. So many whales!!! We were spotting them from the ship too. Great time!

Embarkation

4 out of 5
We boarded a little late.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food was pretty 👍 good.

Guy's Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse | Brewhouse

3 out of 5

Beef and pork good. Chicken full of small bones as if a hammer was used for butchering. Be careful! LOL. Sides were ok.

Lido Marketplace

4 out of 5

Breakfast was just ok at best. I noticed shipwide that the bacon , when available, was cooked medium and was very uniform. Normally it was a soggy crumbled mess on other ships. Lunch options were decent. Food was well, buffet food hit or miss.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All staff across the board were excellent. Our steward Dener was a superman!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Caution on aft balconies. Lots of soot noticed! We were told to use towels on chairs to avoid getting dirty. At least they warned us? Generally the ship looked good and clean, even the outdoor smoking areas. The casino was a mess. Lots of accumulated glasses and ashtrays. Really dirty.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Aft extended cabin. Havana. Cabin was great! Soot on balcony but was wiped down daily. Think there was two outlets and two USBports on desk. Liked the direct stairs to Havana area. Christmas videos mixed in on TV still. Kind of funny. Great hvac.

Ship tip

Very nice ship and itinerary. Bring extra warm clothes for winter month. Kinda chilly if you have never been on pacific cruise.

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5
So it rained when we left and arrived back. Was not impressed with the Cali weather. Stayed at Queen Mary hotel!!! This was amazing!!! You can access probably 75 percent of the entire ship. They are constantly refurbishing the ship. Many exhibits are free with your room price. Went on paranormal tour at night which was amazing. You can visit without staying but they charge in that case. So worth it!!!

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5
Carnival excursion luxury sail and snorkel. Sailboat took us whale watching and snorkeling. Nice lunch onboard and open bar. Many whales and the snorkeling was awesome.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
Carnival excursion Whale watch and snorkel. Saw many whales! Close up! Snorkeling was good. Water cold but swimable. On way back crew dressed up and performed lmfao, guns and roses and Shania. Hilarious 😂 .

Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5
Did all-inclusive resort. El cid. Very nice.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We usually wait in lido till the last call. Seemed pretty organized on this ship. Had to walk a weird route through front lounge/theater around exterior hall to midship to gangway. Weird, but line moved quickly! Passport line was lightning fast! Baggage was easy to find. Ground transport (uber) was fast and waiting area close to terminal front door.

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6 Comments

Sogmoore     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody     9 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

Niavlys     9 months ago

Tks for sharing

cruising2004     9 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise! We saw lots of whales when we went almost a year ago! Thank you for your review.

byhisgrace     9 months ago

Thanks for your review

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