Great cruise all around! As avid Caribbean cruisers we were definitely pleasantly surprised!

Item: Carnival Panorama
Rating: 4.1
Author: jcr500b

Carnival Panorama Cruise Review to Mexico

jcr500b

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 02, 2024

Ship: Carnival Panorama

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9228

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

Great cruise overall. Lots to do and wonderful staff onboard. Food choices and quality of food has diminished greatly over last 3-4 years on Carnival overall and this ship was no exception. Limited choices, unless you’re willing to pay up charges, seems to be the way of most cruise lines wrt food choices these days.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and easy!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Marketplace buffet has downsized tremendously in last few years with limited choices on salad, entree and desert offerings. Dining room food was served cold several nights. Thumbs way up to Specialty Steak House Fahrenheit 555!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Activities were fun, plenty and something for all ages. Cool and windy weather dampened some activities.

Entertainment

Did not attend any shows

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Service as always was awesome. Our room steward Rudi was one of the best we’ve ever had!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

A little difficult to initially figure out elevators due to lack of instruction provided. Overall nice ship layout.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Bed was not comfortable (too hard) but a mattress pad was delivered immediately upon request. Very little room between bed and exterior (balcony) wall.

Ship tip

Get ready for some fun!

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Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California Did not visit port

No time.

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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

4 out of 5

Port was nice and vendors were pleasant. No excursions

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Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5

Port had a lot to offer in way of shopping and some dining. Could use some more food vendors. City was clean

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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Did not visit port

Been there before

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Utilized debarkation assistance. Was direct to wrong gathering location on app. Too few wheelchairs/stewards and whole process was fraught with confusion on ships part.

7 Comments

willwork4cruz 8 months ago

I agree that the Panorama buffet is pretty limited but if you consider the multiple other free venues around the ship, there are way more options than in the past.

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Sogmoore 8 months ago

Nice review

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Gwbigdog 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 8 months ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

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cruising2004 8 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful time! Thank you for your review.

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HeavySeas 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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