Worst cruise ever

Item: Carnival Radiance
Rating: 2.2
Author: atkinsted58

Carnival Radiance Cruise Review to Mexico

atkinsted58

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

2.2 out of 5

Verified Review

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 05, 2024

Ship: Carnival Radiance

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7386

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

Our shower broke on the first day. Our toilet broke soon after. I paid good money to smell poop all night. The food looked good but wasn't. Very bland. Elevators always were being used or locked which made it hard to get around. I wish I could get my money back because it was one of the worst things I have ever done.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Smooth and quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Bland food. Knifes could not cut. Horrible.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Pools were freezing. Hit tubs way over crowded. Mini golf was good.

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Non-existent. Compared with other cruise lines this was worse than horrible.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff was excellent. Even though we had multiple issues they fixed the broken stuff. Took some time but they did.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Could not maneuver from one end to the other.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Comfort excellent. Size was good. The toilet stopped working for about a day. Poop overflow onto our bathroom floor. Terrible smell all night.

Ship tip

Go to Royal Caribbean

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Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

2 out of 5

Very hard to get to airport. Too many trucks.

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Catalina Island, California

4 out of 5

Nice

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Ensenada, Mexico

2 out of 5

Always dirty. Why go there just to have little kids begging for money.

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Very slow.

8 Comments

Married1224 9 months ago

Hopefully, you called and or complained at guest services and have it documented. My mom shower was broken . I emailed them and they said it wasn't documented so they gave her nothing.

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Ruby13 9 months ago

Sorry for your experience

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Dumfy75 9 months ago

Another “worst cruise ever”, has to be the most common review title just now. Sailed and reviewed on the same date I see.

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karlgrgurich 9 months ago

Those are not issues anyone should have to deal with on any vacation!

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4Kerrie 9 months ago

I don't think people realize that they pump in sea water for the pools. The Pacific is cold and Carnival doesn't heat it.

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Niavlys 9 months ago

Sorry to hear that...hopefully you can get some compensation... Good luck

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HeavySeas 9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 9 months ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

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