Good but cold this time of year

Carnival Radiance Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5
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Carnival Radiance

4 Night Catalina & Baja Mexico (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 01, 2024

Ship: Carnival Radiance

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6235

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

Kind of a dull ship and crew, wanted more daily deals for boat purchases and more info on weather at ports of call when no cell service was available

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Buffet, Mexican and pizza specialty restaurants were not good

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Pool temperature too cold, rock climbing fun but short course, and fitness center indoor and outdoor was as to be expected

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Dj was pretty good but didn’t get to any other shows

Children's Programs

Did not utilize

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Ship personnel gave different directions and unsure as to what floors things were on, our balcony stateroom was dusty on top of walls and needed a good wipe-down

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The buffet staff took clean plates and food away sometimes before even touched but very timely for cleanup

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Too dusty (see above comment)

Ship tip

Be prepared for mediocrity

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5
Parking was great as this was only a docking point for us to start and end our trip

Catalina Island, California

4 out of 5
Yes went on golf cart around island! Rented as we disembarked not an official excursion and it was a little wait but not too bad! Had enough time to walk around and get lunch after

Ensenada, Mexico

1 out of 5
Nothing to do here except walk the dock area where there were few stores and stands to eat and shop! No beach, not safe to take bus into city! Boring port.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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6 Comments

Gwbigdog     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

jurias0570     8 months ago

We’ve been there several times. There is a lot to do. Blow hole shopping was great. Adventure was awesome. Shopping in town is great food and music.

carolj68     8 months ago

Ensenada was great and the food to die for. The Excursion , we went on was awecome . Going on an Carnival Journey in September for 15 days and looking forward to going back to this port to take up where we left off.

javawoody     8 months ago

Appreciate the review

HeavySeas     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004     8 months ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

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