Carnival Imagination Review
Good value but some things could be improved
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Just back from a 4 night cruise to Catalina and Ensenada aboard the Carnival Imagination, which departed on 3/2/14 and returned today, 3-6-14. This was the shortest cruise I’ve taken as well as the lowest price that I've paid. This was my 5th Carnival cruise so far and certainly not the last. Here are my impressions of the ship and overall experience.
The Food:
Let’s start with the food, since Carnival is testing its new American Table menu on the Imagination and has been for the last few weeks. Overall, I think that the concept will work and work well. However, the execution left a lot to be desired.
Cabin Review
I had booked an Oceanview room and was initially not pleased to be assigned to Cabin M263, which is the absolute last stateroom on the aft starboard of the Main Deck (deck 4). I was concerned about this room for several reasons:1. Being at the back of the ship was inconvenient & a very long walk to most things.2. There’s more motion at the front and back of the ships.3. Vibration and noise from the engines.Turns out that most of my worries were mostly unfounded. Sure, it’s a long walk, but getting exercise is helpful with so much eating going on. Besides, it’s close to the buffet! Motion was minimal. Engine noise was also minimal, though there was some extra noise and shuddering when aligning with the pier in Ensenada. Overall though, being at the back of the ship was no big deal.