Carnival Imagination Review

Good Value--Good Fun

Review for the Mexican Riviera Cruise on Carnival Imagination
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Sail Date: Aug 2016
Cabin: Interior

When planning our cruise out of Long Beach, I saw few reviews of the Imagination and once I returned, the short review I wrote on the Carnvial board received few comments. My conclusion is that there is little interest in this ship or its itinerary, but for those (like me) who wished for a comprehensive review, I hope the following helps:

1. Embarcation--This was NOT a good start to our cruise. Not having FTTF or any sort of "elite status", we were relegated to a line being serviced by only 2 staff members. While the number of people in line was not huge (we arrived after 1pm) and they were all in good spirits, it took an hour for us to be checked in simply because there was not enough staff. Then, due to poor signage and poor communication by the person checking us in, we stood in the wrong line to enter the Dome to get on the ship. Carnival really needs to provide more staff for check-in, at least for us "plebes".

2. Cabin--We had an interior cabin on the Riviera deck (the cheapest of the cheap, I know). But it was an excellent cabin! There was plenty of space for us, our luggage and our clothing. The beds were comfortable. The room was dark, of course (which we love at night) and extremely quiet. There were no early morning sounds of the ship or the stewards, unlike other ships I've been on. The bathroom was small, as expected, but big enough for what we needed and there was always plenty of hot water. What more can you ask for?

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Interior

Cabin 4B

Loved our cabin toward the after of the Riviera Deck. The cabin was large enough for everything we needed, had comfortable bedding, and best of all, was dark and QUIET! We didn't hear ship noise, stewards bustling around or next-door neighbors.

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