Carnival Imagination Review

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First Time - It was just ok

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booda39
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Jul 2010
Cabin: Interior

This was my family's first cruise and some of my review has no reflection on Carnival at all, but merely our vacation choices overall. We sailed with two friends and our three children, ages 7, 10 and 14.

Embarkation/Day One: this was a breeze. We used Larry's Limo service and that experience was wonderful. We paid $120 to get from Ft. Lauderdale to the Port which included tip. Once we were at the Port around 11am, we went right in and were eating lunch in the Horizon Grill around 11:30am. The food was wonderful. We had made to order stir fry and the kids had the usual chicken nuggets and fries. Everything was fresh. Our room was ready around 2pm. Until then we explored some of the ship and did a Spa tour. I signed up for a Body Composition Assessment that I took the following morning. We went to the kids camp to sign them up and hear the orientation. Afterwards, we took them to the Waterworks slide, which was a lot of fun, until dinner. That evening we had dinner at the Lido and again, no complaints at all. We had pork chops and Mahi Mahi that was really good! After dinner we took a nap. The beds were pretty comfortable and then sat at the pool. The pool was pretty crowded each day, but at night it was perfect. Around 2am there were a few people there, but not rowdy. We did walk past the nightclub and that was the first clue that I was too old for this crowd. :) We watched for a second and walked out to the pool and just relaxed. One thing we noticed about the ship was there were hardly any CLOCKS!! That was a good and bad. Good because it made you relax. Bad when you have children and you are trying to keep up with the time and their activities, as well as your own. Lesson here: bring a watch or keep your cell phone handy.

Day Two: When I woke up we were pulling into Nassau. It was beautiful. I did my Body Composition Assessment and that was very informative but just proved to be a Detox formula sales pitch. So, I took my information for what it was and went on about my day. I met my family on the Lido to get in line for breakfast. LONG WAIT! The stations end at the grill so, if you are in line for simple eggs, bacon and french toast, you have to wait behind people who are ordering omelets at the end of the station. Not really a good set up. But, the food was still pretty good.

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Interior

Cabin 4E

Our room was nice. I was so glad we got a room on the highest level of Interior rooms because the further down you went the more rowdy it got. Music blasting in the halls, kids running everywhere. The closet space was very adequate for a 3 day cruise. We were on the same level as the atrium and near the elevators so that was nice. The shower was big enough for both of us. Just not if you want to get in there and do a line dance though. :) It was very clean as well. Always had hot water and never had a problem with smells or feeling the engine. What I loved most about the room was that there was a curtain with a wall behind it. So it didn't make you feel like you were in a box. And best of all, it was as dark as you wanted or needed it to be and that allowed for some great sleep.

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