Carnival Miracle Review

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A fabulous time aboard the Amazing Carnival Miracle.

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2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Nov 2011

This is the review for our Carnival Miracle vacation for my friend Jen and I, for a sailing date of November 2, 2011 for a 8 night Eastern Caribbean cruise. This was my fourth cruise, second aboard Carnival, with the other two being Princess. I am 31 years old. I planned this trip around traveling with others I have cruised with in the past. I must admit, that I was hesitant to book this cruise and wasn't expecting a whole lot. My first cruise was on Carnival and was very good; however, my prior two cruises on Princess just seemed to be of a style more my speed; however, I cannot say enough how much I was wrong. I loved this cruise in every aspect, as you will read below.

PREVIEW We flew into Fort Lauderdale on JetBlue via JFK on November 1, the day before our departure. We had a great flight with the same wonderful flight attendants that usually grace you on JetBlue. For this evening, we were staying at the Fairfield Inn and Suites Dania Beach, just about 10 minutes from the airport on the SouthWest side. We called the complimentary shuttle after we claimed our bags and only waited about 10-15 minutes. We arrived at the Fairfield Inn and you can tell it is a newer remodeled property and it is beautiful for the price paid. The going price at that time was around $100; however, I submitted a price match guarantee for only $52.00. We got a room with two double beds. It was a beautiful room, very clean, everything fully functional. It was quiet and well planned. During that evening, we did take a complimentary shuttle that they have to a choice of several restaurants and shops in the area. We had dinner at the Hollywood Ale House in a nearby shopping center, which was just so-so. The next morning we had a continental breakfast, which is a very good selection at this hotel. They do have fruit, yogurt, pastries, microwaveable breakfast sandwiches and much more.

EMBARKATION We decided to take a taxi from the Fairfield Inn to the Port (They do offer a for fee shuttle service; however, we wanted to leave at our convenience). We left the hotel at 10:45 and the total cost with tip was about $25.00. We arrived by 11:00 and were in the terminal. It seemed that the prior disembark went well, as there was no one around that was still coming off the prior cruise. We lined up to go through security, which took about 15 minutes. This is an acceptable time when you arrive this early, as they don't want too many people waiting in the waiting area prior to actual boarding time of the ship. We then went upstairs to the Carnival Check-In area and had to wait in another check-in line for about 15 minutes. During that time, they started boarding the ship. As soon as they did start boarding, they brought more check-in agents out to assist with faster check-in. Overall, the process was efficient and we were walking onto the ship by 11:35.

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