Carnival First-Time Cruisers Cruise Reviews

Right off the top the ship’s layout is dated and confusing. Almost every level of the ship is dark and gloomy even on the brightest of days. Getting to our cabin we were met with the most putrid smell both in the cabin and throughout the hallway. To the very last day the smell was present. A dinner credit was allotted to my mother-in-law to help resolve the issue and this meal (had at the sushi ...

We went to get out of winter for a week and a 60th birthday. I don’t understand the small beds. Get rid of the stupid night table and at least 2 full sized beds. I put mine on the floor as I fell out. Improvement in comfort of beds. Room steward was lovely. However the food is mediocre all the way. Except the steak house which cost over a $100. Pasta tasted like it had been made with ...

There are only 2 small pools in the carnival panorama and were NOT heated pools. My kids were really disappointed with the pools and none of us enjoyed the pools at all despite how small and dirty the pools were. The foods were just average, MDR foods presentation were soso, but at least MDR was the only place I was willing to have dinner, not much choice. I didn't want to eat their buffet at ...

I can't speak for Carnival as a whole, so I'm going to base this review entirely Carnival Paranoma Route - Long Beach to Mexico on Dec 23-30th, 2023. This is the first time on Carnival cruise and it took our whole family by a surprise, and I mean not in a good way...I'm going to break down the reviews in different categories. *Food & Services* 2/5 This is seriously the most disappointing ...

I don’t usually write reviews. So here goes. - Look- we have been cruising with carnival almost 20 years. We have reached our breaking point. This cruise line has become masters of working every angle for a buck. A massive stomach bug took over the ship and there was near pandemic levels of diarrhea and vomiting. Every hand sanitizer station was empty of product except one, and despite the ...

We choose this cruise due to convenience, price, and kid amenities. We did not buy a drink package. We did not buy the wifi. Felt like the whole cruise was a sales conference. Food was just ok. Ship only has 2 pools for normal people on the whole ship. Beers almost 9 bucks a piece. I still saved a little by not buying the package. Bring your own soda if you can. The package for soda is not ...

Not good. I’m on ship now. There’s been no communication. There’s been soot on our patio in back ship. Curious where soot coming from. Some say maybe engine? Gotten on clothes and body. Surprised not addressed. Several times they’ve gone on our patio to clean it without notifying us. Glad we weren’t getting dressed. There’s been so many issues. The lining at pool at Havana also is coming apart got ...

I’ve been sailing on Carnival Panorama since they restarted during covid. A few weeks of back to backs between Sept 2021 and now. This has to be the worst trip. The free food and service has gotten worse not better. With Camp Ocean and kids camp open more kids with no parental supervision leaves a lot to be desired. Do not stay anywhere near Camp Ocean - kids hanging out on stairwells. Yelling ...

We stayed in a Family Harbor inside cabin with 2 pullman beds for 4 people. The room itself felt spacious and our room steward was great. However, there were many issues onboard. Considering it's a newer ship it seemed pretty run down and falling apart. The Family Harbor lounge's doors kept breaking. They'd repair it and not even 12 hours later it'd be broken again. If you're staying in FH anytime ...

We were having a great time until the end. Loved our dinner team Lino, Jordan & Jie at the Horizon restaurant. Pig & Anchor was delicious. Had a great time with Ranzel at the casino on multiple nights. Shows were a little luster and really nothing to rave about. The downfall of this trip is that so far 5 of the 10 of my group tested positive for COVID the day we returned to find out that the ...