Carnival San Diego Cruise Reviews
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Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Carnival Miracle
Bgrace33
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s
This was supposed to be a "special sailabration cruise" Nothing special about it! They take your money and make changes at the last minute blaming covid. You never knew you were on a sailabration cruise until the very last day. Lido deck was very boring. No entertainment except a DJ. playing music a few hours everyday. 5 very boring days at sea. Entertainment at the phantom theater was like ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2022
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Carnival Miracle
Travelingcruiser123
2-5 Cruises • Age 20s
We wanted to do something special for birthdays in the family, two of them in December during the cruise. We headed to Hawaii but might as well have flown. 4 sea days there and back were horrible.
The second we stepped on deck, we smelled cigarette smoke, as smoking is permitted on Deck 2, indoors. There is really no way around it if you want to go to the casino, trivia events, or get on or off ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2019
Cabin Type: Ocean View
Review for a South America Cruise on Carnival Splendor
LZorroTheFox
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
We were attracted to this cruise by both the price and the itinerary. We had never taken a cruise down the West coast of South America, and this seemed like a a great opportunity. Although the ship was going all the way to New York from Long Beach (48 days) we had only the time to go to Santiago Chile (17 days). We were a little hesitant about taking the Splendor because of its history (caught ...
Read MoreSail Date: February 2013
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Carnival Spirit
cardinalfan
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
The theme of this cruise seems to be disorganization and if this had been my first cruise it would be my last. The ship is poorly maintained and not in good shape. There are chairs in the atrium that most people would have tossed, paint is chipping etc. Beyond that, however, the daily tasks are not done promptly. Things like clean tables on lido deck, service restrooms etc are not done as ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2012
Cabin Type: Interior with French Door (obstructed views)
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Carnival Spirit
chubert
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
A cruise could not have seemed so us, but after the first 4 hours on board that all changed. We were scheduled to leave San Diego at 4 heading to 5 Hawaian Islands 15 day cruise this was a dream (I thought). We did not leave at 4 but at 10:30pm at 8 they were still loading food and the luggage. This of course put us way behind schedule so they had to go much faster then they would have and with ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2012
Cabin Type: Interior with French Door (obstructed views)
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Carnival Spirit
MBuford
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
We have always sailed on RC or Celebrity and decided that we would try Carnival. We love Hawaii and wanted to be there in January for whale watching, and the Spirit seemed to fit. We arrived on the pier early and it was madness. The chaos and misinformation/communication provided by Carnival staff, left us to wonder if it was the first day on the job for many
We sat or stood around for hours ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2012
Cabin Type: Balcony (obstructed views)
Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Carnival Spirit
FlynnNeal
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
The Carnival Spirit cured of us any desire to consider Carnival for another cruise. We will never sail Carnival again. The embarkation was horrible. We were sailing in a suite, giving us "priority embarkation." There was nothing priority in our 1-1/2 hour wait in numerous lines -- you would just get done with one line and there would be another hidden around the corner. We had several issues ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2012
Cabin Type: Ocean Suite
Review for a Mexican Riviera Cruise on Carnival Elation
sewergal1
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s
My sister and I booked a 4 night cruise with the Carnival Elation ship leaving San Diego and going to Catalina and Ensenada. We had just gone on our first cruise out of Boston on the Royal Caribbean Jewel of the Seas and absolutely loved it. We were looking forward to our next cruise. What a complete dismal dissappointed we were to face.
We arrived at the cruise terminal around 1:30, it ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2009
Review for a Mexican Riviera Cruise on Carnival Elation
onlysons
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s
We have cruised many times before but this was the first Carnival. Picked this one because of the 4 day time frame to take our three Adult Sons on a trip before college started back. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.. Filthy OLD Ship...Bad Service. Cabin was below galley..Heard clanking of pots and pans and water running all the time. FOOD was below standard. HOT food was Cold and food that should of ...
Read MoreSail Date: August 2009
Cabin Type: Ocean View
Traveled with children
Review for a Mexican Riviera Cruise on Carnival Elation
gabandcab
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s
This was my third Carnival cruise, but my first in 17 years and my first with kids. Boy has the quality deteriorated since I last cruised.
The embarkation process was smooth and quick if all documents were in hand. Our room was not ready so we ate at Tiffany's Restaurant. There were several buffet stations inside and out and it was impossible to see what was at each one without standing in long ...
Read MoreSail Date: August 2009
Traveled with children
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