Carnival Imagination Review
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As first time cruisers we really didn't know what to expect. Reviews were mixed on this ship, either you liked it or you didn't. We didn't hate it but the next cruise we take will not be on the Imagination. Getting to the Port of Miami and checking in was easy. Once aboard the ship, that was a different story. They want you to go right to the Lido deck for lunch which is great except you and 3000 other people are lugging their carry on bags through the buffet. Not such a smart idea. Once we were able to go to our staterooms, nothing shocking there, small and cramped. My mother and my 2 children had a stateroom next to me and my husband (not connected). Their room was never set up correctly, instead of the bunk bed in the wall like I was told, my son slept on a cot that was partially under the vanity table. The room was not set up until late the first day on the ship (I had to talk to 2 different people). The staff at Guest Services certainly were not most helpful. Our 1st dinner service took much longer than expected, we did not receive our menus until 6:30-we had the 6:00 seating. We finally finished around 7:45. They certainly were not enforcing any of the dress code that was posted everywhere even on elegant night. The food in the dining room was fantastic, no complaints there. Our waiters at dinner were awesome...they remembered the kids names and what they wanted for desserts because it never strayed from the Warm Chocolate Melting Cake...YUMMMMM.
The pool is too small for that ship, my kids were able to go in for about 30 minutes the day the ship was in Cozumel because there was no one on board. We did the water slides, they enjoyed that. I just wish that all of the items in the water slide area worked, some items were broken.
Skip the cruise director sounded like a fun guy, but we only ever saw him a couple times (heard him all of the time). The assistant cruise director was always visible. The comedians were absolutely hilarious....definitely worth watching. The food at the buffet was great (except for 'France' themed day.) The kids loved being able to have ice cream whenever they wanted.
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Cabins were okay. My children stayed in a cabin with my mom and that was never set up right. Instead of the bed coming out of the wall, my son slept on a cot where the bottom was under the vanity table. The water in our cabin for the shower was too hot even set at 30 degrees Celsius. The hall way smelled when we first got on board, good thing we brought our own air freshener.