Carnival Inspiration Review
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We were first time cruisers and decided this itinerary would be perfect for us to try a cruise. We wanted a family experience without it being too stuffy or adult oriented and so Carnival seemed to be our best choice. We decided to fly out of Seattle (we live in Vancouver BC) to LA and tag on some days at Disneyland to finish our week away.
First of all I would like to say that the Carnival website is great and was easy to use. I had made our booking online with a major cruise website and they provided the info I needed to complete my booking on Carnival. I checked us in online, updated our info, added our CC to our sail and sign account, looked at excursions, booked our transfers to Long beach, etc. Their FAQ section was great and answered a few questions we had. We felt very prepared.
I am tempted to write a play by play of each day of our cruise but instead will try to break up our experiences/observations.
Cabin Review
Ocean View
We were on deck 7 in an outside room -forward room E30.
Loved our location- close to the elevators, the lobby and easy access to everything, but far enough down the hall to have a quiet room.
The room was much larger than we anticipated as was the bathroom. There was tons of closet space and our suitcases stored under the bed. Speaking of the bed, we thought it was quite comfortable and there were plenty of pillows.
Our son slept in the drop down bed and it did not feel claustrophobic at all for any of us especially with the big fabulous window overlooking the Pacific.
I had read somewhere to book an even numbered outside room and they were right- port side was great.