Carnival Imagination Review
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Here it is! My LONG mini review of my 4 day cruise last weekend on the Imagination. If anyone has any specific questions, feel free to email me at Lunyma@aol.com.
EMBARKATION - Got to port about one o' clock and although the crowd looked intimidating, the process went a lot faster than I thought it would. There were many Carnival reps on hand and the lines moved quickly. We showed our docs, ID's, and activated our sail and sign cards and were onboard in probably 15 or 20 minutes. Although we were hoping for an upgrade, the ship was sold out and alas, we had to deal with a Cat 1A cabin (upper and lower)... didn't matter to me since I wasn't traveling with my hubby. We found our cabin easily and unpacked right away. The cabin was bigger than I expected with LOTS of storage room. Our S&S cards were waiting for us and the Funvision was working just fine. Brought all our stuff in carry-ons, so no waiting for luggage. Started touring the ship, taking mostly the stairs as I wanted to get SOME exercise. The ship is laid out in a manner that it is very easy to find anything and everything with no problem. Stopped at the Horizon for Pizza and Caesar salad. The lifeboat drill started late, as did sailing, and it was HOT standing outside in those life jackets. Could have done without all the stupid jokes as it took up lots of time. Went back in to cool off, found the sushi bar and indulged. None of the sushi was raw and they were all Maki Rolls, 4 choices and all delicious. Sake also available but was not hot the first day (it was after that).
We had late seating dinner so we went to the Casino for a Rum Swizzle party. It wasn't easy finding a server with a tray of drinks, but we did. We also had our first encounter with the Video Diary team there. Played some "face up 21" for a while and headed for dinner in the Pride dining room. We had a table for 10, all women, ages 28 to 49. Everyone seemed cordial and we talked and got to know each other. Dinner was a LONG ordeal that first night and we were the last table to leave the dining room.