The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – First the facts. The 3 night trip was aboard the Carnival Inspiration, from Long Beach with one stop at Ensenada Mexico. I just got off the ship this morning, December 9, 2013.

The Good – The cabin, R119, an outside cabin on the lowest passenger deck exceeded my expectations. I haven’t been on a cruise for many years and the cabin was larger than I thought, about the size of a European buisness hotel. The twin beds were configured into a King and I still had plenty of room for suitcases etc. The shower/bathroom were small but again, bigger than I expected and did the job. The cabin was well maintained throughout my stay and the turn-down service was a nice touch. The only bad thing to say about the room is the low deck it was on, more on this later.

The food was abundant, plenty of variety in the buffet and resturaunts. The sandwich maker had long lines but really nice sandwiches. The lobster on “dress-up night” was average as was the rest of the food in the resturuant, as you would expect in a large hotel. The service at the resturaunts was top-notch; very friendly and hard working folks! They were there for Dinner and Breakfast. Read more