Carnival Miracle Review
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Sail Date: Nov 2016
Cabin: Ocean View
We Took the Carnival Miracle to the Mexican Riviera for our annual anniversary cruise on the November 12 sailing. It was both our first time out of Long Beach and our first time on the Miracle. This one of the best cruises we have ever been on, we absolutely loved the ship and her staff. The people at the Port of Long Beach were also extremely courteous, friendly and professional.
EMBARKATION, DEBARKATION AND CUSTOMS: Smooth as glass. We had Faster To The Fun (which I HIGHLY recommend),and even though our shuttle was running late, we bypassed the HUGE lines and got on board within ten minutes of arriving at the port. Debarkation was just as smooth, with the only hold-up being the customs agent questioning my wife about her passport picture. She is in the middle of a huge weight loss program, and doesn't want to get new docs until she's completely done. I've also lost a ton, but bald with a goatee always looks like bald with a goatee. We all got a good laugh, and got out of there, took two minutes.
THE SHIP: This was our first Spirit class ship, and we LOVED IT!!!! The ship is absolutely beautiful, like all of Carnival's ships, of course!! Being an English major, I was totally geeking out over the literary theme of the whole thing, and being a mystery freak, with our cabin sandwiched between pictures of Marlowe and Maigret...Boy, let me tell ya!
Cabin Review
Ocean View
Cabin 6A
Our cabin was great. We were on the Riviera Deck(Deck1), so we were right on the water and got a great feel for the speed of the ship moving through the ocean. We also got great views of the port in Puerto Vallarta as we were docked. GREAT people watching from our window. While we were anchored off of Cabo we were buzzed by some party boats, so that was fun(use your imagination). Carnival's cabins are always clean, and are probably the most spacious in the industry, so for just the two of us, we had all the room we needed. We chose the morning cleaning service, and Putu and Ketut had our room done(with a new towel animal) before lunch every day. The bed was comfy and the water in the shower was hot. there were plenty of shelves in the bathroom, hangers in the closet and drawers in the bedroom. If you pack a ton of clothes you might need more hangers, but if you book this room, don't worry, we left you a bunch of extras:)
Port Reviews
Los Angeles
We were greeted at the airport promptly and waited less than ten minutes for the transfer bus to the ship. Once we got to the port, it was smooth sailing. Pun intended!
Cabo San Lucas
I'm not going to slag Cabo, but it just wasn't our cup of tea.
Puerto Vallarta
No need to run down Puerto Vallarta, but we just didn't care for it.
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