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Mediocre at best by
Michelle Becerra from Southern CA Sailing date: May 2012Pros: the pillows Cons: the food The ship decor was very out dated and worn. Our room was good but the counter in the bathroom was dirty. The entertainment was horrible and it seemed designed to humiliate (the gameshows, contests, etc.). We enjoyed the karaoke. Ship QualityShip was small, dark, weird decor. Dining/FoodThe food was terrible. Tasteless and bland. Dry and over cooked. Not fresh ingredients. The dinners were a tad better but the lunches and breakfast was just horrible. Stateroom Qualitythe bed and pillows were nice. Ship Staff QualityThe staff looked either totally exhausted or absolutely without personality. Something in our room was dirty and had to be removed and the steward asked if he could bring a clean one later. When later came, he asked if I still needed it or could we do without it. Entertainment & ActivitiesThe disco lesson was ok. We were bored as there was nothing of quality to do.  2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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  An ok cruise by
Cathy S from Desert Hot Springs, CA Sailing date: May 2012Pros: efficiency of the room staff Cons: nothing to do most of the time on ship, geared to 20 to 30 year olds A dark interior in the atruim so made it look smaller then it is. Crowded feeling during at sea days. Dining rooms not open at more convient times. Geared to the 20 to 30 year old crowd. Ship QualityNo public restrooms on every floor. While getting ready to go ashore on Deck 3 or 4, had to use a restroom on 8 first. Dining/Food
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Huge waste of money and time ! by
Barbara H from CA? Sailing date: Feb 2012Pros: Cruise was over Cons: Waiting in line for cold plain food,only to not find a table to sit and eat. Entertainment was boring and activities were childlike and stupid. Ship was old and smelled. Had to wait in long lines in the buffets only to have col plain food and no place to sit. Activities were childlike boring and not much to do on broad. Entertainment was boring or not until very late. Ship Quality
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carnival inspiration by
A Traveler from Long island, NY Sailing date: Sep 2011Pros: the ports we visited. Cons: The ship. Smoking was allowed in cabins, so i was inhaling second hand smoking the entire time, and the ship had no way to fix it as it was allowed in cabins, which made no sense!!!!!! Pool was smaller than my home back yard poo. Not child friendly. My 6 year old daughter disliked the camp. The ship was ablsolutely disguesting. smoke smelled everywhere, and was allowed in the cabins EVERYWHERE, so you couldn't get away from it anywhere.
Pool was small and deep. Not child friendly!!!. My 6 year old daughter went to child camp for 2 hours, hated it, came back crying and never wanted to go back. Food was average. Overall, this ship was my first and worst vacation experience and i would not recommend it to anyone!!!!! Ship Quality
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Cozumel, Mexicogood snorkeling experience
George Town, Grand CaymanDon't Miss: Must go to the 7 mile beach. A heaven away from the ship 0 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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A not so wonderful cruise by
Barry B from santa cruz ca Sailing date: May 2011Pros: debarkation Cons: smoke infested ship WE are not smokers,,when we asked about smoking policy they said it was aloud everywhere...however reading ships policy ,,clearly states smoking in designated areas..only!!! Dining/Food
Stateroom QualityOur room reaked of smoke , they tried to make it right by downgrading us twice!! Ship Staff Qualityhead waiter and assistant were the only ones that seemed to care
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Cozumel, MexicoIt was cinco de mayo
George Town, Grand Caymanwe have been to these ports before
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worst cruise i have been on by
Joelle G. from Orlando, Fl Sailing date: Dec 2010Pros: food was good Cons: customer service, rooms, over all attitude of crew Our cruise was delayed an entire day (and that wasn't even the bad part of it). When we got there we had a room with a bunk bed. it took 8 calls and 10 hours until anyone helped me. I waited in line at guest services for 45 minutes. When i got up there the lady closed the gate and said "sorry closed now". I asked if there was anything she could do for those of us at the front of line when the muster station was over - and she said no and shut the door in my face. I have been on 16 cruises in the past 10 years (11 with royal caribbean, 1 with norweigan and 4 with carnival). I will never take a carnival cruise again. my boyfriend has a carnival credit card and is canceling it because of how horrible our cruise was. We ate lunch in the dining room and my plate sat there finished for 20 minutes. 12 times a server (others and mine) passed by and left it there, never offered me coffee or dessert.
I also had a server at the champagne lounge offer our group shots for $3.25 and then we all took them and when he brought our bill 15 minutes later - we had been charged $5.50 per shot. I asked him why that was since he told us $3.25 and he said "oh i was wrong - that was last cruise"
The only explanation i have for this disappointment is that they have begun making everyone pre-pay their gratutities and the crew knows they are getting tipped and make no further effort to serve the guests.
My dining room waiter was the only person who made an effort (so we tipped him an extra $10). Stateroom Quality
Ship Staff QualityHORRIBLE!! I have never been spoken to like that before. Entertainment & Activitiescomedians were funny 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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First and Last cruise by
Chris S. from Tulsa, Ok Sailing date: Dec 2010Pros: Cozumel was awesome Cons: Food onboard was terrible, ship was delayed a day, no refunds for 2 weeks The cruise that my wife and I booked was supposed to leave from Tsmpa @ 4:00p.m. on the 13th of December; high seas prevented the boat from gettting under a bridge to get to port. This is completetly understandable as obviously the weather can't be controlled. My wife and I drove from Oklahoma to Tampa and budgeted for a 2 night hotel stay then on the boat monday. Carnival would'nt reimburse for the additional hotel stay and would'nt apply credit to this cruise (other than a measley 15$ per person for meal credit). Instead the credit would be pro-rated and applied to a future cruise with carnival plus 20% off. What are we supposed to do with that? Food was fast food quality even the one formal we attened was baked shrimp and lobster tail, but was not "to die for." We are very displeased and would'nt recommend to anyone! STAY AWAY!! Ship QualityClean ship, Staff was nice, (other than customer service onboeard)., Dining/FoodTerrible, burgers and dogs most of the time. Stateroom Quality
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Cozumel, MexicoThis port was the only reason i would ever cruise again.
George Town, Grand CaymanNever made it to these ports, Carnivval cancelled two stops.
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Horrible cruise! by
Denese a. from Las Vegas, nv Sailing date: Jul 2010Pros: Kids camp! Cons: Not enough activities, only have 1 pool, lines for everything! There's no refrigerator in the cabin, immigration took a long time to evaluate non-citizen! Long lines to get off and on ship at all ports and even at time of embarkment and disembarkment. One pool for whole ship! Announcements only in hall and not heard in cabins! Waiters weren't very attentive and food not very good! Ship Quality
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Cozumel, MexicoShops all have the same things and they ate expensive! Visited this port on other cruise line never changes
George Town, Grand CaymanTown of hell was okay
Don't Miss: Rum cake store 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
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Never again on Carnival by
A Traveler from Cape Coral, FL Sailing date: Dec 2009Pros: Spending time with family Cons: Service of the crew This was our first cruise and our last on Carnival. Carnival does not care one bit about their passengers. The ship was not in when we arrived at noon due to foggy conditions. Now they have no control over the weather but they do have control over how their passengers are treated. When we checked in we were told to leave the terminal and not come back for 6 hours. No accomendation were offered at that time. It was not until 4 pm when we were all milling about in front of the terminal and the news crews were shooting video of angry passengers that they offered to take us over to the other terminal to sit down in "comfy" chairs and offered food; (water & granola bar). We finally started boarding the ship at 7pm. When my son & his wife tried to board and get their room key they handed her someone else's key. She asked for her key she found out hers was "missing". "Oh no we didn't give yours away". They printed another and tried to board, now my son's would not work. They husseled them on the ship and said they needed to go to guest services. So our first day on the Carnival Inspiration did not start until after 8pm. By then we are hungry (though I don't know why after our meal of water & granola bars), tired and ready to start our cruise. We've missed our dinner seating, they were packing up the buffet, when we asked crew members where we can eat, no one could give us an answer. Ship QualityShip was smaller than expected from pictures. Generally clean and inviting. Son & daughter-in-laws room smelled of cigarettes. Dining/FoodFood was nothing to rave about. We were seated in the Madi Gas room with George the Greek. I read all the blogs before we left and everyone raved about him. He graced us with his presence a couple times. I did not see the hype. If you want pizza you'd better like pepperoni. Even though they show other flavors when you ask for them you're told only pepperoni. If you want something to eat after 11 the only thing available is pizza(pepperoni) or room service. Stateroom QualityOur room steward was the only crew member that we can say went above & beyond. Our room was always tidy & clean and he was friendly and smiling. Ship Staff QualityFood service and room staff was for the most part were friendly and helpful. Guest services and support staff at the terminal were rude and had no desire to help. Entertainment & ActivitiesComic was great, very funny. Casino was fun. We participated in the poker run. It was lame. We took first place and got a cheesy medal. They couldn't even give us a free drink. 4 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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"A Disappointing Cruise!" by
Judy F from Arvada, CO Sailing date: Jun 2009Pros: Cabin steward, Andrew Cons: Poor dining service Ship seemed old and not clean in some areas. Food in dining room and buffet was average at best. Guest relations dept. was not very helpful. Entertainment was below average. Ship Quality
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Entertainment & ActivitiesComedian the first night was awful. 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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