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| Subject: Re: Back from Carnival Miracle 8/21/05
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Posted on: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 17:37:44 MST
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kpjeg@aol.com wrote:
>Hi well i haven't done a cruise review in the last 4 cruise . So i
>thought i give my thougths & opservations of the Miracle and Carnival.
>Fist off let we give my rating on the Carnival Miracle and cruise.
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>Ship ............B +
>Shows ...........A
>Food ............ A
>Night life ...... A
>Open deck space.. A
>Pool areas .......B 3 pools on the small size.
>Lounges & bar's ...B
>Service ...........B
>Ports of call......B+
>over all friendest of staff ....A
>Cabin space .......B
>
>OK now on to the cruise . We drove down from NJ a week before the
>cruise ,and stayed in Clearwater beach . The weather was great the hole
>week got some fishing in and did some parks in Orlando .
>
>Sunday and on to the cruise it's about an half hour from where we
>stayed to get to the port of Tampa .The port of Tampa is a great port
>to cruise from ,first of all it's Carnivals best port to get on one of
>there ships no crowds like NYC & Miami!! The port of Tamps changed
>alot over the past few years .Right by the pier where the Miracle docks
>it's like a small Bayside ,like in Miami .We had dinner there at
>Bennigan"s the night before the cruise .And watched the Inspiration go
>out
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>We drove up to the pier at 11 am give them our bages and park the car
>in the lot $12 a day .One block away from the pier . Had our Fun Pass
>ready we were on the ship by 11:40 They told us we couldn't go to our
>cabin untill after 1pm . But we were in there at 12pm !!
>
>Cabin we took an Gauantee inside cabin and got bump up to an Veranda
>cabing !! there was alot of room in the cabin .I kind of thought it
>would be .We had the same cabin on the Zuiderdam We then went on to
>lunch at the Lido cafe .The food was great they offer alot . Then we
>went to check out the the ship .It's kinda funny our last cruise was on
>the Zuiderdam .she's kind of a sister ship to the Miracle .They both
>use the same hull's .But the one thing i have to say about the Lido
>cafe on the Miracle it seems better then alot of other ships main
>dinning rooms . Even better then the Main one on the Mirale . latter on
>that .
>
>For some people the lounge area's are more inportant to there cruise
>for me it's the deck space and how it's use !! I love open decks . I
>love the fact that there was 3 pool area's on the Miracle and you can
>see the sea every where . And i love ships that put a pool on the stern
>of the ship . nothing like watching the sea on a cruise !! We never had
>to rush up in the morring on seas days to get a louge chair by one of
>the pool's .There just seems like alot of open decks on this ship .The
>waterslide was great being it's on a cruise ship. We used the gym alot
>it's a good size !!
>
>There were 2.500 people on this cruise we never felt crowded at all
>.The passenger flow was very good . We never waited long on any lines
>for food or aything else !!
>
>We went to most of the show's very good Cruise shows .
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>Ports for the week
>Grand Caymon . I was one of the first off the ship . I walked over to 7
>mile beach and sat on the beach and swim for an hour . Then i walked
>back to the ship it's a great way to get your exerise in . My wife &
>boy's likes to sleep late . So i pick then up had something to eat then
>off to Grand Caymon to do some shopping . Then we went back to the ship
>. It was kinda like having the hole ship to our selfs for that
>afternoon !! Lunch at the lido was very good .
>
>Costa Maya
>Costa Maya it the clossest thing Carnival has to there own out island .
>But with out the food .We did the beach and shopped alittle and sat by
>the pool most of the day .It's great sitting by the pool and seeing the
>ship at the dock.
>
>Belize
>We just toured the town was going to go on the tubing . But my boy's
>wanted to stay with there friends . And i wify wouldn't try it !!
>There's really not much in the town it's kinda old and run down .You
>really have to do the side trips here .
>
>Cozumel
>Cozumel we have been here 20 times on other cruise .We s started going
>there on cruises back in 1982 .WOW to see this plase grow !! It's one
>of our favorit plases in the Caribben .We shopped in the mornning then
>went the beach to go to in Cozumel Chankenaab park . It's a 10 cab ride
>from town and $12 per person to get it it's worth it . We sent the
>athernoon there .I did some snorkeling . We had a great day .
>
>We also had two sea day's
>
>On the friday night the Captain came over the loudspeaker . And told us
>we wouldn't be able to make it back to Tampa . He didn't want to take
>us in to the eye of the hurricane !! So he told us he's taking us and
>the ship to Ft Louderdale .OK not so bad . They told us we were going
>to be bused up to Tampa . Saturday mornning was the worst . From 8am
>untill about 1 or 2 pm . We we got luckey .The ship was cruising with
>the wind . So the rocking wasn't that bad i've been on alot worst on
>other cruises . It rained most of the day the only time on this cruise
>.They wouldn't let you up on deck just to windy !! they also drained
>the pools !!
>
>Dinning
>We had dinner in the main dinning room called Bacchus .We didn't like
>the way it was decorated at all to loud !! Kind of like Barry's
>playhouse LOL !! If you like pink it's for you !! But the food was
>great !! We had 4 dinners here and 3 at Hoatios lido cafe . less
>chorses here but the food was great . We eat here we didn't want to
>ruch in the port nights . After all we were on vacation . We had first
>setting .
>
>About Carnival this was our 4 cruise with then . We cruised the Hoilday
>1988 Imagination 1996 Destiny 1997 Miracle 2005 . First of all i love
>this class of Carnival ships . Carnival has 4 HAL has 3 Costa has 2
>Cunard will have one .To me Carnival is as good as the other cruise
>lines . Most people think Carnival and RCCI are the same . But the food
>is much better on Carnival . But RCCI has better ships meaning the
>Voyager class . I think Carnival has come a long way . But i think the
>Miracle class of Carnival ship are the best they have right now .We had
>a great time One more thing This cruise would be a great cruise for
>first timers . And family with young teen s my boy's 13 & 14 had a
>great time better then the last few cruises .
>
>Ken G.......>
C'mon, Ken, admit it. You're too easy to please :-)
Nice post, thanks!
Karen
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