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I wouldnt normally post this as a thread but folks are usually eager to read what others who dont normally cruise "their cruiseline of choice" think!

 

Grab some coffee, we had a great time :D

 

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Carnival Miracle 12/23/08 Review

Grab a coffee!

Since I didn’t post a Live From thread, this will probably turn out detailed.

 

This was our 8th cruise (5 on RCI, 1 on =X= and 1 on Chandris line back in 1987). DH and I are in our mid 40s, kids are 20 and 16 and it was their 6th cruise. Let me start off by saying that on a whole Carnival met and exceeded any expectations especially because we’ve always heard mixed reviews throughout the years. We’re accustomed to leaving out of the northeast since that’s where we live. CCL made all the arrangements for us, flights to Florida and transfers. Since we had to cancel our RCI cruise last minute due to a family medical emergency, having someone handle all the details made it easy. We arrived in Florida and were greeted by friendly CCL staff, escorted to a (cabana coach co.) bus where we proceeded to go to the next terminal to pick up more pax. CCL staff advised the driver to take us without waiting for the others since they were waiting on their luggage and CCL didn’t want to hold us up. We appreciated the gesture and decision very much. Boarding was a breeze, the terminal was empty, and they were waiting for us with happy, welcoming faces. We boarded and went directly to our cabins on the Empress Deck- deck 6, Cabins 6194 and 6212, both balcony cabins. We met our Cabin stewards who DID ask us to sign that we had met him. The moment was hurried but he didn’t mention we were signing to ok the condition of the cabins, although he did ask if we had already been in our cabins (so even tho he asked us to sign that we met him, Im not 100% why we signed- if cabins were acceptable condition and cleanliness as others have mentioned or if it was merely that we met like he indicated). I swear we were the last to embark b/c it seemed like muster was shortly thereafter!

After muster we had our kids bring back the vests and meet us at the Orpheus Bar aft Lido deck for our Unofficial Meet & mingle from Roll call. Being new to the CCL boards I am STILL unsure if CCL would have hosted a formal M&M like RCI does- If roll call members register. (if any CCL reps can enlighten me on this it would be great). Roll call met up, it was great to put faces to names and see some around while on board! (and wondered and hoped if some we hadn’t met made it on board safely!)

 

The first thing we noticed was Miracle is smaller than we’re used to. DH and I enjoy smaller vessels, so we were happy. (yes we knew it was, what I mean is that we felt the difference and liked it) Muster was quick and painless.

I never did find out if the ship was at full capacity, but we weren’t often crammed into an elevator and we never waited too long for one.

 

We were seated at Table 333(late seating), at a booth for 4. Our waiter and asst. were very good and quickly caught on that we were not newbie cruisers. After the first evening they always had a large bottle of water waiting on the table for us and the bar waitress knew what soda the kids wanted (until they switched to ginger ale b/c we hoped even the tiny amount of ginger something would help the tiny bit of nausea from the motion of the ship). We have heard mostly positive critiques, but have heard a small handful of folks that were not pleased with the food. We can compare to RCI- we were very pleased with everything about the food in the dining room. We were happy to see that CCL still maintains the charm of classic pretty (heavy) china plates- on our last 2 RCI cruises they were cheesy. Let me first say that my husband and I are both foodies and critical of food quality. Knowing banquet preparation is very different from fine-fresh dining this is our critique on the food. Presentation of all of our food was excellent- choices were plenty, most everything we ordered was tasty and properly cooked. We do not like anchovies and they are minced into the Caesar dressing, therefore after a couple days of Caesar we just had to pass. They could have had more salad choices. Our daughter is a chilled soup connoisseur; she did not like the chilled peach soup and said it tasted like watered down peach yogurt. My husband and I ordered filet one night both medium rare and they came well so we sent them back. They were very apologetic and quickly brought out what we ordered. Other than those instances, there is nothing we can say wasn’t excellent. Service wasn’t slow, but also wasn’t rushed, it was a perfect flow for us. Our son is allergic to nuts and had a personal dining consultant, as the kids called her, stop by every evening to take his order for the following night (they prepared it separately) and she was very nice. The majority of people were well dressed in the MDR. An announcement was made the night before Cruise Elegant on what attire they would not allow in. We did not see any shorts or jeans or t shirts. We did see tuxedos, and most men were wearing suits. Very few wore casual khakis and a polo shirt. Women spanned the gamut from gowns to cocktail dresses to chiffon pants and one woman wore a very short red santa dress with boa trim. She looked like she was wearing a costume or a very tacky bedroom outfit from Fredricks; it didn’t belong on a cruise ship (but she was a body builder most likely on steroids). I will end the review of the MDR with, ‘we thought we died and went to heaven when we tasted the chocolate melting cake”……..My daughter already has the recipe!

 

We had 2 balcony cabins, 6194 and 6212. Both were about the same as on RCI. CCL has more closet space which we liked, but the bathroom was just the slightest bit smaller, NO biggie at all. We all agreed the shower tube was also somewhat bigger on CCL. The balconies are noticeably smaller on CCL but we managed. J We don’t like the placement of the balcony lights though….one of our neighbors used it as a nightlight and it was very bothersome. When we wanted to relax on the balcony at night it was like being in a brightly lit city and we were blinded by the light from his balcony. Our Steward spoke with him and (lied) and told him that he had to keep the light off unless he was using the balcony b/c…..and I honestly forgot what he told him, but when he told us he was laughing and saying how he had to lie to the man. A day (night) later my husband knocked on his cabin door b/c they still had the light on that night- the man said his wife is afraid of the dark cabin so they use it as a nightlight. My husband offered the idea that if he keep the bathroom light on or the few stage lights on the desk mirror that would work too. We never saw their balcony light on at night again. We like the sliding doors on RCI much better than the regular doors CCL have ‘because’… no one including my husband holds the door to shut it. Therefore when you’re out on your balcony you hear an awful lot of slamming doors.

 

Cards and safes….and soda cards…So many cards!! Why? Cant we consolidate CCL? Use a ‘shape’ hole-punch for pax who purchase a soda card. A trained eye will easily notice a triangle or something different to the card. As for the magnetic-strip operated safe I guess nothing can be done about having to use a separate card, but CCL you can step it up, the process seems archaic to say the least. Having smart boards near guest relations and the excursion desk is a great idea but we didn’t see many folks use it.

 

As for Miracles function, we thought she did a superb job at navigating us on the mighty seas!! Before we left there was so much negativity on the boards regarding the poor functioning (right) azipod and rumor that the stabilizers were not working at all. Im not an engineer but if you’re a seasoned cruiser and wake- watcher you could tell that one azipod was weak, but still functioning. When we just sailed along we were at 17+ knots and there really didn’t seem to be difficulties. We have sailed in December before and the seas are never like glass. April out of Florida to GC, Jamaica were more choppy on a larger ship, so we didn’t notice any extra rocking n rolling that was anything even remotely out of the ordinary.

As for the stabilizers, hmmm, never really saw anyone walking side to side and from the small amount of rock n roll they were not ‘needed’. As for the high winds, you can’t control mother nature. I don’t remember a cruise ever not being windy on the top decks. Why do folks complain about the wind but still cruise?

 

(I am interjecting a comment on galley and food prep on CCL. I just rec’d an email from a friend overseas who does hiring for the upper cruise lines. (ie: seabourn and silversea, regent type lines). She said she was not surprised to hear the food was top notch because lately “the galley reviews of Royal have been bad”, but surprisingly the “frequently criticized CCL culinary dept has become rather opulent. They must be investing more time and money in the galley area using good quality and fresh products”. That is inside trade information.)

 

Shops on Board, we didn’t find any unique jewelry L Other shops didn’t carry simple things like pepto (son needed it) or body lotion (they had one brand but I opted for the other shop with the good stuff!). I don’t cruise for these reasons but I thought it was worth the mention. The casino could use better ventilation. I am an x-smoker and I thought the casino was very smokey.

 

The SUSHI!! Okay, here goes. Its nice to have a little spot that they open from around 5pm to 8:30 (not all days). It is the best attempt to date for presenting on board Sushi and it was nice that they rolled it in front of you instead of having pre-plattered sliced items. The sushi offered was cooked. You did not find delicacies like tuna (bluefin or ahi) and salmon (yes there was salmon but it was lox not raw uncooked). The tuna was seared and very good, the salmon (lox) was good, nothing was great or outstanding and some was downright uneatable. (mackerel was one, I don’t recall the other icky rolls). One night there was a roll with cooked shrimp. Presentation was very good, including pickled ginger and wasabi and chop sticks. You were able to purchase Saki but we didn’t enquire. Do NOT get excited if you’re a Sushi snob, but if you need a ‘fix’, go for the tuna!

 

 

Debarking and embarking the Miracle to and from islands was smooth. They could honestly use more security measures. There are many parents that allow their teens to walk around the islands unsupervised. The teens purchase clear alcohol and pour it into water bottles. CCL you need to step it up a notch and check the kids water bottles. Most nights the young teens are walking around 3/4s trashed. I admit that CCL does well with having security around the ship but what are they really doing I wonder? My best guess is they are there to make sure fights to not break out and kids do not get rowdy, but I tend to think they turn their heads on drunk kids or they have zero training to notice. We also noticed 2 gentlemen handing over their 8 bottles of boxed alcohol but security didn’t notice their ‘opened’ backpack with 4 clanking bottles of wine sticking out. Just saying…..

 

Entertainment; a tough comment so I will compare. We think it was merely entertaining. Good enough to watch, sometimes I fell asleep, somewhat cheesy but you could notice excellent effort. Jazz moves were simplistic, we expect more if we have expectations. We missed the Motown Classics, I was kind of sad b/c I like Motown. Guitar Music (Scott) in the Gotham Lounge MUST be missed. He had to know someone for them to hire him, he was beyond awful. Maybe he should stick to playing guitar and NOT singing. Your ears hurt just walking by listening. Folks raved about the Beatles Tribute….why in the world would dancers be dressed in mexican garb doing the weirdest moves to Hey Jude….some of it was very good, but ‘most’ was lacking any cohesiveness- the dance and costume should be tied to the song. It was so confusing and annoying to the eye and ear. Enough said. The Newlywed (Love & Marriage) show left little to be desired. The CD didn’t know how to get out of a sticky situation and instead of having the right age brackets on stage he had the senior couple, the newlyweds married about 2 months and then a cpl like in their early 60s or something. The middle couple probably should have been married 25ish years. It almost mirrored Royal Caribbeans game but Royals is BY FAR more entertaining, each and every time! It is “interactive” whereas CCLs is not. Again a comparison. We loved the Hypnotist, he was excellent! The scavenger hunts were great. I wouldn’t fathom doing arts and crafts while on board but I could imagine instructing them in my senior years (then we can live on board). J Not many used the Water Slide when it was opened, but we enjoyed it, wind and all! The wind did not deter us.

 

 

 

The Captains Welcome party was very nice. We didn’t want to stay long, we were meeting friends, but we ended up staying a bit and having a cocktail. Always enjoy listening to the Captain, I just wish he’d speak for even longer. J

 

Pools, we only went to the Orpheus pool which is supposedly Adults only. I finally arrived where both my kids are old enough for us to enjoy the area and there were little ones there too. It honestly didn’t bother me at all, the handful there were well behaved and pretty unnoticeable, just a mention. The hot tub back there is smaller than mine at home. It does mention in the Caper, do not save chairs for long periods of time, but they do not have any signs on deck. Chair hogs were out in full force! The first sea day we opted for lounges on the sun deck, easy to find any time. The wind was minimal. The second or third sea day my husband and I got to the Lido deck Orpheus pool at 8AM and EVERY chair was taken by a towel, tee shirt or book. Very few were occupied by people. We finally found two chairs together near the rail and got comfy. Next to my husband was 3 chairs taken by ‘the tee shirts” and next to me were 2 chairs taken one by a book one a towel. At around 10:30 a lady comes to the 3 chairs just as our daughter is arriving, she offers one of the three lounges to us then goes on to say if we need another one, she really only needed one. Funny, as this was happening, my son arrived and we needed her second lounge. Then she only stayed for 30 minutes and left. (anyone reading this, don’t do this, its so disrespectful to your fellow pax. Sorry had to say it.) A little before 1pm the two chairs next to me were still the way they were at 8am…no one ever came and it started to rain, we left. I just don’t get it.

 

Oops, I almost forgot about Horatios and other food options! We had room service every morning, coffee and croissants. They always came early, which was kind of unexpected, but after 3 mornings we knew their schedule and adjusted the time. The coffee is very good. I do not like (will not drink more than a morning sip) Seattles best on board RCI so I was VERY happy to have coffee I liked. We only ordered room service one other time and tried the shrimp salad, it was very good. I will compare Horatios dining experience to the Windjammer (Voyager Class/RCI, most recently ExOS- 25 days total on board). Breakfast; past Explorer cruises the bacon was unrecognizable. Everyone we were with thought the same and it was an ongoing joke. The food is typically never really hot, it is always lukewarm to

 

 

warm. You kind of just go on to justify it by saying, “well it is buffet food and kept warm, it isn’t straight from the oven”. We eat omelets and toast and avoided the rubbery pancakes and nasty tasting sausage and the ‘what is that bacon. On CCL we were pleasantly surprised that the bacon looked like bacon, wasn’t laying in grease and was easily taken with tongs from the tray and not all gunked together. The turkey sausage was very good, the omelets very good, the only complaint is CCL get some REAL good whole wheat bread, please J. The whole wheat was mostly white w/ traces of ww flour. Anyway, it is hard to find anything bad about breakfast at Horatios. Onto lunch, on Explorer I stuck to salads, they seemed to be the only freshest thing to eat. The first day we do the greasy burger thing but not again the whole cruise! The rest of the hot foods can only be rated as eh. At Horatios you can always find good pannini and wraps. Always excellent pizza 24/7 too. They offered Taste of the Nations including Mexico, Indian, France, Caribbean, America and Mediterranean. Horatios has a grill grilling burgers and hot dogs (vs. WJ where they lay out sitting on fat and pax pick and pull at them and throw them around). I did like the layout of this area for the most part…kids didn’t. I think they pack whatever they can into one long area in WJ and I liked the different sections in Horatios. The last day they had a continual afternoon Chocolate corner. A chocolate fountain dipping anything you can think of. This was the ONLY time I ever saw a line all afternoon. (note, the line went quickly but there was a line all afternoon). I did not like their salad bar L We also didn’t like the Caesar because it had bits of anchovies, just not our thing. Two afternoons (or more?) they had make your own sundaes out on deck by the ice cream and frozen yogurt stations.

 

Itinerary, we booked St Maarten, St Lucia, St Kitts. St Lucia was dropped and we went to Grand Turk. I was okay with this, as I hadn’t been to either and I had always heard the water in Turks and Caicos was beautiful. We didn’t do any excursions. This was the first time we decided to ‘wing it’ and just go to the beaches. In St Maarten we took the water taxi over to the beach/shopping area, a 2 minute ride across the bay. If you’re in decent shape you can easily walk it but it will take a little longer. We met folks who we knew from our Explorer 2007 holiday cruise, the Dad hung out with us most of the day on the beach and it was great talking and comparing cruises. The kids were so excited to see each other, they kept in touch throughout the year and looked forward to all being together for the 2008 Explorer cruise again, then we had to cancel….so running into them and being able to spend time was very memorable. My kids both enjoyed Jet Skiing.

It was very easy to find Jet skiis to rent, they were all over!! We were thrilled to see them! It was tough getting this kind of info before we left for some reason. In case anyone is interested it cost $50 for 30 minutes for one and $55 if two ride.

 

2 Lounges and an umbrella runs $10.00, some have deals with 2 beers, if you drink beer! Read the signs. We didn’t shop other than designer sunglasses for the kids. (part of their Holiday gift). St Kitts- last year we went to So Frigate bay this year I wanted to go to Cockelshell beach….it was raining and we ended up walking the towne of St Kitts instead of going to the beach. We had a great day! Grand Turk the water was as everyone says……beautiful to swim in and hang out in all day. The way I feel about Bermuda and GC. Id love to go back and see a different area of the island though. The majority of folks got off and stayed at Margaritaville, carnival cruise center beach area. I wanted to walk down to before the pier to Jacks Shack, we made it 3/4s and I didn’t feel good so we layed our towels in the sand and enjoyed the water where we were. Our kids walked down but didn’t see anything at all, other than a seemingly closed dive shack. I think later in the day something opened that had lounge chairs to rent, but at that point we were heading back to Margaritaville. It was a nice day…..2 ships right there in port as you swim, kind of interesting…I think I rather see a different area of the island if there is one.

 

We wouldn’t hesitate sailing Carnival again. Our kids thought it was a definite “party ship” from their point of view comparatively to the kids on their other cruises. I think it would be a different experience out of the northeast, but knowing Miracle sails from here spring/summer months is now another option for us, we live in NJ and NY is very convenient.

 

I hope I didn’t miss anything, I covered a lot, hope the info is helpful.

Feel Free to contact me at cruisedivanj@yahoo.com and remember…

**Every cruise is a different experience, even on the same ship! **

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Hey Hockeyluver!

 

Thanks so much! Seeing you are from Canada, I will tell you there were a huge amount of Canadians on board this cruise. We met some great people. One family we met called just a couple hours ago to say they arrived home and hope we did too! I hope someday they get on cruise critic, this was their first cruise! If you book it, enjoy!

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Thank you so much for your detailed review and comparison! So many things were so similar to my review when I returned from my first RCL cruise (it was my first and only, and was a smaller RCL ship, so I thought it wasn't a fair comparison... but I tried to be fair, because I'm always happy cruising, LOL!!)

 

CCL doesn't do official meet and greets for Cruise Critic members like RCL. But you can organize your own, and they will set something up for you with open bar and snacks for an hour for $11.44 per person if you have enough people... which is a steal, at least for our group :)

 

I enjoyed the Miracle as well... the Spirit class ships are nice. I sort of had an issue with the layout, but MANY people prefer that class and generally it is the favorite of CCL fans.

 

The Conquest class ships have a dedicated sushi bar... raw fish :D We were on the Destiny a couple months ago and they had one as well... I remember being disappointed on the Miracle... I'm not a fan of cooked fish (weird huh? LOL) The Conquest class also has a Fish and Chips station with other types of seafood which is a big hit...

 

The Adults Only pool was enforced pretty good when we were on it... there was one man and his kid playing RIGHT in front of the adults only sign and he got upset when security asked him to leave... sometimes, you just have to laugh.

 

One of my complaints on our RCL cruise was the Windjammer... I really didn't like the food choices... there SEEMED to be plenty... but nothing of any substance, and the food they did have was not tasty (I got served an entire slab of fat one day!!) And the pizza on RCL... one day when there was nothing else open I thought I would have that, well... bad choice!! I was most disappointed in the food, so when I hear people complain about the food on CCL, I wonder how they would do on RCL... but then, I've only been on one cruise, so I try to realize it could have just been that ship... another thing I noticed was the pushing of drinks in the Windjammer which I've never really noticed on CCL. Just odd things you notice...

 

Again, thank you for your review... I am glad you enjoyed your cruise!!! It's always nice when you realize there are other choices out there and they turn out to be not so bad :D

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CruiseDivaNJ, (or anyone else for that matter) Do you have pics from your Miracle cruise yet? We are sailing her in December and have only been on Fantasy class or lower ships. I am looking for pics of the ship and the staterooms. Thanks.

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Hey cd- I had to jump over from our roll call thread to read your review! You hit the nail right on the head many times - so glad to see you enjoyed CCL! I was worried about what you would think when comparing it to RCCL. (especially the sushi - LOL) I do agree with the kids sneaking alcohol onboard at the ports. DD17 came in at 11:30 one night cause many of the kids at club 02 were taking shots of vodka, (they had bought it in port at St. Kitts) and she didn't want to be involved. Our cabin steward had us sign that we had "seen him" - nothing to do with the condition of the cabin. This seems to be the norm on Carnival. And yes, chair hogs were out in full force - though I actually felt there was a bit less on this ship than on the larger, tier-layered ships. We spent all our time at the Orpheus area, and there were many times when kids were in the pool/hottub, and security did nothing. And one time, after returning from a port, a group of young teen girls (about eight 12-14 year olds) set up lounges in the adult area, and had a boom box blasting, and nothing was done! That was a first for me- I actually went to sit on my balcony instead for peace and quiet! But, all in all, we loved our cruise (how could you not? It is a vacation) but will probably stick to "larger" ships. I actually found the layout of the ship way more confusing than Freedom, Liberty, Valor, etc. I constantly got lost, turned around - LOL! Hope to see you again on a future cruise!

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CruiseDivaNJ, (or anyone else for that matter) Do you have pics from your Miracle cruise yet? We are sailing her in December and have only been on Fantasy class or lower ships. I am looking for pics of the ship and the staterooms. Thanks.

 

A great source for pictures is Webshots or cruiseclues......just search under Carnival Miracle on Webshots and you will get plenty of hits. There are also some videos on youtube. Cruiseclues has pictures from other cruisers as well as reviews and lots of info on the ship.

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A great source for pictures is Webshots or cruiseclues......just search under Carnival Miracle on Webshots and you will get plenty of hits. There are also some videos on youtube. Cruiseclues has pictures from other cruisers as well as reviews and lots of info on the ship.

 

Thanks - I like to think of myself as computer savvy but, I am always learning from others:)

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PCB........(post cruise blues finally set in) I need to book another cruise (or two)!!

 

Glad my review is being enjoyed!

 

MonaCK- where does Miracle go in June? She leaves from NY doesnt she? She will be fresh and new as she is going into a 'scheduled' dry dockend of Feb!

 

GoingCruisin, I 100% agree with the Windjammer food on RCI, we dont know what happened to it!! Our Voyager cruises were fine, then our Explorer in June 07 showed little signs of a negative change in WJ, then by the holiday cruise the bacon was unrecognizable! (I keep using the bacon as referenced, it isnt like Im a fanatic, lol) The WJ food choices only seem to be plenty and good, nothing looked appealing anymore.

 

DarthGrady, what RCI ship did you sail? what did you think?

 

retrop, I will post pics eventually lol check back! Could be today, could be next month lol (honesty there, lol) Web Shots and youtube is a decent source but I never found exactly what I was looking for before this cruise, so I will try to post pics soon!

 

pe4all, SO GLAD you read my review!! Thanks. My kids know that if they want a drink they ASK US and they respect that fact that we say yes. (DD is in college but doesnt drink, she will order a drink and give it to me, lmao and DS is a wanna be older kid- he orders a drink with us, ie: margaritaville then drinks 1/2 over 2 hrs)

~I think someone should have complained that a boombox was playing on the adult lido deck, thats just not right at all. :cool: I didnt 'notice' security during the day lol.. .. .. I still just cant beleive 2 things- no curfew and parents allow teen girls to go about the islands on their own. Maybe Im over protective (but I dont think so!!)

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cruiseDivaNJ thanks for your review. I was on the same sailing and agree mostly with what you said. We also sailed with Royal this year and I think your comparisons were accurate. Thanks!

 

(a comment re: your review....~~~~>) I agree, the tuna was not happy, but I wouldnt eat it on RCI either...lolol.....I would have liked a tuna wrap but I stuck to the turkey wraps and had them make it with what I like in it instead of how they offerred it. I miss my turkey wrap lol

 

We really did miss meeting you....:-)

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Thanks for your review and the comparisons of the two lines.We will be sailing the Miracle in October out of FLL for the same itinerary you were supposed to have. Dh loved Grand Turk so he wouldn't mind the substitution :) A friend of dh's sails RCCL exclusively and won't even consider CCL although we know he would love it. I'm kinda glad though since it would be nerve wracking wondering if he were having a good time etc. It sounds like you went into it all with an open mind.

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Hello Cd

I enjoyed reading your review and agree with what you say. I can't compare CCL with RCCL because I have never sailed RCCL. I will say that I really enjoyed this cruise (even with the high winds and rough seas). I think the Miracle is a fantastic ship and would be happy to sail her again. I don't think I passed a crew member that didn't speak. We had Pavlo has a room steward and he had us sign also. He was fantastic and took very good care of us. The waiter and waitress ( Adie and Monica) in the Bacchus Dining Room were also fantastic.

I wish I could have met the group, but maybe we will be on another cruise together some day. I know that we probably passed at some point on the ship and didn't know it.

I do wish that the parents had kept a little closer reign on some of the kids but for the most part I think they were okay.

I was going to write a review this morning, but after reading yours you saved me alot of typing. LOL.

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I just saw a disturbing picture (on a different venue, NOT posted here on CC) .....even though its nighttime I hesitate posting it b/c young teens are in it..having said that, does anyone have a corporate address for CCL, becaused Id like to send it to them....they apparently need to have 100% supervision of the outside area of the glass ceiling in Nick and Nora's because I have a picture of young teens CLIMBING ON IT..... almost reaching the top of the funnel part...(is that what its called..?) has anyone ever....seen anything like this? If that ship rocked, pitched or.....those kids could have been tossed right off there. Am I over reacting? It is from the cruise I just got off.

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GREAT REVIEW!

 

I too loved the Bon Voyage parties for my grandparents sailings on all the classic ships, including the SS FRANCE.

 

Last Bon Voyage party was on the Oceanic for my parent's one and only cruise. When the Love Boat came on, I could swear it was the Oceanic, at least the Lido deck by the pools!

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I just saw a disturbing picture (on a different venue, NOT posted here on CC) .....even though its nighttime I hesitate posting it b/c young teens are in it..having said that, does anyone have a corporate address for CCL, becaused Id like to send it to them....they apparently need to have 100% supervision of the outside area of the glass ceiling in Nick and Nora's because I have a picture of young teens CLIMBING ON IT..... almost reaching the top of the funnel part...(is that what its called..?) has anyone ever....seen anything like this? If that ship rocked, pitched or.....those kids could have been tossed right off there. Am I over reacting? It is from the cruise I just got off.

 

 

Yup, it's called the funnel. Holy cow! I can't believe kids would do this! You are not overreacting. This is how you "accidentally" fall off a ship!

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GREAT REVIEW! Thank you!

 

I too loved the Bon Voyage parties for my grandparents sailings on all the classic ships, including the SS FRANCE.

 

Last Bon Voyage party was on the Oceanic for my parent's one and only cruise. When the Love Boat came on, I could swear it was the Oceanic, at least the Lido deck by the pools!

 

 

Thanks! My Grandparents sailed the Oceanic and I too swear the Love Boat was her!! I so loved that ship! Our first cruise was on the Amerikanis....it also had a Lido deck similar to the Oceanic deck

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I just saw a disturbing picture (on a different venue, NOT posted here on CC) .....even though its nighttime I hesitate posting it b/c young teens are in it..having said that, does anyone have a corporate address for CCL, becaused Id like to send it to them....they apparently need to have 100% supervision of the outside area of the glass ceiling in Nick and Nora's because I have a picture of young teens CLIMBING ON IT..... almost reaching the top of the funnel part...(is that what its called..?) has anyone ever....seen anything like this? If that ship rocked, pitched or.....those kids could have been tossed right off there. Am I over reacting? It is from the cruise I just got off.

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Yup, it's called the funnel. Holy cow! I can't believe kids would do this! You are not overreacting. This is how you "accidentally" fall off a ship!

 

I'm adventurous at heart but I cant relate to kids doing this, its beyond crazy and very stupid! After just pondering for a few I showed DH the pic too, he was also speechless.

 

Glad someone agrees, lol

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What a great detailed review! Glad you enjoyed Carnival . Like Pe4All, I still prefer the larger ships in the fleet so if you thought this one was good, give the Freedom class or the new Dream a try too!

My sons also said the same thing about the sushi. Made up for it last night locally for dinner.

Your idea to report those kids with the video as proof may save a life! Definitely send it to Carnival. When we dined at N&N we were seated by the window and there werre obnoxious kids running by and making faces . Led to a not-so-elegant expierience.

First time our room steward didn't ask us to sign anything. Wonder if he gets in trouble?

Sorry you missed cruising with your RCL friends but hopefully meeting our roll call made up for it a bit. What a great group of families we met!!!

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I just saw a disturbing picture (on a different venue, NOT posted here on CC) .....even though its nighttime I hesitate posting it b/c young teens are in it..having said that, does anyone have a corporate address for CCL, becaused Id like to send it to them....they apparently need to have 100% supervision of the outside area of the glass ceiling in Nick and Nora's because I have a picture of young teens CLIMBING ON IT..... almost reaching the top of the funnel part...(is that what its called..?) has anyone ever....seen anything like this? If that ship rocked, pitched or.....those kids could have been tossed right off there. Am I over reacting? It is from the cruise I just got off.

 

Well, they don't have that rock wall, and how can you expect to get a picture like this:

 

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CLIMB THIS!

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Thanks! My Grandparents sailed the Oceanic and I too swear the Love Boat was her!! I so loved that ship! Our first cruise was on the Amerikanis....it also had a Lido deck similar to the Oceanic deck

 

It was years later pulling into Nassau looking at this Big Red something, and it caught me strange. The more I looked at it, the brighter the lightbulb was turning on. We disembarked, and walked over, and finally caught the OCEANIC name still on her, sailing as a Big Red Boat.

 

I had no idea of her fate all those years later, and the actually see her probably 30 years after I had last seen her was quite a trip.

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