Just returned from the Carnival Inspiration Cruise - April 20th thru April 24th (2006). There was a party of five celebrating my father's 80th birthday. Embarkation- Arrived at Tampa Seaport between 11:00 - 11:15 am, checked our bags with the ...
Lido buffet food was marginal. Cruising trough Hurricane Gustav.
Introduction: This is a review of my eighth and ninth cruises with Carnival. They were taken back to back; the first cruise began on 08/30/08 and went for five days. The second half of the trip began on 09/04/08 and went for four ...
Pros: At least I can say I've visited different countries. Cons: The Inspiration left me without a muse!
I was a Carnival faithful up until the MS Inspiration left me uninspired due to the fact that the experience I had aboard this "funship" was everything but fun. And before I say what was bad about my cruise, I'd like to say what was good about it. My ...
Pros: Staff, Internet access, large rooms, decks/pools. Cons: Frigid A/C, bland food, poor medical service, horrible air quality, never-ending sales pitch.
In all, I was quite disappointed with my Carnival cruise on the Inspiration to the Western Caribbean. For the entire trip, I was uncomfortable. Most of the time spent on the ship was a bore. One of three destinations was a bomb. The costs aboard were...
Pros: Fun
Good food
Great variety of everything Cons: No hairdryers
Medical staff not as understanding as they could be
When we booked our cruise on the MS Inspiration, (sail date 2/1/04) I started looking up everything I could about the ship. I'll state it now, this was my first cruise, but I was not expecting everything to be sparkling, pristine, and amazing. There ...
Pros: Nice ship, great service, excellent onshore activities. Cons: Poor shows, discoteque music could be better, watch those unseen expenses!
You know what I really miss? Those commercials when Kathy Lee Gifford is dancing and singing a broadway number on behalf of Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL). All the twirling and Hollywood smiles no doubt did much to enhance the "Fun Ship" label...
Pros: Great food, great shows...everything! Cons: Nothing
The Carnival ship Inspiration is a great ship. I had to get that out of the way first. We (my sister in law and myself) just returned from the Inspiration last week from a 5-day cruising experience. I will try to cover everything you ever thought to ...
Pros: Carnival offers great rates Cons: Mediocre food and entertainment
This review is meant for the first time cruiser. It's not so much a review of the Inspiration, but rather information a person taking a Carnival cruise for the first time would find helpful. Was it the price, the recommendation of a friend or travel...
Pros: Great food, many tours to choose from, and top-notch service all around the ship. Cons: Steep price. Some shows could be better.
A one week trip on a cruise on the Caribbean....there is no better way to escape the hardships of everyday life. Everywhere you go on the cruise you will see a smile, music is being played, everywhere you go you will find different games and contests,...
Pros: Camp Carnival for the kids, food, great ports, leaves from New Orleans. Cons: None. Will do again and again.
We were on the Inspiration the week of April 22-29. The ship now leaves out of New Orleans, no longer San Juan. New Orleans is a great port to leave from. Lots to do there. We drove there since we live an hour and a half away. But if you fly in or...
Pros: Good deal, Great Shows, Plenty of activities on board, Good food.
Cons: Smoking on the ship.
Ok, let me start off by saying that this was my first cruise and it was off the hook. I had so much fun that after seven days of hardly any sleep I still didn't want to go home.
Me and six of my friends took sail on the Inspiration on June 2,...
Pros: many islands for small cost Cons: not enough time to explore everything
I planned this cruise around my 30th b-day - my goal was to be on a beach - mission accomplished!
We were on the Inspiration's European Treat itinerary - scheduled to go to St. Thomas, Antigua, Guadaloupe, and Aruba. Guadaloupe had a taxi strike...
Pros: The Staff, and all the things to do Cons: Too little time to do it all
Eat like a king, party like a champ, treated like royalty. While sailing the Caribbean on the Carnival Inspiration. My family and I just recently had an incredible family reunion on the Inspiration. Our cruise dates were Nov.21-28. We could not ask for...
Pros: Great service, easy to get on and off Cons: Large and glitzy
My husband and I have cruised seven times (or nine? I've stopped counting), so we've become quite picky. Since Carnival is known as a bargain cruise and this cruise was reasonably priced, I was skeptical. On my only other Carnival cruise (on the...
Pros: Seeing the different islands Cons: Ship experience wasn't pleasant
Having spent six years in the U.S. Navy and four of those years on a ship, I may have been negatively biased from the beginning but my girlfriend managed to drag me into this cruise.
The ship was the Carnival's M.S. Inspiration and the cost...
Ferris Wheel The carnival has arrived and the Ferris Wheel is spinning in full gear. Kids can create a fully functional ferris wheel using the new power functions...
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