![]() What I Didn’t Love about the Carnival Panorama The absolute friendliest crowd at sea! Within minutes of boarding the Panorama, my son and I had both made friends and we debarked 7 days later crying because our cruise was over, but with a full rolodex of interesting characters from around the world. And second… Friendliest Passengers at Sea! But there are a few things that always feel like coming home on Carnival. I’m an annoying combination of fickle and cheap and mainly book cruises based on value, timing, and itinerary, not ship or line. ![]() I’m far from loyal to Carnival, or any cruise line. While it generally takes me until day 7 on a 7-day Carnival cruise to successfully make my way from my stateroom to the buffet cakes without taking 3-12 wrong turns despite being HIGHLY motivated to reach my destination, the signage and deck numbers on the carpet on the Panorama made navigating the ship easy and probably contributed to the 10 extra pounds I gained on this sailing due to more cake and less steps. There is also popcorn available for $3 per box (one of the few “no’s” I received when I asked, “is this complimentary?”). There was a good variety of movies on the Panorama, something to appeal to all audiences, and my son and I enjoyed curling up together under a blanket with a hot beverage and some buffet snacks. But it turns out you can also watch movies from the comfort of a lounger and blankets are even provided (you can check them out from the towel stand) for those old and sensitive to the cold (I mean, I can’t be the only one who finds the theaters on cruise ships colder than the arctic suffering from a post-milkshake brain freeze). I almost froze to death by the end of the first outdoor movie on the huge lido deck screen because I took the dive-in part literally. See my complete guide to complimentary dining venues on Carnival (including menus and food pics) for details about every offering on the Panorama: I especially loved the Mongolian Wok, Captain’s Pasta Bar, Fresh Creations, Pig and Anchor, and the gelato bar. And when it came to the food on the Panorama, more often than not the answer was in the affirmative, which was a good thing because the captain was happily married.īut seriously, there were so many great complimentary dining venues on the Panorama, above and beyond the main dining room, buffet, deli, Blue Iguana Cantina, and Guy’s Burger Joint standard on most Carnival ships. As for the second question, I ask it multiple times a day. There are two questions you’ll hear me asking on every Carnival cruise: “Is the captain single?” and “Is this complimentary?” I only ask the first question once, assuming I get an authoritative response, and either vow to keep it tight to increase my chances by only ordering two slices of buffet cake for lunch or I wallow in disappointment by ordering ALL the buffet cake. ![]() Here’s what I loved about the Carnival Panorama… Complimentary Dining on the Panorama Here’s how our inside cabin looked pre-barf. Here are the things I especially loved about the Panorama, followed by a few things I didn’t love and some tips to help you maximize your time onboard if you’re lucky enough to be booked on this most fun of fun ships! Tour of an Inside Cabin on the Carnival Panoramaīut first, a quick stateroom tour. So I embraced the chaos, enjoyed experiencing a kid-friendly megaship through my son, went with the flow, but also drank heavily (lol), made numerous new friends from all over the country and world, gained 10 pounds from buffet cake alone, met Guy Fieri and had to explain to him that I don’t have a favorite Guy’s Burger because I’m a vegetarian (true story – how embarrassing!), spent 24 hours getting barfed on in an inside cabin, went down the red waterslide over 100 times in one day (which may have contributed to the barfing – or maybe it was the near total lack of hand washing/sanitizing in the buffet area – gross Carnival, do better!), watched the sun rise and set at sea (nothing I love more!), watched movies under the stars snuggled up with my guy (sadly not Fieri, after offending him), spent my annual income from this blog on the Sky Zone (which was worth every penny for an hour of supervised childcare and the chance for my son to jump off some energy so he’d actually curl up to watch a movie with me), and had an overall magnificent time! My mother/son cruise onboard the Panorama can be summarized as follows: While only 1 of the 1,000+ kids onboard was mine, I lost the right to complain about children the moment my 9-year-old crossed the threshold.
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