A Miracle Review

"Tom K" <tkanitra@> wrote in message
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> Why wouldn't it make more sense to go on a ship like HAL's Statendam Class
> that you know you will love, rather than take the chance on going on
> another ugly ship?

Oh, I intend to, Tom.. for Alaska next year and/or a Baja/Mexico cruise..I
like the wrap around balcony for both those itineraries ..But you know me..I
like for each ship to be different ...I think the variety is the excitement
for me now that we have cruised so often..That is one of the reasons that I
have tried not to take the same ship twice..Exceptions being the old Pacific
Princess and Carnival Destiny..The P.Princess I liked so much that when we
heard that she was leaving the fleet, we took her again..The Destiny we took
for an Eastern Caribbean cruise and when we got a good deal on her for the
Southern Caribbean with an itinerary of some of the islands that we'd never
seen, we took her again...Unless I am going to an place that I never have
been, the ship and its different *personalities* is most important to me..

--Jean

"Jean O'Boyle" <j.oboyle@removefudged.> wrote in message
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> "Tom K" <tkanitra@> wrote in message
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>> Why wouldn't it make more sense to go on a ship like HAL's Statendam
>> Class that you know you will love, rather than take the chance on going
>> on another ugly ship?
>
> Oh, I intend to, Tom.. for Alaska next year and/or a Baja/Mexico cruise..I
> like the wrap around balcony for both those itineraries ..But you know
> me..I like for each ship to be different ...I think the variety is the
> excitement for me now that we have cruised so often..That is one of the
> reasons that I have tried not to take the same ship twice..Exceptions
> being the old Pacific Princess and Carnival Destiny..The P.Princess I
> liked so much that when we heard that she was leaving the fleet, we took
> her again..The Destiny we took for an Eastern Caribbean cruise and when we
> got a good deal on her for the Southern Caribbean with an itinerary of
> some of the islands that we'd never seen, we took her again...Unless I am
> going to an place that I never have been, the ship and its different
> *personalities* is most important to me..
>

I'm finding that I'm drawn back to ships that work for me (e.g.
Constellation/Zenith), rather than taking chances on ships that most likely
won't work for me. The two exception in the past few years were Norwegian
Dawn, for which I had low expectations, and came away really impressed, and
Navigator of the Seas, because while I don't really care for Royal
Caribbean, I really LOVED the Voyager class ship.

--Tom

"Tom K" <tkanitra@> wrote in message
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> I'm finding that I'm drawn back to ships that work for me (e.g.
> Constellation/Zenith), rather than taking chances on ships that most
> likely won't work for me. The two exception in the past few years were
> Norwegian Dawn, for which I had low expectations, and came away really
> impressed, and Navigator of the Seas, because while I don't really care
> for Royal Caribbean, I really LOVED the Voyager class ship.

Tom,
You are far too young not to be more adventurous! Just think of all the
exciting experiences that you are missing!
You appreciate the good even more when occasionally a little unpleasantness
is *sprinkled* in! ;-)

--Jean

My sincere apology to the both of you. It was not my intention to
offend either one. I guess I did a poor job of expressing my own
opinion. Again I am sorry.

~Dory~

Badger wrote:

> Man, what were they thinking?!? At first glance, it didn’t look too bad,
> a little over the top, but not terrible. The thing was that as the days
> went on I kept feeling like I really needed a break from it all. The
> ships is colorful, very colorful, in fact it’s colorful in every single
> nook and cranny. Really folks this, “fun Ship” is way over-kill in the
> décor department. In comparison to the Disney Magic this ship is very
> tacky and amateurish in design and theme. The Magic has a classy, Art
> Deco style, while the Miracle has an Art Trailer trash style.

I was waiting for this.LOL I have not been on the Miracle, but have
been on other "loud" Carnival ships. The Art Deco decor on the Magic
rules and is one of the reasons we would like to sail on it again some
day.

>I like coffee with my meal and had
> to ask every day for them to bring it, now. They never did grasp this.

This can happen on any ship or cruise line, some waiters/waitresses
are like yours and others are excellant. On the Conquest we had a
fantastic waiter, who knew who wanted what and when they wanted it. He
also took very good care of Kevin with his diabetic diet. On the same
ship other people complained that their waiter was horrible.

> 7. Disembarking: Also not so good.

Disney is the only cruise line that does this very well!! I wish the
others would take a lesson from Disney!!

> Summary, finally:
> Did I enjoy myself? Absolutely. Was it worth the money? Absolutely.
> Would I do it again? Absolutely, but not until I’ve tried some other
> lines and ships.

I would love to see you take a Princess, RCL or Celebrity cruise and
see what you think of them. Reading your reaction to the Miracle, I
think these would be a better fit for you.


> My critique of the Carnival Miracle Cruise that left on October 9, 2005.
> Susan Ferriola

Hi Susan, nice seeing you here. I hope that Kevin and I will get to
meet you and Clay again someday.


> By the time I had gotten back to the cabin, Michael our cabin steward
> had taken it upon himself to find an electrician, when Clay told him of
> the problem. So it was fixed in a timely fashion – due to Michael – not
> the Purser. Cabin steward earned points from me.

We have always found our cabin steward to be the best place to start
dealing with a problem.

Susan, Clay said he would do it again, but would like to try some
other lines first. What is your thinking on this?

sue

Sue,

In 35 years of cruising I never had a waiter or a cabin steward who wasn't
excellent. What I have experienced, and it has been discussed here, is that
the job of waiter and cabin steward has become more difficult every year.

More cabins to clean, more people to serve, bigger ships, further between
the kitchen and the table, less help from the assistant waiter.

And, sadly, less personalized service because the staff is pushed to their
limits.
--
G in Cherry Hill, NJ

"Sue and Kevin Mullen" <kjmullen@> wrote in message
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> This can happen on any ship or cruise line, some waiters/waitresses are
> like yours and others are excellant. On the Conquest we had a fantastic
> waiter, who knew who wanted what and when they wanted it. He also took
> very good care of Kevin with his diabetic diet. On the same ship other
> people complained that their waiter was horrible.

Dory Samuels wrote:
> My sincere apology to the both of you. It was not my intention to
> offend either one. I guess I did a poor job of expressing my own
> opinion. Again I am sorry.
>
> ~Dory~
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>
>
No offense taken. I read, digest and specify. Of course I am an engineer. :)

Clay

G. wrote:

> Sue,
>
> In 35 years of cruising I never had a waiter or a cabin steward who wasn't
> excellent. What I have experienced, and it has been discussed here, is that
> the job of waiter and cabin steward has become more difficult every year.


We have had many who were excellant, but also a few who just barely
did their jobs. It is just the luck of the draw and most of the time
we have done very well.

sue