Just off the Miracle today

[elainmir]

I'm horribly lazy about posting pics..I know ..I know...but I confessed lol...I do like to post what a cruise was like so if anyone has questions they can ask and I'll try to help :cool::cool::cool::cool:

 

Embarkation: We did have FTTF so we literally parked at port parking ( 105.00) and were on board in minutes.

 

Our cabin was ready and we dropped off our junk ( we were in 4132 which is an inside 4k room with french doors that open. It was nice to have the light...and the air when we wanted it. Our view was between 2 lifeboats so we had a bit of OV.

 

Excursions: Grand Cayman: Hubby wanted to do something other than the Deluxe Stingray excursion again so we did the Trolley Roger..while cheap it was ho hum at best. Next time I'm doing the Deluxe Stingray again.

 

Belize: We stayed on board and soaked up rays in Serenity

 

 

Roatan : The Dolphin Encounter at Anthony's Key...there was a family of 4 and us...so it was a small group but it was the BEST excursion we have been on. I was impressed with how healthy the dolphin looked and how nice the resort was. As well when searching for Dolphin excursions I settled on this one for 2 reasons; A. you can take pics with your camera with the exception of the dolphin cradle photo and the dolphin kiss photo..their photog takes those and honestly its 15 bucks per photo with the minimum of 2 or ALL of the photos sent digitally for 55 bucks. No brainer..55 bucks and the photos did come to my email via Dropbox. I had 19 photos of myself and hubby.

B. The dolphin are in a natural lagoon area NOT a man made concrete enclosure.

 

Cozumel: We did the Community Tour : Give back with a Purpose tour where part of your excursion cost goes toward the church and The Ciudad de Angeles orphanage there. This was amazing ...LOVE LOVE LOVE the orphanage and as a teacher I will be donating books to their library. Then we had lunch at " Grandma's House" ..it was very good.

 

These were all Carnival Excursions.

 

 

 

 

The Miracle: It was the first time I had sailed her and she is older but NOT disgustingly decorated. Yes there are little rotund cherubs everywhere but it doesn't invoke the " OH GOSH SOMEONE WAS DRUNK/HIGH" when they decorated thoughts. Staff was amazing. Our room steward Edy was ok , not very personable but he got the job done.

 

As premier cruisers we frequent the casino alot..I love Miracle's casino because A. There is a separate sitting area in front of the bar for "smokers" and " talkers" and I do NOT smoke so it was nice to keep them in one area ( kinda) B. The layout made it seem HUGE. C. Maria the casino host had a funny dry wit and finally D. we had TWO of the BEST drink servers we have ever had ...shout out to Adora and to Sanferd. Sanferd makes the meanest, best Patron Margarita this girl ever had touch her taste buds. And he and Adora were constantly checking us to see what we needed. They were indeed tipped accordingly. Sadly the casino kept most of our cash but figured that going in and were there to have fun! And fun we had!

 

The food was pretty good...I had two sea days so the huevos rancheros and the mac and cheese were on my list both days and did NOT disappoint. YUM and double YUM. The Quattro Fromaggio pizza was the best ever. Other notable dishes include the Banana Pie and the omelettes as usual. Fresh is always best. In the MDR I can say it was so very slow. VERY SLOW. They don't get in a hurry..don't get me wrong I don't want a " here eat quick and get out experience" but 2 1/2 hours is SLOW. Others stated their waiting times just to get their entree was over an hour.

 

We had the best time and met some very nice people! Our weather was fantastic and I can say this was probably the BEST debarkation EVER.

 

Debarkation: We had FTTF and sometimes ports are NOT organized and you wait forever... We were told to be in the Bacchus dining room at 7:45 so we arrived about 7:25 and literally as we arrived the lady checked to see that we were D/ P or FTTF and said we could go. I was in my car driving home by 7:45 am. Smooth , Smooth, Smooth!

 

If I can answer any questions please ask.....I will try my best

[lagienomai]

So I have only sailed ships that have 2.0 upgrades so I am wondering how Chopsticks is in relation to Ji Ji's or is it about the same. And I assume the pizza is as well. After sailing the Vista in November I am happy to be going on the Miracle. Bigger is not better in my opinion. I really want to try the Fantasy class someday but already booked next year's trip on the Magic as she is my fave ship so far. Sad about the MDR. I agree that 2 and a half hours is a bit much. That was my only complaint on the Magic and most evenings we skipped dessert just because it took so long.

[sanmarcosman]

We had 4132 on the Miracle 3 years ago and we couldn't agree more, lots of light and fresh sea air and a couch for very little more than the cost of a regular interior. We've sailed 5 times now in 4K's because they are a great bargain.

 

Glad you enjoyed the Miracle.

[elainmir]

We have the same type cabin booked on our 2019 Alaskan Cruise! :)

 

 

As for Chopsticks...it was just Ok...NOT the delish freshness of Mongolian Wok and I can't compare to Jiji's because I have not tried it yet. They had pretty much the same dishes daily except for 1 or 2 dishes.

[peggisue]

Just a quick question -- when getting off the ship with FTTF, do you need to do self-assist or can you pick you luggage up in customs?

[sunonfire]

Just a quick question -- when getting off the ship with FTTF, do you need to do self-assist or can you pick you luggage up in customs?

You can do either. We picked up our luggage after going through customs which was different than my previous cruise out of Tampa. I preferred the old way.

[riclop]

Thanks for the review.

[firefighter4u]

Thanks for the review, we’ll be on her next Saturday!

 

 

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[Kfxduners]

We have sailed on the Miracle twice now to Hawaii and love the space on her. Sad to see her leave the left coast, but happy she is making other folks happy.

Thanks for the review!

 

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[Quilcruisers]

Tell me more about the 4K cabins. Noise? Space? We are used to ocean view but I was able to get 2 for the breeze cruise. How does it compare to oceanview? We are on the 3rd floor I believe and love hanging out on the side decks by guest services.

 

 

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[Keith1010]

Thank you for your review/report.

 

Keith

[hfweather]

Did they have the old or new deli? Thanks for your review

[elainmir]

Deli seemed to be the same OLD deli...we did NOT eat there this cruise. Just passing by it looked like the one from days of old...( side note : I hate that they don't have CHIPS..at a deli..seriously)

 

 

As for the 4K cabin questions..it was just Hubster and myself and I felt it was spacious, it had the sofa...and an extra chair...the chair wasn't needed and clogged up the walkway...the french doors made it nice because you could open them to enjoy the view and not have to try peering through a nasty OV window that you can NEVER see out. The light and fresh air from the french door sold me on this cabin and I did book this already for our Alaskan Cruise next year ...I'm happy with our choice. I'd choose it over OV anyday.

 

I'd sail the Miracle again ..I did like her a lot.