April 2026 Carnival Panorama Cruise To Cabo San Lucas My 73rd cruise overall, 33rd with Carnival and 4th on Carnival Panorama

To celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary, Kellyn and I did a 6-day cruise on a ship we fondly refer to as "Old Faithful"...  because this was the 4th time we've sailed on this particular ship, and we can always count on it to reliably provide good food, entertainment, and comfortable spaces for relaxing.

We had a nice surprise when we boarded the ship and went to drop off our carry-ons in our cabin.  Our travel agent knew that we were celebrating our anniversary, and she arranged to have these decorations set up for us.

The atrium of Carnival Panorama has a very unusual look, thanks to this artistic vortex that climbs from atrium bar all the way up to the ceiling three floors above:

A still picture doesn't fully capture how cool it is, though.
Here's a video of it to give you the full effect:

I'm working on a more extensive YouTube video about Carnival Panorama, and will post it here as soon as I've completed it.  In the mean time, I think you'd enjoy this video that I made when we sailed on Carnival Panorama in 2025.  It explains why we pay a little extra to be in a particular type of cabin that gives us access to a very special part of the ship that most passengers don't have access to.  Here's the video:

To start the video playing, click the triangle in the middle of the video screen
To make the video fill the screen (recommended) click the little symbol in the lower right corner of the video player

Something unusual happened on our cruise.  A big window got broken, I don't know how.

This was on Lido deck, near the pizza place.  I hope someone's elbow didn't do that!

I was surprised that the swimming pool nearest to our cabin didn't have any water in it on the day we boarded the ship.
Thankfully, it was full of water and ready for use the next morning.

This was the 73rd cruise I've been on since I started cruising back in 1996.  Unfortunately, this one will be remembered as one of my least favorite of all those cruises.  The reason is because I'm experiencing a whole lot of pain and stiffness due to a spinal issue.  I had surgery for it last August, and the surgery was not successful in making me feel better.  In fact, I feel worse than I did before the surgery.  I was hoping that the cruise would be a welcome distraction from the pain...  but in reality, being in all that pain just made it very difficult to enjoy the cruise. 

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If you're interested in booking a cruise with any cruise line...  please feel free to use the services of my travel agent, Caitlin Gallagher.  She's extremely pleasant to deal with, easy to talk to since she lives in the United States and speaks without any kind of an accent, and quite experienced and knowledgeable about different types of cruising.  Caitlin is the owner of Ambren Travel.  Visit her web site, check out the Ambren Travel Facebook page, or contact her using the information below.

The Cruise Ships We've Been On

If you've enjoyed this page, you would probably also enjoy reading my web pages about:

A Cruise Up The Mississippi River on American Melody
American Harmony... our first river cruise!
A cruise to Iceland... our first cruise after the pandemic
Our first time on Carnival Panorama, January 2020
December 2019 cruise in The Haven on Norwegian Joy
May 2019 Carnival Horizon cruise
April 2019 Norwegian Breakaway cruise
January 2019 Caribbean cruise on the Viking Sea
December 2018 country music cruise on the Norwegian Getaway
May 2018 Panama Canal cruise on the Norwegian Bliss
January 2018 cruise on MSC Seaside in a suite with a private Jacuzzi
September 2017 Carnival Vista cruise in a Havana Suite
October 2017 Norwegian Sky cruise in the owner's suite
The $1600 per night owners suite:  January 2017 Norwegian Pearl
An Un-crowded Small Ship Experience:  Viking Star
One Of The Best Waterslides At Sea:  Liberty Of The Seas
Quite Possibly The Best Cruise Ship In The World:  Anthem Of The Seas
January 2017 Allure Of The Seas
One of the best cruise ships we've ever experienced: The Norwegian Escape
2015 Carnival Breeze back-to-back cruises
Back-to-back cruises on Independence Of The Seas
World's largest cruise ship: Allure Of The Seas
2015 Carnival Freedom repositioning cruise
Our first VIP cruise in The Haven: The Norwegian Getaway
Our June 2014 Alaska cruisetour with Princess
Our first cruise with Princess!  January 2014 Sapphire Princess
2014 back-to-back eastern/western Caribbean cruises on the Carnival Glory
The completely refurbished Carnival Sunshine
One of Carnival's best ships, the Carnival Breeze
A sister ship to the Breeze, the Carnival Magic
Our 2013 cruise on the Carnival Conquest
One of the oldest ships in the fleet, the Carnival Inspiration
Our first Caribbean cruise:  the Carnival Glory
Our many cruises on the Carnival Spirit
Our February 2010 cruise on the Carnival Splendor
Our January 2008 cruise on the Carnival Elation
Our April 2008 cruise on the Norwegian Star
Our first cruise!  1996 on Carnival Cruise Line's MS Holiday

Click here to see the complete chronology of all the cruises we've ever taken.

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