Carnival Panorama Tour – Part 1 (Decks 0-4)
Panorama is Carnival’s newest Vista class ship which launched in December 2019. I was able to cruise on her about ten weeks after the inaugural cruise.
During my week on Carnival Panorama I was able to capture enough pictures of the ship to put together a photo tour. This is the first installment covering decks 0-4.
Deck 0
Deck 0 is the level where you will exit the ship in ports. Elevators, stairs, and security is all you will have access to on this deck.
Deck 1
Deck 1 only houses passenger cabins.
Deck 2
Deck 2 is also passenger cabins but on Vista Class ships like this one, the very back of deck 2 has the Family Harbor section. If you book a Family Harbor cabin you will have access to this lounge.
The Family Harbor area is also convenient for meals because it is right below the deck 3 dining room entrance which hosts Port Day Breakfast, Sea Day Brunch, and Your Time Dining.
Deck 3
The front of the ship on deck 3 contains the lower level of the Liquid Lounge which is the main show room on the ship.
Just outside of the Liquid Lounge is the elevator lobby. This is a display board which shows the floors each elevator is slated to stop on.
It is very important to understand how these elevators work. They won’t work properly without everyone knowing how to use them.
I observed two major problems with riders of this elevator.
An example of the first problem would be if a group of five walks up. One person presses the button for deck 10 and they all get on. The problem is the elevator doesn’t know five people just got on unless the button was pressed five times. If the button had been pressed five times the elevator would’ve known it was full and it wouldn’t have stopped on other floors. Since it doesn’t know it’s full, the elevator continues to receive assignments to stop on decks along the way.
The other problem I observed is people walking up, looking at the display board that shows which elevators are going to which floors and just get on one without hitting the button at all. Again the elevator has no idea these people are riding and won’t account for them when determining it’s capacity.
After the elevator lobby you have Guest Services on the starboard side.
And you have the Shore Excursions desk as well as a few Fun Hub computers on the port side. If I want to use onboard credit for an excursion, I will come here to book it as soon as I board the ship. Generally I like to have my excursions booked before I get on the ship, but if you want to use onboard credit it needs to be done here.
The Fun Hub computers are free for Carnival sites as well as other select websites such as those for airlines. If you purchased an internet plan you can also log into it from one of these computers to access all sites.
Next we come to the Atrium Bar which is a full circle bar on this class of ship.
One nice feature with the Atrium Bar is on the starboard side the bar is actually up a couple of steps. People who don’t want or are unable to climb up on a bar stool are still able to sit at the bar.
In the center of the Atrium bar is the dreamscape. The dreamscape can use 96 different images. It’s made up of 2,000 tiles and contains 60,000 screws.
Just beyond the atrium is the Horizon Restaurant. This dining room is only used for assigned dining at dinner.
This is the deck 3 entrance to the Vista Restaurant which is the aft dining room.
This is actually taken from deck 4 looking down on the deck 3 aft dining room. This dining room is used for Port Day Breakfast, Sea Day Brunch, and Your Time Dining.
Deck 4
The forward portion of deck 4 begins with the upper level of the liquid lounge.
After you exit the liquid lounge and pass the forward elevators you will find yourself in the atrium area. You have a better view of the atrium bar and dreamscape from this level.
They have stores called Fun Shops all around the circular deck 4 atrium area.
This is also the level where you will find the stage for atrium performers.
Beyond the atrium area of deck 4 you enter the Panorama Casino. Prior to the Vista class the casino was on promenade on deck 5. I believe they moved it down a deck on this class so people wouldn’t have to walk through the casino when traveling up and down the promenade.
I’m not a fan of the table games up against the wall like this. It’s very difficult to get by when people are playing at this craps table. They should have this wall lined with slot machines and the table games pit should be moved away from the wall.
The casino has a circular bar in the middle with a smaller version of the dreamscape in the center. You can look down on this bar from the promenade on the other side of that glass.
This is actually just past the casino looking back at it. You can see where they added the Carnival Kitchen.
The Carnival Kitchen is something new that is only on Carnival Panorama. They offer various cooking classes you can sign up for throughout the week.
Here is a look at the Carnival Kitchen schedule. Theses classes are an additional charge. That charge varies by class. When I was on the ship I want to say the tailgate one was the cheapest in the $20 range.
Just beyond that Carnival Kitchen area is the Hero’s Tribute Bar. This basically the sports bar but they opened it up, added some new features, and dedicated it to the military.
While the bar isn’t staffed in the morning they do leave the volume on so you can sit at the bar and watch the ESPN shows while you drink your coffee.
I really like these ribbon boards. I can imagine fantasy football players being glued to stats scrolling on those ribbon boards during football season.
After the Hero’s bar we’re making our way down towards the Limelight Lounge. This hallway has pictures available for purchase. This is what replaced the art gallery on Vista class ships. I’m not much of an art person so I like these better and they don’t take up a lot of space like the art galleries did.
This is the Limelight Lounge which is mostly used for comedy but also doubles as a night club after comedy and on nights when comedy is in the Liquid Lounge.
This is the Limelight Lounge in it’s night club configuration.
They bring in a mobile bar for the night club configuration. My problem with it on Vista was they were limited to just domestic beer. This time I found they offer more options.
At the very back of the ship on deck 4 is the entrance to the dining room. This is the upper level of the dining room that is used for Port Day Breakfast, Sea Day Brunch, and Your Time Dining.
Continue to Carnival Panorama Tour – Part 2 (Deck 5)
