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I went on this itinerary on the Splendor in Feb 2018 and it was plenty warm enough for swimming in Mazatlan

For Mazatlan I always have a great time at the El Cid Marina

I often take that cruise in December, it's great

I enjoyed it quite a bit

It is possible to have an excursion on a Sea Day though...a small ship may come along side the cruise ship and people can go off on an excursion however it's often very expensive

Skytrain, 100% Vancouver doesn't have Uber or Lyft and the wait for a cab can be intense

As a solo traveler I have found SuperShuttle or Primetime to be substantially cheaper. Here are the numbers

For Long Beach hotels I recommend the Hotel Maya, Hilton Long Beach, or the Hyatt Regency. The Hotel Maya is within walking distance of the Carnival cruise port, the Hilton has a free shuttle to the cruise port, and the Hyatt is close to a stop on the free Passport shuttle.

Check with your provider - you may be able to do WiFi calling as well - but be aware of those roaming costs. We got charged $95 for 1 e-mail in Cozumel

I stayed in E1 on one of her sister ships and it was fine. Here's a cabin tour

Higher is generally better

Carnival's accessible bathrooms are pretty good. Here's an example of one in an accessible extended balcony room (basically one step down from a suite)

To possibly help address sea sickness concerns here's me balancing a penny on it's side when the ship was at full speed

My son absolutely loves the camp on Carnival

Well then you'll be glad to hear that even though the change isn't supposed to happen until the new year the Carnival Panorama will start sailing with Pepsi on her first cruise in just a few days