PROS and CONS of a Carnival Cruise! (More cons than pros?!)

I've only been on one Carnival cruise in 2022; sailed off peak time to Pacific Coast Mexico. I will add as a big plus the crew are wonderful people. Our cruise the staff was almost all from Indonesia and were some of the nicest people I've ever met.

I love Carnival. I disagree they all look the same. I do agree they feel the same. They are the FUN ship.

Carnival was just awarded 2024 Cruise Line of the year. I've been with them 30 years and never had a bad cruise. They are called The Fun Ships for a reason. I think it was last year T&L had them ranked #4 for Food behind Celebrity, Oceana and Virgin. Royal was #5 and NCL didn't make the top 10.

In agree with everything you said with the Pros and Cons. Very detailed, I think people should just travel and enjoy themselves on any ship that suits them and their budget. I have sailed on Carnival and Royal Caribbean and I like them both.

You did a great job convincing me to stay with Carnival over Royal or MSC. Thank you for the detailed review!!! ❤❤❤

The Big Chicken and Guy's Burgers are my go to places. I Cruised on the Celebration last May and will be going on the Mardi Gras in July

This evaluation is fire! Great balanced list of quality pros & cons. 🎉

Ecstacy is my Favorite. I have been on a few Carnival Ships. I Love Carnival.

Not sure how casual environment is a con? You're on vacation. Royal has a lot of cool things, but it ain't fancy 😆

Though I’ve been cruising since 1985, I just took my first Carnival cruise December, 2022 (few cancelled on Carnival during the shutdown. I’ve been hesitant simply because of Carnival’s reputation of their clientele as well as their many documented issues. We sailed on Carnival Glory out of New Orleans. NOLA, Carnival, Cozumel, New Year’s Eve. What could go wrong, lol? Truth is NOTHING went wrong. The only “incident” I noticed was a woman in the piano bar was overserved and passed out. I played EMT (been retired) until more help arrived. My only complaint was almost all the MDR food was horrible. Our tablemates returned things almost nightly, and even my fiancée who rarely complains was dissatisfied. I’m excited for our next Carnival cruise on Carnival Splendor, next January out of Sydney. We are going to side-by-side onto a Holland America ship for 14 days upon returning to Sydney.

Love carnival wish they had more food options

Everyone hypes up Guy's burgers, but really... most of them I wouldn't try, and the one I did wasn't as great as I could have at home. There's always a long line over there, too. Sea Day Brunch and the Tea Party were fun, but I also heard that it's either better on other ships or they don't have as much as before covid.

We have taken a handful of Carnival cruises with no complaints. The family always had fun. With the recent changes that reduced services such as included room service we have been choosing cruise lines that still offer the service we expect to have on a cruise. We will be taking our first Princess cruise in June 2024 instead of Carnival due to these changes. The only other cruise line we have been on is Disney which we look forward to going on again soon.

Took my one and only Carnival cruise to Mexico. If you have an issue, their customer service stinks. Rather than assist to resolve, they listen and ignore.

I love Carnival. First cruise ever was 2015 on Splendor when she cruised out of Miami. Next cruise was NCL Bliss and hated it. Only other cruises have been Carnival Magic and Horizon. Looking foward to the Jubilee in November. All these shios felt vastly different. The crew is what I love about Carnival, vast difference from what we experienced on NCL. From the time we boarded felt like the crew couldn't wait for us to get off. There were not anything specific just an over all vibe. I will be trying Royal Caribbean next year.

i love the carnival jubliee i when on it

I have gone on 7 Royal cruises and I have finally booked a Cruise on Carnival for November. I figure if I did an MSC cruise I can handle Carnival!

#Annual Quotes The most interesting sentence I wrote this year is: "I originally bought cruise stocks, but I didn't expect it to become a submarine." I have indeed never been on a cruise, mainly because the cross-border layout has brought me great difficulties, just like what Zhao Benshan said: "Too big a step will hurt your balls." I started watching short videos of Carnival Cruises. Demand can stimulate consumption. If a child wants to take a cruise, parents can't stop him. People on cruises don't like to see the elderly, but if the elderly meet a sweet young waiter on the cruise, they will definitely be willing to consume. . . . Production is produced for consumer demand. Some people are blind to consumer demand, and the demand of others is suppressed.

I hate the Excel class ships. They are way too crowded. Lines to get into the shows are insane. If you wait until 30 minutes before a show to get a seat, good luck! You'll get one of the crappy ones. Lines for comedy shows and the non-buffet food are also ridiculous with hour-long wait times. We just left the Jubilee a couple of weeks ago and we've also been on the Mardi Gras. They tried to cram way too much stuff into these for 6000 guests. Sometimes less is more!

Loyal to Royal