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1st cruise was on Carnival. They were described as fun ships. Back in the 90's they were fun and did have a younger clientele.

Next trip was on Celebrity. Comparisons below:

Carnival Celebrity

Beer drinking contest Afternoon tea
Guitarist at dining entrance Harpist at dining entrance
Casino packed Casino almost empty
Fruity rum drinks Martini bar
Conga dancers/servers at Servers in suit or tux
certain dinners

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Originally Posted by Babubhat (Post 1979139)

My first Carnival cruise is also my last. Better off with a more upscale line

Ha ha. I used to kinda like the downscale "low rent" vibe of Carnival. Where else can you see someone chugging champagne from the bottle at an art auction?

But now my criterion is small and uncrowded. No more cattle cars for me.

Leave Carnival to the Spring break crowd. We are old, treat yourself better

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Originally Posted by JSR22 (Post 1979424)

They are a sponsor and pay to advertise.

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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1979223)

Our last cruise was a Carnival cruise. SO glad we'd taken cruises on other cruiselines before that one. Carnival was horrible. If it had been our first cruise, if that was the first impression we had of cruising, we never would've bothered with another one.

Food was sub-par, activities were hum-drum, WAY too crowded, noise level everywhere was ridiculous, and in the adults-only solarium, there was a group of 5 teens, maybe 16-18 years old, hopping from one jet-spa to the next, with no one telling them it was adults only. Another couple brought their infant child with them into this adults-only solarium. The bumper cars would've been fun, except three people blocked the turn and refused to move, so we were all stuck there until the operator of the floor walked over and forcibly pushed the cars away from each other. Three times he had to do that, because these kids didn't give a damn that 9 other people were trying to have fun and wanted to actually move.

Our next cruise will NOT be on a ship that was designed with families in mind. Probably will spend the extra bucks and do a river cruise.

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Thanks so much for commenting and have a great day!!!

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Originally Posted by waynehal55 (Post 1979562)

After approximately 100 cruises on multiple different lines. Our favorite is now Viking ocean cruise line.
All the ships are the same size, 930 passengers and NO children under the age of 18 are permitted.
It's 5 star quality in all categories.....No casinos...No shipboard photographers,etc.
Please don't tell too many people. If you like Carnival do not sail with Viking....

Make sure to keep us in mind when you are thinking about planning your Viking cruise! Have a great day!