Why do people who love Carnival......

why do people who love Carnival, tell everyone else how bad all the other lines are ?

Maybe it's me, but I see a lot of posts from people who absolutely love Carnival, come onto a site, and tell everyone how bad every other line is. Phrases like, I'm going back to Carnival or I'll never sail xxxxxx again, or, we tried xxxxline, and we will never sail them again. I just don't get it. I think when Carnival lovers try a different line, they have a preconceived notion of how bad it's going to be. They tell themselves they are going to have a miserable time. Hey, not every ship is a party ship. People used to bash NCL for having so many alternate dining areas, with a charge. Guess what ? They all do that now. People, myself included, dext the nickel and dimeing on Norwegian. But it's up to me if I want to be nickel and dimed. How many times is Carnival going to change their menu ? But hey, if you want to go on vacation and eat meatloaf, fine. I prefer the NY strip in the steakhouse.

Open yourselves up, and go in with an open mind when trying something new. You'll have a better experience overall.

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33 Answers

Ive only sailed CC so I have no idea what other lines are like except from what ive read. I have looked at RC and it seems nice. I agree about nickle and diming. It can only happen if you allow it. My only issue is RC for a balcony is about a grand more in cost.

We are open to other cruise lines.... what we like about Carnival is the familiar, the cost (esp. when traveling with newbies where $$ are tight), the number of activities, the past guest perks (we should finally reach the diamond level in Jan.), the ability to press the wrinkled clothes (DH finds this essential), and the younger feel to the passenger component. What we like about cruising in general.. is the peaceful feeling on board, turning off the electronics, unpack once and see many places, being together away from home, and no responsibilities. One cruise on any line isn't a fair way to judge it. If one has sailed more than 4-5 times on any line they know it has "warts" and that could be said of Carnival, RCI, NCL, etc. We are trying Princess for the second time and will see if it fits better than the last trip. I tend to think part of the problem for us last time was our "traveling companions" and it really won't be a fair comparison now as the ship is older, the length of the cruise is longer, and the itinerary is unique. My guess is we will try other lines as we will want a different experience... but every time we start to branch out we get a call "please go with us, we booked the Carnival XXXX, and we know you will show us how to have a good time!" What can you do? We go back to Carnival and think about the next one.

No bashing from here. Some disappointment in some of the changes Carnival has implemented, but no bashing.

I started with Carnival 6 years ago because of the price and haven't been on any other cruise line. I will take my shots at Carnival's policies and pricing when I feel they've earned it. With that being said, I can not say anything negative about any other cruise line

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