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

Nickel and Dime

You just reminded me of a cutback on Norwegian. Carnival too. We used to get a coupon book. Free $5 play in the casino, free drink, photo discounts. We would print them before we sailed. I haven't seen them in quite some time.

Exactly! We didn't experience some of the things, I guess. My husband liked the mints but I didn't, so I don't miss them. We tossed out the free drink coupon, and like the bottle of water much more, and we have had the steward take care of our room twice a day on each cruise. I do miss the tablecloths each evening because it seemed more like a dining experience than the current "restaurant" fee. Just my opinion, and I do prefer to have dinner in the MDR even on the bare tables. We still feel we are getting a good value for our cruise.

BAK, I think you've hit on the answer. Since we only started cruising in 2013, we missed the

"glory days". In a nutshell, we don't miss what we didn't experience.

OK, so, as usual, the number one reason people choose Carnival is cost. Fine, I get it. But then why, since Carnival is able to fill so many ships, do they, in my opinion, do such a disservice to their customers by doing away with things like mints at night, 2 room cleanings daily, ( optional, I know ). They have cut their staff to the bare bones. You know they have to be turning a huge profit. So why so many cut backs ? Look, I know the mints may be a small thing, but its principal. If people would write in their post cruise review that they miss those stupid little mints on their pillows, would Carnival listen ? Probably not. They may call them sale prices, but they might as well call them Roll Back Prices.

Just one person's opinion. Albeit one person who has seen a lot of changes in 20+ years of cruising.

We have only cruised Carnival but we are totally open to cruising other lines. Thus far, we haven't due to cost. CCL is the line that fits our budget best. We're still able to keep our finances in check and able to enjoy a vacation. That being said, my parents cruise CCL and have cruised Royal before and were not big fans. We certainly take their opinion into consideration because we have a similar vacationing style, but it doesn't deter us. If I'm on vacation, that's OK with me - no matter what ship I might be on.

I like Carnival but I do not love them , I like all the ships

I'll be the Carnival basher when they need it. They've nickel and dime their customers when they can all the while they've been saving dollars on fuel cost.

Good point. I'm a Carnival cheerleader only because they've had the best price by far, for us. If we saw a cruise on another line that was cheaper, we'd try it out. It's so nice to be able to discuss and learn about other cruiselines on this forum.

I believe you will understand what I'm saying when I say it's nice to be able to say that on here when you and I both know on a different site, you would be met with nasty comments.