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Surf's Up! by williew323

Sail date: / Traveled as: Family (older children)
Ship: Carnival Paradise

We chose the wrong time of year to sail: Kids out of school and tropical storms. This was a difficult cruise to rate because we had heavy seas due to the Tropical Storm to our West. It actually started near Cozumel and went northward. That caused some rough seas - difficult to sleep at night. We also had too many kids using the hot tubs. There were two pools available (one with slides), but the kids seem to be attracted to the hot tubs and want to use it like a pool. The only other issue was late night partiers making noises in the hallways. I had to call security on the second night because they were very loud (2 am).

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sub par at best by sund3638

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Harmony of the Seas

very disappointed in the quality of the food. The entire ship had to share 2 soda dispensers that we all overpaid for. Buffet quality was barely better than Golden Corral and the meat at the main dining room was poor quality (tough and tendony). Soft serve machine had limited hours and had to be dispensed by the staff. Super long lines at all times for the soft serve and soda dispensers. I felt like I had to work for everything after I paid so much for the cruise. Will try another cruise line next time.

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First Cruise. The Western Caribbean Wow!! by megeborys

Sail date: / Traveled as: Family (older children)
Ship: Wonder of the Seas

Great first experience! The weather wasn't the best but there are so many things to do and to enjoy that you can't help but have a great time.

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Great Ship, Bad Weather! by sgcrowe

Sail date: / Traveled as: Family (older children)
Ship: Wonder of the Seas

This time was disappointing as we encountered tropical storms which rained everything out the majority of our cruise, even outside activities on ship. Wish the cruise ship planned more inside activities for when this happens or see if they can go to another port of call since families are paying to visit other places, not paying just to sit on the ship with not much to do,

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Overall Ok due to bad weather, but could still use some improvement by JaredandTheresa

Sail date: / Traveled as: Family (young children)
Ship: Harmony of the Seas

Overall it was OK. Weather (Tropical Storm Alberto) ruined a lot of the outdoor activities. The food and drinks were good and the service was great! There needs to be improvement on the child-related activities. But I would say that we would book another cruise.

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Nice cruise for family. by ginhin14

Sail date: / Traveled as: Family (young children)
Ship: Carnival Horizon

Nice cruise. Jamaica is really busy, lots of taxi's- prices start high. After 2-3 no's they go down. Cozumel similar with prices, cash is better. Just bring an insulated cup so on the ship you can have something to drink later.

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Could have been better by danielpfe1987

Sail date: / Traveled as: Family (young children)
Ship: Carnival Paradise

Overall, be prepared. It's old so the air may not work, the sewage stinks, it's not the cleanest and definitely eat in the dining room. None of the salt shakers worked so goof luck getting any flavor on your food.

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Princess Cruises is not that great and part scam. by dtkbland

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Enchanted Princess

The Enchanted Princess had no wow factor. Was a nice ship, but nothing where you just wanted to hang out and enjoy, unlike many other ships. Some entertainers, especially the piano bar singer, were horrible. Guy would play a song, tell a story that never made sense and then giggles, just odd. Rock Opera was incredible. Again, the Medallion badge is a scam. When I tried to get this made into 20% tips, the site converniently never worked and they won't help you over the phone. They just tell you to go to the website. You fill everything out and then it won't submit. Tried multiple times over many days. Will never do another Princess cruise.

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Cruise Staff was Amazing by alexa25190008

Sail date: / Traveled as: Family (young children)
Ship: Independence of the Seas

Great service, ari and kadek in the dining rooms went above and beyond with every meal

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Enjoyed the Carnival Jubilee even with bad weather majority of the time by danielsjanet

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Carnival Jubilee

Just a word to those who think it's ok to vape inside......please don't! You're not supposed to and I don't want to be next to you when you do. It's annoying. Take your habit to the place designated for you.

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Decent experience but not at the level we expected by john86701276

Sail date: / Traveled as: Family (older children)
Ship: MSC Seascape

Nice ship, great staff, excellent main dining and Aurea package is worth it for the solarium access and flexible dining, but not much else, it really should offer more value.

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Bottom of the line cruise by maribeld1

Sail date: / Traveled as: Family (older children)
Ship: Grandeur of the Seas

This was our first cruise outside of Oasis Class ships. This should be a $299 cruise based on size and amenities on ship and food quality. Even with less than 3k people , My time dining was difficult to schedule and windjammer could barely get a table to sit at times.

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Just not us by dmacho1617

Sail date: / Traveled as: Family (older children)
Ship: Carnival Breeze

Breeze is not for me ,on the back you get soot from exhaust ,too many kids not following rules in pool area plus running amuck we haven't done the newer larger carnival ships but for now sticking with royal carribean or Princess cruises

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Could been something for Christians ✝️ we pay our money 💰 too only entertainment for non Christians ✝️ by harrellann1225

Sail date: / Traveled as: Large Group
Ship: Mariner of the Seas

My view is it's certainly is a beautiful ship and I will go again but I should have been compensated for the bad experience my sister and I went threw smelling urine in our bathroom stateroom # 6365 I reach out to severally attendant after arriving 🏡 Saturday June 15,2024 in Dallas it's wasn't put on incident log so they just throw it's away with no concern I was very disappointed we had a group of 20 peoples a family cruise and no compensated of anything 😢

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Excellent cruise. by ijeanlee

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Carnival Valor

Overall, Carnival does not disappoint if the traveler is interested in an abundance of food, outstanding entertainment, cleanliness, variety of activities and great crew.

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Fun in the Sun by reginaneeley7

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Celebrity Beyond

The cruise was nice and relaxing for the most part.

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Not Totally Happy by bawcomagents

Sail date: / Traveled as: Family (young children)
Ship: Carnival Magic

All staff at port and on the ship are fantastic. We like all 3 port stops as we had been to them before. With Carnival you can be as busy or as laid back as you want. The fact is its a cruise ship, they carry a lot of people, its going to be crowded but hey you are there for fun so go with it. We were only upset without knowing the kids cards were the drink cards and not knowing we did have a Dr. Suess Breakfast which was paid for. You pay for more on the cruise ships than you used too.

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First cruise with little kids by tink0206

Sail date: / Traveled as: Family (young children)
Ship: Carnival Magic

I think I've added everything above. Not sure why I need to add more

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Family Cruise by roball219

Sail date: / Traveled as: Large Group
Ship: Celebrity Beyond

It was good to get four children and their spouses and children together for this cruise. Everyone enjoyed everyone else and there were no family squabbles! I just wish we could have been closer together during meals.

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beverage package out of reach by soundtra

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Celebrity Beyond

Great cruise line, amazing ships, great personnel, just very expensive extras

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