Our So-SO Cruise

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 0

Helpful Votes: 25

Review summary

This was not my 1st cruise- it was my 4th cruise on Carnival, and probably will be my last unless some changes in the way you operate are made. Lets start off with the good: The Cabin was well appointed and we frankly spent a lot of time in it and especially on our balcony. The casino staff was very friendly and we enjoyed gaming on the cruise a lot. We really liked the Dine at Your Own Time- and the Steakhouse especially. Jamaica and Cozumel were great ports. Now with the not so good: Primarily (and I should have known this) the costs of beverages on your ship are high and for the amount of drinking we typically do on a vacation, they were exorbitant. I think I would be inclined to cruise again if there was an all-inclusive package such as I can find at many resort destinations. Frankly this cruise cost more all-in than it would have cost the 2 of us to stay at a 5 Star resort in Playa Del Carmen including the airfare. The Grand Caymans is a sorry excuse for a port of call on a cruise- there is nothing to do if Stingrays arent your thing. Going on the beach cost us $50 (It would have cost $100 had we booked the Ship based excursion) and was crowded. The only reason I can think of to EVER go back there would be to deposit large sums of money in one of their numbered bank accounts which I do no ever see me doing. In the Dine On Your Own dining room there were people singing Happy Birthday, Anniversary Ad nauseam.. really, every 10 minutes I wanted to put a bullet in my head. Steakhouse was good atmosphere yet we do not feel it was a $30 per person value over the regular dining room. I did not like the covered back deck pool set up at all and this was the only adult pool area-there was no place to comfortably get away from the noise and relax in the sun.

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Ports of call

George Town, Grand Cayman