Our 7th and last Carnival cruise!!! If RC and Celebrity have fallen as much, we will quit cruising.
Embarkation
1 out of 5
We had, supposedly, Priority Embarkation, because we had a Suite Cabin. I couldn't see any Priority while we waited in a 120-person line.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
1 out of 5
Worst food ever in Crimson Main Dining Room!!! Sadly, the wait service matched the food...
Onboard Activities
2 out of 5
Entertainment
1 out of 5
High School Glee Club level of performances. Minimal props due to LED screen.
Service and Staff
2 out of 5
Ship Quality
1 out of 5
Older, very dated ship. Seemed poorly maintained: Water dripping, rust everywhere, worn tacky carpet.
Cabin / Stateroom
2 out of 5
Got 2 free bottles of water as a perq for a 14-night cruise...big whoop!!! Incessant banging/thumping noises in our cabin kept us awake almost every night.
Ship tip
Don't Ship is old and unpleasant and the better crews and hotel staffs work on newer, more popular ships.
Again, was advertised as Priority Debarkation. Gathered about 30 of us in a room opposite the end with elevator access. Advertised as "Carnival personnel will escort you off the ship". Time to leave came and the Carnival guy left as well after telling us to go to the other end and catch an elevator. Elevators were jam packed to go from deck 3 to deck 2 . We finally got on an UP elevatior and went to deck 10 before stopping on every floor on the way down; becoming full on deck 8. For every deck stop thereafter, we were completely full and no one got on.
I just finished a 14-day cruise on the Dream to the eastern Caribbean. I also stayed in a suite. I agree that two free bottles of water is on the small perk but you also get a free bag of laundry. The debarkation was exceptional for us. We took our own luggage off (easiest and quickest way) and a Carnival employee had an elevator just for the suite people and rode down with us and all other people debarking. Also, you are required now to reserve the time you will arrive at the port to schedule embarkation. There was no one in line waiting to get on the ship (we scheduled 2-3 p.m. because we were driving to the port that morning (5-hour drive).
I’m with you! Carnivals cut backs are getting ridiculous! Having to search for a pen or pencil for our laundry, the strawberries were not good, and we didn’t get our picture from the diamond brunch
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