I think my review says it all. Special trip for my grandchildren and I cannot express my extreme dissatisfaction enough. Pools and hot tubs dirty and packed with kids all day everyday. No room to do anything fun. Couldn't get staff to unlock basketball most of the time, no ping pong balls to play. Shows were weak, commedy shows okay but they repeated the same 1/2 bit the next night each performed. Staterooms tired and damp. It's ridiculous to ask families to wait in line for 1-3 hours for a sandwich for every meal... it was too too much.
Embarkation
1 out of 5
They didn't let us use stairs to walk up, and the waiting for them to process us was over an hour.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
1 out of 5
Food is tasteless. Most areas had ONE to two people working for 50-200 people in line. Most lines are 1-3 hours to get FOOD! That is ridiculous!
Onboard Activities
3 out of 5
Need m ore... also need more regulation of pools and hot tubs. They same groups of kids played in the hot tubs all day everyday, they couldn't be used as hot tubs... groups of 10-14 kids. Awful. (I have pics if you want)
Entertainment
1 out of 5
Comedians were good, but their shows repeated... SERIOUSLY? Each person couldn't do two separate 1/2 hour shows. No magician, no variety show.
Children's Programs
1 out of 5
Nothing at all for 13-15
Service and Staff
1 out of 5
I have never cruised with a more disconnected staff... they manned each area usually alone or with one other person. THere was no sense of urgency or compassion for a family trying to get a couple sandwiches.
Ship Quality
1 out of 5
Dirty.. old, our stateroom was clean but very damp and tired
Chaotic, NOBODY wants to help! The excursion we booked walked us over a mile before we boarded just to show us the town... what a waste of our time when we could have been on the water. Also, the most uneducated excursion ever... no instruction, here's a mask, go in anywhere here, I'll be on board on my phone
It seriously took 1-3 hours to get a sandwich? Interesting. I have never experienced anything like that. I have never waited in line more than 10-15 minutes.
This is becoming an all too common review of some of the older Carnival ships. I was on the Carnival Miracle once and it was awful. I just say " no thank you " to Carnival overall.
Appreciate your details. I hope you also sent this review to Carnival as they don’t see anything here! Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.
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