Will never go Carnival again!
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Chilepepper - I highly recommend that you go and just spend a week on Grand Caymen. I've been there on a cruise ship and have also gone and spent a week there, and it is such a wonderful, relaxing place - with such beautiful beaches, and great snorkeling/diving - it is definitely worth a vacation there alone. One of my favorite Caribbean islands... AND they speak English!!
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Actually it is politically affiliated with Great Britain in some manner or another. The beaches are great and its a very beautiful island to be sure. Be prepared for some of the highest prices in the Carribean however, esp. for dining.
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Debi and jacketwatch, that is exactly what my husband and I want to do. We fell in love with the place on our short stays. On this last cruise we did manage to hit the 7 mile beach, and brought our own snorkeling gear. We swam pretty far out and found the most amazing reef! We were completely surrounded by very curious, beautiful fish!!! Loved it.
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I have traveled on 9 Carnival cruises, The Paradise (when it was non smoking), the Jubilee (now retired), twice on the Victory, twice on the Legend, the Sensation and twice on the Inspiration. Does that add up to 9?? The Victory and the Legend are newer balcony ships and are very nice. The Paradise, Inspiration and Sensation are all older (I think about 10 years) sister ships. Except for the lack of baloneys, I don't see that major of a difference. Sure the ships look a little more worn, but not that bad. In 9 cruises the worst that has ever happened was one piece of luggage was 24 hours late because the tag had came off. I'll be leaving 10/8/07 on the Inspiration and 12/8/07 on the Liberty. I will continue to sail Carnival. They are the fun ships.
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Most international flight crews can pick out a Carnival (Med.) cruise person on a flight-they are the ones who have no idea where they are going on the cruise or what they are planning on seeing. Very sad!
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Somebody mentioned that Carnival's tenders were slow and the ship was late in port.
FYI, tender service is provided by contractors hired by port authority and have nothing to do with Carnival or any other cruise line. Any ship can be late or even miss ports for various reasons. If you "will never go Carnival again" because of that and other issues that happen with any cruise line, you may as well abandon cruising all together.
FYI, tender service is provided by contractors hired by port authority and have nothing to do with Carnival or any other cruise line. Any ship can be late or even miss ports for various reasons. If you "will never go Carnival again" because of that and other issues that happen with any cruise line, you may as well abandon cruising all together.
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I would sail with the Sapphire Princess again in a heartbeat but we had a fiasco of a time tendering into Juneau. Clearly the staff was ill prepared to tender in so many passengers when we arrived in Juneau to find all the dock slots taken. Things happen sometimes no matter what ship you are on.
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I HAVE READ WITH GREAT INTEREST THE COMMENTS ON CCL - WE TRAVEL A GREAT DISTANCE TO JOIN CRUISES IN THE U.S. WITH CCL - IN AUGUST OUR FIRST CLOSER TO HOME CRUISE -WE BOARD THE CARNIVAL FREEDOM FOR TWO 12 DAY CRUISES OF THE MED.
THIS BEING CRUISE 9 AND 10.
THE EXPERIENCES FOR US HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT POSITIVE. THAT'S WHY WE KEEP GOING BACK FOR MORE! I CANNOT COMPARE CCL TO OTHER CRUISE COMPANIES AS WE HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH EVERY HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE SO WE HAVE CONTINUED TO CRUISE WITH THEM.
YES-SOME FOLK (ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG ONES)CAN BE BOISTEROUS - BUT THERE IS ALWAYS A QUIET SPOT TO BE FOUND IF WE WANT-
OUR VERANDAH CABINS HAVE BEEN CLEAN AND SPACIOUS- THE SERVICE AND FRIENDLIENESS OF THE CREW HAS BEEN EXCELLENT - AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STANDARD OF FOOD, EXCEPT THAT THERE IS FAR TOO MUCH.
THEREFORE I AM SOMEWHAT SURPRISED AT THE OVERALL NEGATIVE COMMENTS - HOWEVER TO EACH THEIR OWN - SOME FOLK WILL NEVER BE SATISFIED - NO MATTER WHAT - PERSONALLY WE CANT WAIT TO CRUISE ON CARNIVAL AGAIN....AND NO WE ARE IN NO WAY CONNECTED TO CARNIVAL -WE ARE JUST FOLK WHO ENJOY A HAPPY FUN ENVIRONMENT FOR A HOLIDAY.
THIS BEING CRUISE 9 AND 10.
THE EXPERIENCES FOR US HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT POSITIVE. THAT'S WHY WE KEEP GOING BACK FOR MORE! I CANNOT COMPARE CCL TO OTHER CRUISE COMPANIES AS WE HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH EVERY HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE SO WE HAVE CONTINUED TO CRUISE WITH THEM.
YES-SOME FOLK (ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG ONES)CAN BE BOISTEROUS - BUT THERE IS ALWAYS A QUIET SPOT TO BE FOUND IF WE WANT-
OUR VERANDAH CABINS HAVE BEEN CLEAN AND SPACIOUS- THE SERVICE AND FRIENDLIENESS OF THE CREW HAS BEEN EXCELLENT - AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STANDARD OF FOOD, EXCEPT THAT THERE IS FAR TOO MUCH.
THEREFORE I AM SOMEWHAT SURPRISED AT THE OVERALL NEGATIVE COMMENTS - HOWEVER TO EACH THEIR OWN - SOME FOLK WILL NEVER BE SATISFIED - NO MATTER WHAT - PERSONALLY WE CANT WAIT TO CRUISE ON CARNIVAL AGAIN....AND NO WE ARE IN NO WAY CONNECTED TO CARNIVAL -WE ARE JUST FOLK WHO ENJOY A HAPPY FUN ENVIRONMENT FOR A HOLIDAY.
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mcfam,
I am disappointed that you posted "some people just can't be pleased". From the hundreds of Fodorite posts I have read, it seems to me as if we are in general very adventurous people who are looking for a great vacation to get away from the stresses in our lives.
Are you implying that we should not expect good service for our PAID vacations? My husband and I are SO laid back and happy go luck and easy to please, that your post made me laugh. Maybe I expected more from Carnival after having had a great experience on the Miracle. Silly me. I must be high maintenance . .
I am disappointed that you posted "some people just can't be pleased". From the hundreds of Fodorite posts I have read, it seems to me as if we are in general very adventurous people who are looking for a great vacation to get away from the stresses in our lives.
Are you implying that we should not expect good service for our PAID vacations? My husband and I are SO laid back and happy go luck and easy to please, that your post made me laugh. Maybe I expected more from Carnival after having had a great experience on the Miracle. Silly me. I must be high maintenance . .
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