ha ha ha ha ha ha lmao lmao <BR> <BR>First Paul, you have to answer my questions. How small is your pe_ _s? <BR>When was the last time you got any? Does Viagra work for you? Where did you purchase your man-bra? How much alcohol does it take to tolerate being around you? When was your last divorce? Do the salt water pools on board still cause you to have shrinkage? <BR> <BR>You make me laugh Paul! I agree with the previous post...since when do any of the things in your post effect service. Service is attitude. <BR> <BR>Love, <BR>Anti-Paul <BR> <BR>Paul Therault, noun.; syn.: crumudgeon: Small pitiful little man who has nothing better to do that to trawl the Fodor's site and offer nothing but pro-Carnival advice. <BR> <BR>Hint for Carnival cruisers: You get what you pay for. The reason so many people dislike Carnival so much is because they are a budget cruise line. Where there is smoke, there's fire.

TOO MANY KIDS!!! Carnival is for families. Rugrats can make any trip unbearable, but with Carnival, you have the nasty little tykes running all over the ship. With some many oblivious breeding baby boomers, there is no chance for the future!!! Please show your kids some manners, don't worry, they won't hate you if you're firm. You are doing them a favor by raising them to be decent adults. Just venting, I was on a CCL cruise last year, and there were children in the casino at midnight!!!! NO, NO, NO, that is unacceptable and the parents should have been put out to sea along with their brats!!

Elizabeth: Sorry to say this but the way your post is worded you are the one who is sounding bitter! Name calling is constructive? I guess in your world it is..such a pity.

<BR>Dear Elizabeth, <BR> <BR>My post was directed to Anti-Paul, not you. If you read my post carefully, the service issue is stated. <BR> <BR>And to "xxx" ...... Carnival Corporation is one if the best for alleviating passenger complaints. This is one reason why they have so many repeat passengers. <BR> <BR>You notice I am still attempting to be civil. <BR> <BR>I post positive info on just about every cruise line. <BR> <BR>My life revolves around the travel industry. <BR> <BR>I am here for consumer awareness. <BR> <BR>Paul

There shouldn't be this many complaints in the first place. Alleviating customer complaints should be learning from your mistakes and preventing them. The worst kind of management is those that put out fires not prevent them. C'mon Paul do you seriously think there would be this many disgruntled people if there was not any basis to their comments. Even you can't be that dogmatic and naive. <BR> <BR>Here is some contructive advice to boot. Both CCL and RCCL would be better off if they answered complaints in a timely manner not serveral months after the fact.

<BR>Hi Xman, <BR> <BR>This is a nation of complainers. Free society. We want to be pampered on vacation. It also gives passengers something to talk about. <BR> <BR>Minor complaints do seem major to some passengers. They have not learned how to ignore them and enjoy their vacations. <BR> <BR>Just ask any hotel manager. <BR> <BR>Apparently you did receive compensation from RCCL and CCL that is why you stated it took so long and now you are complaining. <BR> <BR>Another company handles the compaints from cruise line passengers. They of course receive many. They have to evaluate them, check with the ship to confirm and then decide whether the complaint is worth restitution. This is not an overnight process and may take a few of months. <BR> <BR>Here is an example ..... I sailed the Sensation. I had a wonderful time. The food was great and so was the crew and the service I had was outstanding. There was great camaradarie among the crew. <BR> <BR>This ship has the lowest rating of all the Carnival ships. It also has the most repeat passengers of all the ships. <BR> <BR>The reason is .... The ship sails from Tampa. All retirement communities in this area. Since most of the passengers do not hold a job and do not have a "real" life they tend to complain more (it is a means of converstaion). They fill out the comment cards with all their complaints. I believe most hope to receive a free cruise. I imagine most do get some type of small voucher that they can use on their next cruise. CCL knows this and to get them to repeat is good business practice. <BR> <BR>Sorry if I offended anyone. I am sure I will hear about it. <BR> <BR>Paul <BR> <BR>

Our son and his bride were disappointed on their Destiny cruise. Catalog said it docked in Cancun but it came in way around a peninsula, requiring a time consuming bus ride to town, holding them to a schedule. Also, they were not at all impressed with the "show" entertainment on the cruise.

Mom: No cruiseline docks in Cancun. They all dock in Playa del Carmen or similar, which is about as close as you will get to Cancun. If your son complained about Carnival's entertainment tell him to forget cruising. Carnival is known to have the best entertainment afloat.

<BR>There are a few passengers who do not care for the Las Vegas type production shows. Possibly because they are too overpowering. <BR> <BR>Other cruise lines have Broadway type shows that appeal to many. <BR> <BR>See a travel agent for advice. <BR> <BR>Paul

Paul I don't consider a discount to another cruise compensation. Especially when I did not like the first two. I tried to be open minded and tried more than one cruise line. I was unhappy with both CCL and RCCL. Specifically what bothered me the most was that no one enforced dress codes. for lines that profess to be of quality I found them very "Low Brow". And recently I read somewhere on this web site that the average employee makes approx. $4000.00 a month. My God that is a lot of money. For that kind of money, well I won't even start... <BR> <BR>

<BR>Dear xman, <BR> <BR>I know you do not care for my opinions but I believe you are ready for the more upscale lines. <BR> <BR>The $4,000 per month mentioned is tip money. Wages are approximately $65 a month. <BR> <BR>Paul

Paul actually your opinions are quite interesting. The fact remains that these people are taking home double what the average American household makes. That is on par with a top 4 star restaurant. As far as customer service goes there shouldn't be one complaint from any passengers (I know there is always a couple of trouble makers). All I'm saying is that the service I received was not up to scale with other service personnel making the same amount of money.

<BR>xman, <BR> <BR>Let's do some calculatons: <BR> <BR>They make $4,000 a month and they work 9 months (3 months off). <BR> <BR>That is $36,000. Seems like a lot of money right? Wrong. <BR> <BR>They work 40 weeks therefore they earn $900 a week. <BR> <BR>They work 16 hour days minimum (if they get their work done) that comes to 112 hours a week. That's about what I work. <BR> <BR>They earn $8.03 per hour. <BR> <BR>Would you like the phone number of the employment department? <BR> <BR>Jeez, I just figured out what I make ...... it's less. <BR> <BR>Paul

What are you doing home? You should be in school at 1:11 PM.<BR><BR>Oh, maybe it is recess time at your school. Sorry.<BR><BR>Paul

Hi Mizebaby,<BR><BR>I've sailed on more than 20 cruises and all sorts and different cruise lines, mostly the major ones. Been on 3 by Carnival and loved every one of them. I think Carnival gives more bang for your buck. The best cuisine I've had was on the Elation and I also consider it to be the ship with the nicest decor. Carnival ships are truly the "fun" ships geared for a younger average age group. I will never hesitate to sail on one. I wonder why most agents frown when I say I want to get on Carnival, I have only to believe that probably they don't get enough commission from Carnival that's why they won't push it. I know better.

I highly recommend Carnival if you are between the ages of 16 and 90 and as long as your not a pain in the butt, rich snob who complains about everything just to hear themselves talk.