Guests will also be shown getting blind drunk, being sick and falling overboard, while teenagers enjoy themselves terrorising the ship in packs.

(Only Joking Carnival fans! The first paragraph is real anyway!)

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Originally posted by geno-r:
Has anybody noticed Carnivalis like Regis....they both get better without Kathie Lee

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gen-r

I'm ROTFLMAO .I feel sorry for both Kathy Lee and Carnival, cause they "don't get any respect". I will sail with Carnival some day, so I won't "knock" them til I'v tried them.

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Originally posted by geno-r:
Has anybody noticed Carnivalis like Regis....they both get better without Kathie Lee

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I have had 5 cruises between Commodore, NCL, and RCI and never had a bad experience. My 6th cruise with be in February on Princess. I guess I'm making a tour of the various lines.

However, I doubt I'll be on Carnival because its reputation has preceeded it. I'm not the partier that has long been represented by the Carnival name. At 52 years, I'm more the of the HAL reputation type. I'll probably try them soon.

Shamefully, I was just using 'stereotype', which is probably completely untrue, to get a cheap laugh! I would have made the same joke if RCL had launched 'reality-based' commercials.

(Well done Mercy, 500 posts!)

At the ripe old age of 49, I agree with you that I'd rather sail with HAL, Princess or Celebrity(tried them all). However, I still enjoy cruising with NCL,RCCL, and sooner or latter, Carnival. All these lines have something wonderful to offer, just in different areas. I hope I live long enough to try all the major lines

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Originally posted by Malcolm:
Guests will also be shown getting blind drunk, being sick and falling overboard, while teenagers enjoy themselves terrorising the ship in packs.

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Having done 2 Carnival cruises, as well as 10 others, I can honestly say there's nothing wrong with them, as long as you understand what you're getting, and make sure you get your money's worth.

I did enjoy the ballroom dancing on Carnival though. Yes. The ship and the room was very good. Food and service, ahhhhhh average.

I guess we saw more of the younger drinkers. And when I say younger, I mean under age! They get loud and profane. At least the old farts drink with dignity. They don't have to try and demonstrate the effects of liquor.

I'm not saying RCL is totally great, there are better cruise lines out there. We are comfortable with RCL.

When I say just average quality of food I'm also talking about variety. On the Carnival cruise I didn't get Lobster, caviar and crab claws. RCL I do. Carnival has two types of dinner rolls, RCL has different ones every night based on the theme of the food they are serving. You can even look at the lettuce they serve. Carnival serves iceberg, Royal serves romaine. OK. I could go on. It's the little things that sets them apart. Most people don't know see these little things like I do. Most people don't care. I do.

Dance floor space is at a premium on Carnaval. On RCL, it seems, you have most of the floor to strut your stuff.

I see more tuxs and fewer kids on RCL. Two more reasons. Maybe I just had one real bad cruise on Carnival. I don't know, but I'm not going to pay another five grand to see if it was a fluke.

We thoroughly enjoyed the vacation on the Imagination and the food was out of this world. We go out for special and not so special occassions about ten times a year
and spend between 80 and 110 dollars for the meal for my wife and myself so maybe I'm not a gourmet dinner but I can certainly discern between good and mediocre food and the food that we were served on the ship was definately on par if not better than some of the food at the establishments that we frequent.

Carnivalisafinecruiseline.