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oceanjiver
Just Boarded
Member # 4392

posted 01-23-2004 07:35 PM

Hey
We are currently planning a cruise to western carribean in Nov 2004, and we are stuck between going carnival or NCL. Any info on either or personal stories would be appreciated. thx

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Beezo
First Class Passenger
Member # 1505

posted 01-23-2004 10:07 PM

Hello,
I have been on 2 NCL cruises, before they started the "Freestlye Cruising" concept. I have ABSOLUTELY NO COMPLAINTS about this cruise line! Both trips were the best vacations I have ever been on! I went on the Norwegian Majesty and the S/S Norway. If you are interested in a style of cruising where you can eat dinner at anytime and with (or without) anyone you want, no "mandatory formal-nights, etc... this is the line for you. I have never been on a Carnival Cruise, so I do not really know what to say about them....if you want to read more about Freestyle-Cruising, you can go to this link: http://www.ncl.com/freestyle/index.htm

Hope this helps!
~Brian

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cruisemole
First Class Passenger
Member # 2459

posted 01-25-2004 12:01 PM

They're fairly similar, it all depends on what kind of deal you can get.

Focus on the itinerary, the faciltities, and the cabin size. Freestyle cruising is a gimmick though - ignore it when comparing the two.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 01-25-2004 04:47 PM

I'm not sure that NCL and Carnival can be considered similar?

Check out the Readers Reviews (Menu Left) to get a feel for the differances.

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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 01-25-2004 06:10 PM

I have sailed of the modern remaining cruise lines are Princess, NCL, and Cunard.

NCL has the best entertainment but very uneven food quality.

Princess has the best food and service and overall consistently good.

Cunard has terrible dining room service, everything else is average, but attracts the most interesting passengers.

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oceanjiver
Just Boarded
Member # 4392

posted 01-26-2004 09:54 PM

Thanks all for your help!
I think we will most likely book NCL as i have heard decent things about them and they have decent prices.

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joobarstaples
Just Boarded
Member # 4442

posted 02-12-2004 02:07 AM

I would take Carnival over NCL. I have been on both. NCL 's Freestyle Cruising needs some work ... a lot of time wasted from trying to get to dinner to trying to get off the ship in ports,,,,Very disappointing

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eandjracquet
First Class Passenger
Member # 3558

posted 03-04-2004 02:24 PM

I have sailed Carnival twice (the Sensation and the Victory)and NCL (the Norway)once. I found the food on Carnival to be superior to NCL (mainly because if you want the "good" food on NCL you have to go to the extra charge dining rooms) although I found the dining room service to be superior on NCL. The one thing I usually enjoy doing on a cruise is eating breakfast but the breakfast food on NCL was so absymal I slept in after trying both the casual and formal dining rooms for breakfast. The casual dining on Carnival was much, much better than the casual dining on NCL. Room service tied.

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