Carnival Cruise Line Is The World’s Most Popular Cruise Vacation

Finding a Top Cruise Line: Carnival Cruises

Carnival Cruises is a cruise line that prides itself on being titled as “The World’s Most Popular Cruise Vacation”, and they are also a member of the exclusive World’s Leading Cruise Lines alliance. They are a cruise line that holds a true commitment to quality and value and who offers cruise vacations that appeal to an incredibly wide range of lifestyles and budgets. Read more »

Carnival Triumph Cruise Ship Review

Cruise Ship Review - The Carnival Triumph

The Triumph is an older, not as well designed ship, in the Triumph class of ship sailing under the Carnival banner. The theme of this ship is cities. You can have dinner in the Paris dining room or watch a stage show in the Rome lounge, or enjoy a drink in the New York Bar.

Most of the Carnival ships are designed for fun, hence the advertising tag, “the Funships”. Your cruise on board one of these funships will be less elegant and the service will not be as good as on board one of the more expensive and therefore, more refined other cruise lines such as Princess or Holland America. It is for this reason that the Carnival ships are difficult to review. Read more »

Reviewing Carnival Cruise Lines

Carnival Cruise Lines - Most Enjoyable Floating Resort! The Ultimate Sensation!

Traveling in cruise ships can be real fun and experience. People should know that when they are traveling by cruise they will visit some of the most exotic location on earth and they will enjoy different cuisines. It will give them the much needed relaxation. So all the people should think of having at least one cruise experience.

It is always wonderful to imagine being waken up by a fresh coffee. The morning in cruise will start exactly like this. Apart from morning coffee you will also be served the breakfast in your breakfast table. After the breakfast you can just come out and enjoy the sun or look around the glory of nature while you reach your destination. Then you may decide its time to bath. The onboard swimming pool or the Jacuzzi is waiting for you! After the bath its time for you to enjoy the massages in one of the onboard massage parlours.When the night comes then you can get further enjoyment by attending one of the parties or get into one of the Las Vegas type of casinos. The luxurious dinner is also served to you. After this wonderful day go and relax and thing what other activity you will do the next day. How does it sound? Great, isn’t it? Read more »

Reviewing Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Cruise - The Essence Of Tranquility & The Sense Of Ease

Are you tired of working eight hours a day, seven days a week? Are you getting bored of your everyday routine and want something new to satisfy your craving for adventure?

Then perhaps, all you need is a three-day or even a week worth of vacation in a Carnival Cruise. This trip is an ideal way to treat yourself, even for a few days. While on the trip, you do not need to worry too much about paying additional charges for your meals, amusement and other special activities. All you just have to do is to relax and charge everything to the ship. Read more »

Comparing Carnival and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

Cruise Line Comparison - Carnival Or Royal Caribbean?

Carnival and Royal Caribbean are two popular cruise lines that have strong followings. Some cruise aficionados refuse to sail on one or the other. Are there any major differences between them? Explore which cruise may fit your needs the best. For our comparison we sailed on two similar ships - the Carnival Liberty and the Royal Caribbean Mariner of the Seas.

• Itinerary Both ships go to Caribbean Islands like Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, St. Thomas, the Bahamas and St. Martin / St. Maarten. The Liberty also visited its private island Half Moon Cay, Puerto Rico, and Grand Turk. The Mariner of the Seas traveled to its private island Coco Cay and Labadee (the north coast of Haiti). We loved most of the locations that both of the ships visited and don’t believe that this should be a distinguishing factor on deciding between the cruise lines.
• Shows Each night there are a variety of shows. Usually you have the main show and some type of entertainment before and perhaps afterward. We felt that the main shows on the Mariner of the Seas were better. On the Liberty we liked the comedian and juggling act. If you love seeing the shows, Royal Caribbean was better for the main shows and Carnival was slightly better for the comedians.
• Dining Room We enjoyed the atmosphere of both dining rooms on the Liberty and Mariner of the Seas. We felt that the menu had a little more variety on the Mariner of the Seas.
• Friendliness of staff The Liberty and Mariner of the Seas both get high grades. We did have one waiter that complained some on one of our trips on the Mariner. We had a slightly better experience on the Liberty, but feel that both crews did an excellent job and that this should not be a distinguishing factor on choosing a cruise.
• Pools The Mariner of the Seas and Liberty both had salt water pools - which most cruise ships have. They both had pools for kids and adults. We liked the Liberty’s pools better because one had a slide. If you have kids, this would be something that they would definitely enjoy.
• Spa We tried the spa on the Liberty and loved it. We did not try the spa on the Mariner of the Seas. Usually you can’t go wrong when getting a spa treatment.
• Excursions We enjoyed our excursions on both ships. We’re not sure why, but there are very few excursions on Puerto Rico. Both seemed to employ clients who ran the excursions with professional, friendly attitudes. We really haven’t run into any tour guides with bad attitudes. Both cruise lines get high marks.
• Kids Programs We met travelers on Carnival that would absolutely would not sail on Royal Caribbean because of the kids programs. We did not feel the same way at all. In fact, we thought that Carnival and Royal Caribbean did an excellent job with their kids programs. There were lots of kids on both cruises.
• Age of Clientele There was a wide range of the age of cruisers on both Carnival and Royal Caribbean. The age seemed to be slightly younger on our Carnival cruise. Many times Caribbean destinations during the summer have a lot of children, so that the age of the clientele is younger. If you travel during the school year, the average age is older with many less children. In general, especially during the school year, Carnival has a younger crowd. This can help you plan if you prefer a younger or slightly older crowd.
• Game Room Both the Mariner of the Seas and Liberty had a similar size game room. We do not feel that this was a distinguishing factor, even though it can be an important part of the trip for the kids!
• Cafeteria We felt that the food was more varied on the Mariner of the Seas. The quality was generally good to very good on both ships.
• Odds and Ends We liked the outdoor movies that Liberty had each evening. We thought that the putt-putt golf course was a little better on the Mariner of the Seas. We did not prefer the access to the internet cape on the Liberty. You had to walk through a lounge with cigar smoke for access. We also talked to cruisers on the Royal Caribbean who would not sail Carnival due to too many smokers. We did not find this to be the case on our trips, and thought that there was little difference in the number of people smoking.

The Bottom Line Overall, for our needs we liked the Mariner of the Seas slightly better. We would not hesitate to book on either ship again, as we thought that both trips were very enjoyable.

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How To Select The Best Cruise Line

Selecting the Best Cruise Line

In the U.S and all around the globe, cruises are becoming more popular vacation choice each and every year. Instead of visiting the beaches, and amusement parks, or going camping, more individuals are making the good decision to book a cruise vacation. If you are interested and considering vacationing aboard a cruise ship, there are a lot of decisions that you will have to make and consider. One of the most important decisions includes finding the best cruise line to vacation on.

Selecting a cruise ship to vacation on may seem too many like a fairly easy decision, but for most it is not. There are a wide variety of cruise lines currently operating vacations and luxury cruises. These often operate all around the world. To find the best cruise line to vacation with, you are encouraged to look up and fully examine all of your choices you have on offer. This includes examining the most popular and lesser popular cruise liners. Read more »