5 things I liked about Carnival Cruise
Several people told me that Carnival was the Walmart of cruising, and they didn’t think I would like it. Although it was different than the other cruise lines I have traveled on this past year I had the absolute best time and with a Casino Deal, I would absolutely do it again! I had the most fun. i think a lot of this has to do with your attitude. I went with my friend Mary -who we call the “Fun Friend”. I lowered my expectations. It was easy to lower your expectations when you scored a deal like I did. The whole cruise for me and Mary was $500 and I flew to Ft Lauderdale for free on Southwest Points. You can read about that here.
Things I liked:
We had a great balcony room. If all else fails you can enjoy the view on your balcony.
The Spa!!!! We bought the thermal pass for the Cloud 9 spa for the 6 days we were on board. Some days we visited twice. I spent a lot of time in here! It was amazing. I heard the pools got crazy with people but even though the spa was busy it was serene.
The people - we met the nicest people. We weren’t crazy about the menu the last night in the dining room but liked our table mates so much we didn’t want to miss saying farewell to them.
The photographers - We did no shows but we made our entertainment. Every night after dinner we would take photos with their crew. The photographers sometimes had crazy ideas - sometimes it was ours but regardless it was fun.
Lunch food options. I enjoyed Guys Burgers, Blue Iguana (tacos and burritos), and Cucina del Capitano (free at lunch).
Things I didn’t care for:
The coffee - I even tried specialty coffees and it was never right. I did find the dining room coffee was better than the buffet coffee but it still didn’t give me the kick I wanted. When our friend picked us up at the cruise port we stopped twice from Miami to Ft Lauderdale to get coffee!
Our balcony stained my feet a rust color - I feel like this is petty on my end but I don’t have many cons!
