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@euroguy an expert on CCL ? sorry to write down my tough about Carnival cruise lines, those words come from an experienced cruise passenger. For your information I have cruised over a couples of hundreds times from 3 days to 14 days and on many cruise lines including most of all CCL ships. Saying; CCL, Celebrity, WindStar, Disney, seabourn, HAL, etc.... No, I never mention others cruises lines because the aim of my post is to prevent any new cruiser bad surprises and the quality of services that CCL will normally offer. Of course, if you sail onboard the newest ship, the flag ship they call it, it is different, and the price is also different, different passengers, a different ship !!! And as @Kendall James-Vargas says :......not want to go back to the typical CCL ship. No I am not expecting any cruise to be perfect, but at least have my spending worth it ! How can you expect to have a wonderful and unforgettable week cruise for 300$ when it cost you more to stay home ? @euroguy I am approximately your age, and what you do for living I don't care and it doesn't means nothing to me, I meet some layer who were assholes and carpenter who were amazing human being ! Your posts are interesting but I suggest you spend a little more money and go try other cruise lines, your review might change and will definitely have more values. Enjoy cruising ! but choose your cruise line.

Ok I get it....... but what are you really expecting from Carnival cruise lines ? FUN ? - Anybody here have cruised with Carnival and never get rushed-in an elevator, when wanted to get out ? -Anybody here have cruised with Carnival and had quiet evening in the Lido buffet ? -Anybody here have cruised with Carnival and never get someone skip the lines ? -Anybody here have cruised with Carnival and never got rush out of your cabin disembarking days ? -Anybody here have cruised with Carnival and had a peaceful cabin & neighbor ? And so on ........ Yes ! Cruising supposed to be fun but you have to choose wisely your cruise lines ! Carnival is no FUN, no HOLIDAYS ...... Carnival is just very cheap, the cheapest ! What do you expect ? If you want to enjoy vacations with the worst of the worst choose Carnival.

Hey I do understand your frustration ! this is no vacation at all ! But to be honest choosing any Carnival ship is not a good idea theses days. If they can cut the chicken breast in two in the buffet can you imagine what they can do with technical maintenance ! Since COVID I think they are cutting every thing in two to make more money !! cruise wisely, choose your cruise line

I guess this is from FROBES the big corporate magazine that rank the most riches people and company in the world. Did you know that all cabin Stewart are trained and evaluated on the number of time they call you by your first name. They are not trained to keep your cabin clean for sure ! May be you can have a little peak at this : Carnival Cruise Line's 50th Birthday - Five Decades of Sexual Assaults, Air and Water Pollution, and Avoiding U.S. Taxes and U.S. Wage and Labor Laws | Cruise Law News and this one : Final DOT Cruise Crime Data For 2023: Carnival Cruise Line's Per Capita Sexual Assault / Rape Rate Is Higher Than 27 States | Cruise Law News Cruise wisely ! choose your cruise lines !

I can confirm that CCL is keeping some percentage of the pre-paid tips. You have to understand that CCL is a market share company. The MAIN goal here is to make money not to make it cheap for you.

This is getting ridiculous. I was on the Dream lately and I went in the smoking area !! Man ! I thought it was drug for free zone not drug free zone !....... Illegal ? never seen soo many people smoking on a cruise ship ! I also meet a young contractor telling me how easy it was to bring THC vape cartridge onboard. He was doing it all the time. There was sniffing dogs in the terminal but ounce you get onboard you are free to do whatever you want. lots of people were doing it openly without hiding themself ... ridiculous !