My wife and I traveled on Carnival Victory 08/28/2005. Let me begin my review with a few words. If I had to entitle my cruise it would be the "Ghetto Funship 2005". I do not know what type of passenger Carnival is trying to lure, but surely it is a group that will poorly tip their employees. The boat was stocked with commoners trying to get a taste of the good life but had no money to spend to do it.

Also the "Whale Watcher Funship" would be another title. I am not saying a lil chubby. I am speaking of strictly the obese. Never have I seen people try to out eat what they paid for the trip. How Carnival makes money on these people I will never know. An example is at breakfast with a plate that is piled high, devoured, piled high again, devoured, piled high again and left on the table wasting. (Utterly Ridiculous.)

Finally the kids, when do they go back to school??!. All were in the hot tubs where they were not allowed. They took over the pools, Carnival really needs an adult only pool on this ship. After looking at whales and kids the first two days I decided to do excursions and stay in the casino. Read more