Carnival Victory Review

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UNEXPECTED, SPONTANEOUS & RELAXING all the way

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wiskt
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: May 2013
Cabin: Grand Suite

I returned last week from my 05/13/13 sailing on the CARNIVAL VICTORY. This was my 15th cruise since 2006. My Carnival PVP called me with the good news that my name appeared on a list for a FREE CASINO COMP! My new BFF, haha. I grabbed it immediately and got two friends to tag along. I was able to get the GRAND SUITE 7306 and it was a great room..... More on that later. I have also cruised NCL and RCL. Although I enjoy Carnival, I do critique what I see and my overall experience in hopes the cruise line and future passengers may benefit. I tend to cover multiple captions in detail and I hope that my experience is helpful to you and possibly the cruise lines.

I try to change up my cruising as far as stateroom locations, itinerary and what I do onboard to keep my cruising fresh and new with experiences so they don't become boring. I'm one that is always up to attend different meetings, gatherings, and explore on my own as well as take an unexpected excursion. Keeping an open mind and doing this, I've managed to meet different people and discover places and experiences I probably would never have. I chose this cruise for two new ports for me. Since it was a last minute cruise my plans were RELAXATION and SPONTANAETY for this trip. My last cruises were DEC 2012 (solo)-IMAGINATION & SEPT 2012-LEGEND (Review of the week)

SHIP: CARNIVAL VICTORY

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Grand Suite

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CABIN: GRAND SUITE EMPRESS Deck 7, #7306, MID SHIP.... This was my first time in a Suite. It has 2 twin beds (convertible to a KING) and a pull out sofa with a double bed. It is 345 sq. feet and appeared to be the width of two regular balcony cabins to get the idea of its size. For location purposes, it is directly center of the ship and a couple levels above the lifeboats with no view obstructions. The balcony is twice the width of a regular balcony and had 4 chairs and small tables. It has a very nice BAR area with glasses and multiple shelves. Most of the walls were mirrored which made the room itself feel even larger than it was. The usual amenities included a small stocked FRIDGE, SAFE, 32" flat screen TV, Robes. There is a separate changing area that connects the bathroom, and has a small sink.

The BATHROOM was VERY SPACIOUS all tiled with a nice SHOWER/JACUZZI TUB. The full stateroom itself appeared to be about the size of your average HOTEL room. We never had any problems with noise. Although I would settle for paying for a regular balcony or smaller stateroom, I could see grabbing a suite during one of Carnival's "more the merrier sales" with reduced costs for the extra two passengers. You could comfortably fit a family in one of these rooms and not be climbing over each other.

On a bad note: The pull out sofa was VERY uncomfortable. It had plank boards with a very thin mattress pad so there really was no give to the mattress at all when you slept on it. We ended up adding the extra Quilt and blankets we found in the closet on top of what was already there for extra padding. I was pretty surprised this was the type of sofa that was provided for 2 of the occupants in a "SUITE accommodation." Our third passenger would have benefited more from a roll-a-way bed to be honest.

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