Carnival Victory Review

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Family Cruise on Carnival Victory

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becky48417
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Feb 2008
Traveled with children

Our trip began in Michigan, with 23 inches of snow in the days before we left. Needless to say, we were anxious to get away! Our group travels every year, usually around the last week in January. This year we were bumped due to Ships & Dips booking the entire ship. We just cruised from Feb 10-17th.

Our travel agent warned us there is no such thing as a good hotel in Miami. Due to the hurricanes and humidity, they are all musty and someone in the group is always unhappy. We ended up booking the Haddon Hall hotel in South Beach. It cost around $150 and was in a superb location. The beach is across the road, shopping is all around the hotel and there are several restaurants in the neighborhood. Overall, we were very happy with the hotel. The price wasn't too steep and the kids loved the pool area. The adults sat around the pool drinking a few cocktails (which we purchased ourselves at a nearby store), while a few others went out to one of the clubs nearby. The hotel room was kind of musty smelling, but we brought along air fresheners after reading another review. The hotel staff was VERY RUDE. We only dealt with them during check in/out, which was more than enough to see they aren't happy with their jobs! They take a copy of your license & credit card at check in, and weren't thrilled when I asked for mine back.

Transportation - We booked Ft Lauderdale Shuttle. They were the most reasonable we found and although reliable for us, I recommend paying with a credit card. After spending some time in the van listening to their phone conversations, they frequently over-book themselves and if you pay in cash you have no recourse.

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