Carnival Victory Review

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Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Victory
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shellymarie
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Feb 2010
Cabin: Interior with Picture Window (obstructed views)

I was brand new to cruising. Here's what I learned, which will hopefully make my next cruise (and maybe yours?) even more enjoyable! Next cruise is RCI's Freedom of the Seas in Dec 2010!

- Book with a seasoned cruise expert. I booked with a travel agent who had never cruised, so she wasn't able to advise me on my cabin selection. As a result, I picked a cabin right at the bow which was the worst spot to be when it got rough at sea (unless you LIKE it when all the doors in your cabin are swinging!) - If you are at all sensitive to motion sickness (or worried about it) pick a mid ship cabin on a lower deck. My next cabin will be on Deck 3 :) - Carnival has a very lenient smoking policy. All cabins are smoking unless you're in a 'spa' section which costs more and isn't available on some ships. So you could end up in a cabin that smells like an ashtray if the person before you was smoked like a chimney. RCI (and others) have strict 'no smoking' in cabins policy. - I found 'obstructed ocean view' perfectly fine. I didn't 'need' a balcony because I was cruising solo and basically used my cabin to sleep, shower and get ready for the next event! But I did like being able to tell what the weather was and what time of day it was. I've heard once you get a balcony there's no going back, so I'm holding off as long as possible!

Likes: - I really love the southern Caribbean. The islands were all quite different from each other which kept it interesting. My favourites were St. Thomas USVI and St. Kitts, mainly because of the excursions I did there. - Doing a different port each day was interesting and we only sailed at night which was good. My dining table was at the center of the stern, so I would see our wake and the island we were leaving every night at dinner. Loved it! - The ship didn't seem crowded at all - there were so many different things to do, both in port and when we were sailing that I kept meeting new people throughout the trip. Being a single traveler was great! Couples and families were very social and there were enough other single travelers that I didn't feel out of place at all. - I did 2 different Carnival excursions and one on my own with a local taxi driver in St. Kitts. 2 out of 3 were well worth while, the 3rd one being the St. Lucia pirate cruise which was a bit too silly and noisy for my liking. It was great to have a mixture. - The ship itself, Carnival Victory was deluxe and very clean. The seating in the different areas of the ship was very comfortable and had a fun ambiance.

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Interior with Picture Window (obstructed views)

Cabin 4J

Terrible! Right over the line winch - woke me up every time we docked (typically at 4-5am). Everything was comfortable clean and roomy but the location sucked! It was also not a good location when it got rough (2 nights out of 7) because you feel every wave and lurch of the ship.

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