Decided to find out why Australia loves cruises so much at the moment. So, we took the plunge and went on our first cruise. Would it be our last?
Overview: We booked on a “special” offered by Carnival. As it turned out we seemed to have got a great deal as our special turned out to be an upgraded room and also instant Carnival Red Status (this may have been as we called Carnival to ask a few ...
I chose this cruise because of the price and that I had never been on carnival before.
Staff were excellent and always happy and helpful.
A few went above and beyond.
Very, very clean ship. Cabin stewards did a wonderful job and were very thorough. I really had a wonderful time and did not want to leave.
The cruise director Chloe was amazing and got involved in everything. She was so ...
Travelled 30/04/19 nights to new Caledonia
Dad- 40yrs second time on a cruise (first with P&O)
Positives
Good value
Great for kids and young families
Plenty to do
Photos are an upsell but they do it well
Ship is meticulously clean and well maintained
Negatives
Some closed spaces funnelling people place to place.
No late night stage shows for mum and dads ...
This was a first time cruise for my family and another (10 of us in total). I've travelled a fair bit and worked in resorts, but have never done a cruise and I was pleasantly surprised. To cut to the chase - my wife is coeliac and had major issues with the food she was served. We told them she'd need special food (gluten and dairy free) and we were assured she'd be looked after prior to ...
We found the experience very enjoyable from the time of embarkation till disembarkation.
The staff were friendly and helpful. Entertainment was of a high standard and was excellent.
Our first port of call was Noumea and I was able to catch the hop off, hop on bus at a cost of $20. This was arranged through Ports and shore excursions.
It proved to be an inexpensive way to view Noumea.
A ...
If you are a family with kids, and have not cruised before, you will have a good holiday, and some elements were handled very well. However Carnival overall simply does not meet the standards set by other cruise lines we have experienced
EMBARKATION was quicker than other lines, and bags were also at our cabin more quickly.
The ship is kept beautifully clean, but the decor is a jumbled ...
We'd just finished our Tasmanian cruise in March and were back aboard Spirit April 11th to New Caledonia. This was 8-nights and we travelled with about 30 friends including their kids.
Check-in was much smoother as we found Carnival no longer takes passengers' photos rather now relying on the passport photo so check-in is smoother. We also found that the Carnival check-in so now closer to the ...
It was for a family celebration the buffet food was terribly the crew that was serving the food hardly spoken a word and I went I mean hardly spoke a word I don't mean couldn't speak English I mean did not say a word. At least they didn't in the buffet areas if you went to get the Mexican all the burgers no hello no nothing they just stared at you like you were idiot, no alcohol packages and the ...
If you are expecting variety, pleasant atmosphere, entertainment, luxury, relaxation, or well maintained facilities, EVEN wifi, you'll be in for a nasty shock.
This was our first cruise. We will NOT be going back to Carnival cruises ever again.
Our cruise was just a 4 dayer to Moreton Island. It's fortunate my husband and I can entertain ourselves, because this cruiseline is geared ...
Have to commend the captain as he had some very difficult decisions to make but he managed to still get us our 5 stops. Wasn't very happy with the food. Main dining room menu didn't change very much and food was not as good as I have had on other ships. Entertainment wasn't as good either. Loved the daytime trivia, seemed to always be a trivia to go to and Chloe the entertainments manager was ...