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My husband and I recently returned from a wonderful cruise to the Norwegian Fjords on the Queen Victoria! We primarily booked the cruise because of the itinerary; we had to cancel a trip to Europe in December due to illness and wanted to use a large credit in airfare! as well as take a vacation with a little less physical impact. We thought that the fjords would be a perfect solution, and we were not disappointed! We have taken two cruises prior to this, both to the Caribbean: one cruise on Celebrity and (yes!) one cruise on Carnival. We believe that our experience on Celebrity was equal to Cunard, and much less expensive. Many of the reviews of the Queen Victoria seem to point to a "Carnivalization" of the Cunard line; however, we did not have a bad time on either cruise. For the money, the Carnival cruise was fine; the service was actually superior to what we encountered on the Queen Victoria. (Keep in mind that many of the QV's staff were new! And they all tried very hard.) But unlike the QV, the food on Carnival was terrible! The passengers on Carnival and Cunard are about the same; just age your average Carnival passenger about thirty or forty years, and meet your average Cunard passenger! But really! it is all about vacation, and everyone should see the Norwegian Fjords this way!
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