Carnival Victory Review

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Good cruise...not perfect

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Victory
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Christine1984
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

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Sail Date: Dec 2008

My family and myself, consisting of my two brothers (18 and 20), my sister and her fiancE (26 and 27) and my parents recently traveled on the Carnival Victory departing San Juan December 28th. It was our fourth family cruise over New Years. We had two outside balcony cabins and one inside stateroom.

Ship: I found the cabins to be of an average size for cruise cabins. Small, but if you're smart with storage (put the suitcase under the bed etc) it's bearable. The bathrooms came with body soap and shampoo but no lotion or conditioner so make sure to bring your own. The ship was more difficult to navigate than any other I've been on, in a large part due to the useless maps next to the elevators. Instead of showing things like the location of the dining rooms or casinos etc on the maps, they simply showed where you were on the ship....and nothing else. Either carry around the ship maps they have at the purser's desk at all times, or be prepared to be lost a lot.

Dining: We all found the dinners in the dining room to be excellent. Great service and excellent food with a good variety on the menu each night. We ate breakfast in the dining room most mornings to avoid the buffet crowds and lines and found it to be much more relaxing than fighting through people to get your food. Although we preferred the dining room they frequently had trouble with our orders. The buffet lunch served decent food, but it closed too early and on most days we would have to go to the pizza and burger place (along with everyone else) which made the lines rather long.

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