Carnival Destiny Review
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We just got off the New Years sailing. It was WONDERFUL!! After the 19 inches of snow the weekend before Christmas, we decided to go someplace warm and the Destiny was the best deal. We got a "Night Owl" inside cabin for 499.00 a person. Pretty darn good for a New Years Eve cruise. I would not specifically book the NO cabin again unless it was a super good price. We did hear the bass boom each night, but it wasn't too awful. It would wake us up a couple times, but we just fell right back to sleep.
The ship itself was beautiful and roomy. I love the food options on Carnival much more than the other lines. I do wish they had the Supper Club, but no biggie. All the food we had was excellent and they had the Warm Chocolate Melting Cake available every night in both the MDR and the Lido Buffet, so I was happy. We did anytime dining and it was good, never had to wait for a table.
This was our first time to Half Moon Cay and it is my new favorite private Island! Absolutely gorgeous and the sandy bottom in the water was great! Grand Turk was also gorgeous. We rented a golf cart and drove to the lighthouse at the other end of the island, cruised around, watched the donkeys and ended up at Governor's beach. Very nice! No rocky bottom like at the port beach.
Cabin Review
Carnival's inside cabins are much more spacious than RCCL. Which was great, but we had one of the dreaded Night Owl cabins. These are located right over the disco on the Destiny and between midnight and 2:30 it can get a little too loud. What you get is the boom of the bass mostly, but the 1st night it literally vibrated the cabin. It got better each night (or we got used to it). We were warned before hand by the PVP, so we couldn't complain. It was still a good value for a New Years Eve cruise and we would get one again for a VERY good price......