I knew I was booking on a budget cruise; I knew there would be about 800 kids and 1500 adults (summer time cruising from Jax = lot's of kids!)and this was NOT my 1st Carnival cruise - but it's my last because of what I had to eat. I'm over 55 and just don't need to endure such terrible food anymore.

I'll give the staff good marks for being nice and trying hard, but the food - YUCK. Our 1st night we had fried chicken. It was not seasoned at all and was so dry that I had to drink a bit of water to wash it down. I ate a few bites and gave up. I did taste one bite of the 2 table spoons of mashed potatoes along with the cold gravy and decided to give up. It was THAT bad.

The kitchen just missed the mark on every occasion it seemed. Food that was supposed to be "hot" was served warm at best and food that should have been "cold" was served at room temperature - like salad. Read more