Does anyone know what the funnest Carnival Cruise ship is?

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dandanthecranman

EXCELLENT IDEA, going with Carnival!!!! I went on the Valor this past summer, it was amazing. The perfect trip!! The Valor is only 3 years old so its condition is top notch. The food was delicious, the crew were very friendly and just the overall atmosphere of the cruise was great!
I was on Riviera deck, the lowest one. We were right side near the back. My father was the only one who felt sea sick, but not badly. I've heard its best to be bottom middle to avoid sea sickness. Some people we met on the cruise were on the 6th floor, Upper Deck which is above Promenade. Promenade is where alot of the nightclubs and bars etc are and they found it noisy at night. Though far away from everything the Riviera deck was quiet and closer to the exit when you got off the ship at the ports.

The ports were all really beautiful. There isn't really a lot you can walk to on these islands, cabs are necessary.

In St Thomas we took a cab into the main town area where they have the jewelry stores etc. We took a tour/ trip to the beach. Just a guy from St Thomas had a large open taxi car and he took us around the island. giving us a short tour. After the tour he took us to a beach (where we stayed for 2 hours then he came back to pick us up), there were 3 which you could choose from Magens Bay, Sapphire and Coki point. Magens bay is a popular beach, usually crowded, when it does rain on St Thomas the rain usually hits Magens bay. There is a small entrance fee to get onto the beach, $3 adults $1 for children. The snorkeling at Magens is poor. There are restrooms and showers as well as lifeguards, food and a gift shop.

Then there is Sapphire beach, the one we chose. It was the perfect beach, we enjoyed it very much. Its not a huge, but they do have good snorkeling at the reef at the end of the beach. There are some really neat tropical fish and my mom saw a turtle! There are also Iguanas behind the beach area, but they won't bother you. Sapphire also has restrooms and a shower as well as a restaurant close by.

Then Coki point, which I do not know much about, but I was told they have great snorkeling. You can find more info on these beaches such search in google. I wouldn't call this an excursion but it gave us a chance to see the island and spend a few hours on a beautiful beach. It cost us $25 a person. There were 5 of us, but he let the 5 year old go for free.

Hope that was some help for St Thomas. Of the three islands we stopped at on our cruise St Thomas was by far my favorite. The people living on the island are very friendly!

St Martin has a french and dutch side. The cruise ship docks in Philipsburg, on the dutch side . In St Martin, you have to take a water taxi or taxi to get anywhere, from what I remember there is not much just off the ship. So we took a water taxi over to the main shopping area. It was around $5 a person and if you got a pink wrist band you could come and go on the water taxi as many times as you want throughout the day. Again there are all the jewelry shops. So from there we took a cap to a beach on the french side, called Orient Bay. It is 2 miles long, but be aware it is a clothing optional beach, BUT the nude part is at one of the ends of the beach, so there are not nude people all over the beach. We did see 1 or 2 topless women walk by, but not a huge worry. Orient beach was beautiful but not calm due to numerous water sports going on. Jet skis etc. The snorkeling was not bad. There were washrooms and showers also.
Again not really an excursion, but we didn't want to pay a huge amount of money for an excursion booked through the cruise so we did out own thing. I would get some info on other beaches on St Martin. A few other things about Orient beach I forgot to add above is that there are quite a few vender's that walk the beach selling necklaces etc, but they are not overly pushy. It is much quieter in the morning, but as the day went on it became quite busy.

Nassau, Bahamas. I had always wanted to go the Bahamas, mainly because I wanted to go to Atlantis. The stop in Nassau is short, only 7am to 2pm. Doesn't give you a whole lot of time. We just took a cab to the beach.
If you are interested in going to Paradise Island, where Atlantis is located there is a fee to get onto the island. I believe the cruise does have an excursion to Paradise Island, but its expensive.

I don't have alot of info on shore excursions, we just enjoyed days at the beach. I'm sure they are fun, just alot of money.

Overall I would chose this cruise! You won't be disappointed. Hope I was of some help, enjoy the Caribbean!

pmdan00

Carnival is the best but I have nothing to compare it with. We have always had fun.They are all about the same as far as activities are. We are going on are 3rd next month.

chelsáƒ¦

i was on carnival victory, they make it elligant, yet fun
the cruise directors are absolutly amazing. i want to
cry right now, because i had soooo much fun. and im
sure you will to

=]

FoxyDanny

In my opinion the Carnival Fantasy would be the funnest cruis eif all you wanted to do was party, we in th etrade refer tio that ship as the booze cruise, if you are looking for th ebest itinerary and nicest staff.....you can not beat carnival Destiny, she is an amazingship and the crew on there are awesome, I should know I was one of them a few years back haha...honestly it has the reputation of friendliest ship in the fleet!
Enjoy
Daniel x

sportoholicns

The best part of Carnival is that each ship has its own style and personality to it. I will be going on my 3rd Carnival cruise in about 3 weeks. I have been on Victory and Destiny, these ships were basically the same but the personality of who is running it makes them completely different. We all have our favorites but that is because we all probably did something that we liked alot and made it more memorable!

timmytoes_20002000

Go with the Victory!!

Summer Breeze

I've been on Carnival's Destiny twice. Both times it was out of Puerto Rico and a lot of fun. And just last summer I was on Carnival's Pride. It was just as beautiful and just as much fun. The staff on both were great! This summer I'm cruising on Carnival's Miracle going to Jamaica. I'm looking forward to it.

I'm sure you'll have a great time on any Carnival ship that you choose.

RzrLens

We went on the Elation last March and LOVED it. It's not their biggest ship, but it was still a lot of fun and the cruise director was GREAT. I have found the following link extremely helpful in finding reviews of different ships. They are very thorough and are from people who actually are traveling on the ships, not some expert who is paid to do it! Hope this helps!

PS-- ports of call are just as important as the ship. Make sure you thoroughly check out where each ship is going to make sure you are not going to yucky ports.

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