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Comment on Mechanical Problems Cause Carnival Cruise Headaches by Robert Fish

Robert Fish — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:19:49 +0000

My wife and I were passengers on the February 7 to 14 cruise that was late returning to Tampa.

From my perspective the staff on board did a great job of dealing with the thousands of issues that arose from the delay. They quickly put together another set of “Sea Day” activities and meals. Maybe I was lucky because I booked my airfare and everything direct with Carnival but in the end, our return to Canada was only 4 hours behind schedule. They took care of rescheduling the flights and everything.

The people I feel sorry for were those sitting at the dock waiting to get on the ship. I probably would have been a bit upset had I been one of them. This is our 6th Carnival cruise and our first on the Legend. Based on the all 6 experiences, I wouldn’t hesitate to sail with Carnival again.

Comment on Carnival Cruise Ship Collides with Royal Caribbean Ship – Photos! by Mechanical Problems Cause Carnival Cruise Headaches | Cruise Ship News

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:39:52 +0000

[...] late and therefore depart late on this week’s voyage. The Carnival Legend is the same ship that collided with a Royal Caribbean ship a few months ago, but the problems are [...]

Comment on Will Carnival Elation Murder Cabin be Disclosed? by vera

vera — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:49:06 +0000

My mother & I were on the Elation at the time of the murder, actually right across the hall room R26. I feel that the carnival should use the room as some sort of storage area & not for passengers. I will never cruise on any of carnival ships ever again this much I know!

Comment on Cruise Industry to Sue Alaska over Head Tax by Alaska Loses Two More Cruise Ships for 2011 | Cruise Ship News

Alaska Loses Two More Cruise Ships for 2011 | Cruise Ship News — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:47:10 +0000

[...] reasons for the changes, and are blaming Alaska’s new voter-enacted laws that require a hefty per-passenger head tax for each [...]

Comment on Jamaica Gets Green Light to Build Falmouth Cruise Ship Terminal by Jamaica Remains World’s Leading Cruise Destination | Cruise Ship News

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:54:07 +0000

[...] have some competition in the future, though, since construction will soon begin for a new port in Falmouth, Jamaica. The new port will be in-itself a tourist destination, and will be able to accommodate the newest [...]

Comment on Could Cruise Ship Tips Soon Be Mandatory? by Single mother of 3

Single mother of 3 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:45:27 +0000

I just returned from a cruise with my kids and was shocked of all these fees. I pay for a cruise that was inclusive of F&B. Within minutes of getting on board Carnival charges $280 to my credit card. No bottled water only fountains, and a can of soda was $2.50 plus 15% tax. Photos taken by carnival of my family wwere sold to me at $21 dollars per photo.

The food was horrible and the light on my balcony cabin was out for the entire 7 day cruise (despite my call to change it..)

These fees are ridiculous. at the end of my cruise I still owed carnival over $500 dollars.

I’d rather go to a hotel next time.

Comment on U.S. House, Senate Introduce Clean Cruise Ship Acts by Does World’s Largest Cruise Ship mean Largest Environmental Impact? | Cruise Ship News

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:06:55 +0000

[...] the U.S. House and Senate introduced bills that would extend the distance from U.S. shorelines that ships were able to discharge untreated [...]

Comment on Will Carnival Elation Murder Cabin be Disclosed? by House Approves Cruise Ship Safety Bill | Cruise Ship News

House Approves Cruise Ship Safety Bill | Cruise Ship News — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:30:24 +0000

[...] agreeing with the new rules. After all, cruise lines right now try to hide their crime stats (Carnival won’t even warn you if you book a cabin that someone was murdered in) rather than make them publicly [...]

Comment on Will Carnival Elation Murder Cabin be Disclosed? by Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:47:15 +0000

I have been on this ship and cannot believe this happened. It does ruin the imagine of that room which for Carnival is unfair you cannot control someone who has a fit of rage. As far as staying in that room I would not perfer to stay in that room personally but is it fair to loose the room and the money because of someone elses actions probably not. I think Carnival should disclose it when someone books it because if you sell a house where there has been a murder it has to be disclosed. There are personal beliefs and even religious beliefs regarding staying in a area of death so out of all respect I hope they do disclose it and Carnival will survive they run a good company….

Comment on Carnival Claims Dropping Antigua Not Related to Jailed Passengers by Carnival Cruisers Pay $2300 to Escape Antigua Jail | Cruise Ship News

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:17:54 +0000

[...] Cruise Lines say it’s unrelated, but they recently dropped Antigua from Victory’s itinerary – the first change in over four [...]