Carnival Cruise Line

Founded by cruise visionary Ted Arison in 1972, Carnival Cruise Lines had a very rocky start when its first ship, the former ocean liner Mardi Gras, ran aground off Miami on its maiden voyage. And while the competitors made fun of Arison by offering "Mardi Gras on the Rock" drinks aboard their ships, Carnival added two more former liners to its fleet. In 1981 the company's first newbuild, Tropicale, entered service, which was the beginning of a story of a tremendous and unparalleled success: from 1981 to late 2001, Carnival put into service 18 new ships, with five more on order until 2004. Today the world's largest cruise line, Carnival offers the well-known and extremely popular "Fun Ship" concept with colorful interiors and non-stop action around the clock. 99

• Kathryn  Carnival Pride  Mexican Riviera

  I would like to share some of the amazing experiences we had on this cruise, some very pleasant surprises as well as some warnings and a few things I would do differently next time. First off,... read more

  8 users found this review helpful.
• Julie Gawedzinski  Carnival Glory  Western Carribean

  This was my first cruise ever and we went with my parents, my sister and her husband and 3 kids, my husband and I and our two children. Besides leaving port due a medical emergency 4 hours late it... read more

  2 users found this review helpful.
• Robin Duhaime  Carnival Elation  Baja Mexico

  The service was amazing and the staff was wonderful. The food was very good, fresh and wide variety to choose from. Room was clean and spacious, warm and welcoming. Lots of things to do... read more

• Robin Duhaime  Carnival Elation  Baja Mexico

  The service was amazing and the staff was wonderful. The food was very good, fresh and wide variety to choose from. Room was clean and spacious, warm and welcoming. Lots of things to do... read more

• Mary Hunt  Carnival Sensation  Bahamas

  This was a wonderful vacation! The ship was more than I had really expected after reading other reviews. Overall the food on board was outstanding and in great portions!! I did not really... read more

  1 users found this review helpful.
• Kim  Carnival Pride  Mexican Rivera

  I just read the review by Ron from a year ago, and I have to say that I totally agree with his assessment and that I didn't see any improvements. I've been on 11 total cruises, and this was my... read more

• Gary Field  Carnival Elation  Mexican Riviera

  This was a delightful cruise. The cabin (#M-34) was huge and spacious. All the needed amenities were in the head and the room, in fact the whole ship, was clean!!!!!! The service was excellent... read more

  4 users found this review helpful.
• DJ  Carnival Imagination  western caribbean

  This was our first cruise. It was myself, husband, 12 year old son, and 11 year old son. When you book online and pay in full you can complete the Fun Pass information. It gets your account... read more

• MJackson  Carnival Conquest  Carribean

  This was the eleventh cruise for my husband and I. We have taken five cruises on Carnival, three on Norwegian, one on Royal Caribbean, one on Holland America and one on Princess. This cruise was... read more

  4 users found this review helpful.
• Judy Wagner  Carnival Miracle  Panama Canal

  We have been on the Miracle 3 times, it is one of our favorite ships, not too big but very easy to get around. As usual, the Crew was outstanding. Lots of activities. The weather on this trip was... read more

• Ken Wanamaker  Carnival Paradise  Catalina-Ensenada

  I had read both terrible and fabulous reviews of this particular cruise, but for me, it was exquisite. The staff was over-the-top friendly and the service was top-notch. If I passed an employee in... read more

  3 users found this review helpful.
• Bob Karlin  Carnival Liberty  Western Carribean

  The Liberty is one of Carnival's new ships and I would say one of the best looking overall ship in there class. We boarded the ship fast with VIP.Our cabin had an inch of dust on the tv and was... read more

  2 users found this review helpful.
• Debbie  Carnival Inspiration  Western Caribbean

  Everything went very well until disembarkation.....we decided to leave ship with baggage since flight was early. Were told to go to Empress Deck. Went there when told. Told to go to back of ship... read more

• Steve Ellis  Carnival Inspiration  Grand Cayman - Cozumel

  Overview Carnival Cruise Lines is on a par with Royal Caribbean (RC) in many respects, comparing ship to ship similarities in same class. However, Carnival Cruise Lines has the best Dance... read more

  1 users found this review helpful.
• Jeff Reidel  Carnival Destiny  Key West Grand Cayman

  We had a very long and unorganized embarkation experience. We were on our 5th Carnival Cruise and had experienced delays before but this was the most dreadful one yet. I understand problems arise... read more

  10 users found this review helpful.
• Samantha  Carnival Sensation  Bahamas

  I went on the Carnival Sensation with a group of my friends (we're all in our early to mid 20s). This was the first cruise that anyone in our group had been on, so nobody had any expectations. We... read more

  15 users found this review helpful.
• Nicole  Carnival Legend  Western Caribean

  We loved this cruise ship. The itinerary of the stops were awesome. We went for our honeymoon and were very excited that our waiter sang us a Happy Honeymoon song. They really went above and... read more

  1 users found this review helpful.
• Dustin  Carnival Sensation  Bahamas

  The food was good...great selections. The reason I gave it 3 stars was because it did get a little repetitive at times when they served the same things the whole cruise, the service was awesome,... read more

  1 users found this review helpful.
• Lou  Carnival Glory  Western

  Had a great time on the Glory. Ship was nice and clean. Crew were very friendly. It would have been nice to spend more time in Belize and Roatan and not gone to Freeport at all. All in all another... read more

  1 users found this review helpful.
• Donna  Carnival Elation  baja california

  This was absolutely the worst cruise ever. The staff is rude and unfriendly. Elevator was down in atrium and the other you had to be careful that you didn't trip because it wasn't level with the... read more

• Linda Baker  Carnival Liberty  Exotic Eastern Caribbean

  This was our 6th cruise with Carnival and the best. We were celebrating our 40th Wedding Anniversary as well as my 60th Birthday. The staff and crew were attenative and very professional. They... read more

  6 users found this review helpful.
• Lucas  Carnival Spirit  Mexican Riviera

  I would like to start with the bad about the cruise first; I believe that it is the most important piece of information to share with you. Debarkation was a nightmare. We took a nine day Mexican... read more

  2 users found this review helpful.
• Lucas  Carnival Spirit  Mexican Riviera

  I would like to start with the bad about the cruise first; I believe that it is the most important piece of information to share with you. Debarkation was a nightmare. We took a nine day Mexican... read more

• Richard Sutliffe  Carnival Fantasy  Mexico

  The only good thing to say about this cruise ship was the crew was great and the beds comfortable. I went out on a 5 day cruise on Oct 4-9, 2008 and there was a septic tank smell in the hallway... read more

• Cindy Sells  Carnival Triumph  Western Caribbean

  The Triumph was beautiful! We have been on 4 Carnival ships and loved them all. I have read several negative feedbacks and I just can't understand it. I wouldn't have changed one thing about our... read more

  22 users found this review helpful.