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

• Trey Lewis  Carnival Triumph  Western Caribbean

  This was our first cruise at Platinum level and the boarding and disembarking privileges alone were worth reaching this level, but I did gather from others that New Orleans port has really improved... read more

  14 users found this review helpful.
• Brenda  Carnival Destiny  Western Caribbean

  This cruise was a real disappointment. We left over 3 hours late. We were scheduled to visit Jamaica and Grand Cayman but due to mechanical difficulties, we ended up in Nassau. They refunded us... read more

  8 users found this review helpful.
• KATHY  Carnival Glory  CARIBBEAN

  The ports were great and the weather was beautiful. We really enjoyed Half Moon Cay and Grand Turk. The food was good, as there were a lot of options to choose from. I loved the chocolate... read more

  7 users found this review helpful.
• Debbie Gibbs  Carnival Glory  eastern caribbean

  This was my second cruise, first on Carnival. This was my husband's first cruise. He had an amazing time and so did I. We had formal dining initially in the Platinum Restaurant, but changed to... read more

  15 users found this review helpful.
• Jim Huetteman  Carnival Destiny  Western Carribean

  This was my wife and I's first and now our last cruise. We should have known something was wrong when we left over 4 hours late. Our dream of going to Jamaica and Grand Caymans was lost when... read more

  14 users found this review helpful.
• Eric and Lizzie  Carnival Glory  western carribean

  This was our 2nd cruise; and both were with Carnival. This was our 10 year anniversary and decided to get away. We loved every second of it. I was nice and relaxing. They had so much to do... read more

  10 users found this review helpful.
• Deb Moore  Carnival Freedom   Carribbean

  Husband and I just returned from a cruise on the Freedom. The ship is beautiful, with dining at every level, water slides, adult-only pool areas, mini-golf, shopping and a casino. I am sure there... read more

  17 users found this review helpful.
• jennifer  Carnival Triumph  progresso cozumel

  This was our first cruise (for our 29th anniversary) and we enjoyed it. One thing about our cruise was if you don't drink alcohol, you can be really bored. We don't drink and your kinda limited on... read more

  22 users found this review helpful.
• peppermint  Carnival Paradise  Ensenada

  This is my 1st cruise and 1st time to Mexico. 8 of us including 2 kids (3 & 5), 2 adults (34 -45) and 4 seniors (~60s). There wasn't much to do on the ship and at Ensenada, but I enjoyed it so... read more

  10 users found this review helpful.
• Jessie  Carnival Pride  Bahamas

  Overall, this cruise was everything I had hoped it would be. Weather certainly didn't cooperate a lot of the time. We weren't even able to dock in Freeport, so we missed a day on land. However, I... read more

  24 users found this review helpful.
• Richard Keesee  Carnival Spirit  Mexico

  This is the 4th New Years cruise we have taken in the past 5 years and we had previously visited the ports of Cabo San Lucas, Loreto, La Paz, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta and Topolopampo. We... read more

  57 users found this review helpful.
• Kim  Carnival Inspiration  Western Carribean

  My overall FIRST cruise experience to Grand Cayman and Cozumel was great. My family and I have traveled throughout Europe and after being landlocked in Ohio for the last few years we were looking... read more

  17 users found this review helpful.
• Traci Huguley  Carnival Triumph  carribean

  We cruised at Christmas! It was great leaving cold weather and going to warmth! We had an interior room b/c of affordability and I was told that less motion interior and midship. I get extremely... read more

  26 users found this review helpful.
• LEONARD SHAFFER  Carnival Sensation  NASSAU

  the Sensation does the 3 and 4 day to the bahamas we did the new years cruise this year. The ship does a pretty good job on the party on the lido deck. Band was good and pretty much continuous.... read more

  17 users found this review helpful.
• carrie wainwright  Carnival Freedom   Panama

  We've cruised on Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, NCL and finally Carnival, having been hesitant to go on a Carnival cruise in the past because of its less-than-classy reputation. My travel agent and... read more

  20 users found this review helpful.
• Becky  Carnival Inspiration  Western Caribbean

  Between Carnival and NCL, this was our 6th cruise, and I would rank it in 6th place. There were several areas on the ship that were less than clean, people were smoking in non-smoking sections,... read more

  7 users found this review helpful.
• D LeJong  Carnival Dream  Western Carribean

  I had an excellent time on our cruise. The Ship's personnel were fabulous. Everyone had nothing in mind but to make us happy. I thouroughly enjoyed the excursions to Belize Xaunantunich (sp)... read more

  31 users found this review helpful.
• allison foster  Carnival Freedom   western caribbean

  Just got off the ship today. beautiful ship. We always get a balcony, this time we had two balcony rooms for us and the kids. It was great the door opened on the balcony so we could walk back and... read more

  3 users found this review helpful.
• Anthony  Carnival Dream  Eastern Caribbean

  My overall cruise experience was a blast I was most impressed on how fast it was to get on and off the Dream in less than 20 minutes. To get on and off with customs though I was caught off guard on... read more

  44 users found this review helpful.
• Paul  Carnival Dream  Eastern Caribean

  Our family have been excitedly following the Carnival Dream for the last year in anticipation of our Christmas cruise and I will be the first to admit, we made the mistake of believing Carnivals... read more

  28 users found this review helpful.
• Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before  Carnival Inspiration  Tampa - Coz - Gr Cayman - Tampa

  For reference, I'm a 53 y/o health-care exec who had never cruised before, and wanted a medium length cruise for starters. The 5-day Tampa itinerary was perfect for us, and the sole reason we chose... read more

  27 users found this review helpful.
• Stan  Carnival Fantasy  Cozumel

  I sailed on the Carnival Fantasy out of Mobile, Alabama on 26 November 2009, Thanksgiving Day. This was my 8th cruise overall and my kids 2nd cruise. The cruise was four nights and only stopped... read more

  83 users found this review helpful.
• Melinda Butz  Carnival Pride  Bahamas

  My family and I enjoyed this cruise. We plan to take the same cruise in 2010. My grand-daughter loved the kids club. The staff was friendly, helpful and always cleaning something. They were... read more

  21 users found this review helpful.
• Dave Beadle  Carnival Pride  Mexican Riviera

  We had a great time. The staff was friendly and courteous. Check-In was a breeze. Our accommodations exceeded our expectations. There was no doubt, at any time, that their goal was to provide us... read more

  5 users found this review helpful.
• Jennifer Pinder  Carnival Paradise  Catalina Ensanada

  Our first two cruises were on Princess Cruise Lines (owned by Carnival I believe) and the Paradise was so disappointing. I will say that the kids area, Camp Carnival, was fantastic for our... read more

  12 users found this review helpful.