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

• Becky B  Carnival Paradise  Catalina Island

  My husband and I went on this cruise looking for a quick trip away from the kids and not too far from home. We had a great time reconnecting with each other and not hearing "mom. dad. mom.... read more

• Vanessa  Carnival Valor  Western Caribbean

  AMAZING!!!!! I don't need a short paragraph, or a long one...it was simply amazing! My first cruise and it was exceptional! The food was excellent! There were endless choices for all appetites,... read more

  12 users found this review helpful.
• Glenda Procell  Carnival Fantasy  rest and shop

  My husband and myself took our 18 year daughter and her boyfriend on this cruise for their high school graduration. The cruise was great we got a 7 day for the price of a 5 because of the flu. The... read more

  2 users found this review helpful.
• Donna  Carnival Imagination  Western Caribbean

  Had great fun on this cruise, had orginally booked to cruise as I wanted to go to Cozumel, but due to swine flu breakout Carnival had to move our port to Nassau. A tad disappointed at this, as we... read more

  8 users found this review helpful.
• Diana Hagenau  Carnival Inspiration  Tampa to Grand Cayman to Tampa

  We cruise a lot, and find Carnival to be more for beginner cruisers or someone who is just a party animal. We saw SO many intoxicated people, it was amazing. It was apparent that many of the... read more

  9 users found this review helpful.
• Peabody  Carnival Holiday  Cozumel

  A delightful experience, it exceeded all my expectations. Main dining room food was excellent, with impecable service. 24-hour pizzaria could not be beat. Buffet food really good to excellent.... read more

  26 users found this review helpful.
• Joyce Evans  Carnival Triumph  Eastern Caribbean

  We were pleasantly surprised with the Triumph. It had been two or three years since the last time we cruised with Carnival(at that time we were not impressed, nothing to write home about). HOWEVER,... read more

• Caryl B  Carnival Holiday  Progresso and Cozumel

  Horrible. Our cabin had not been cleaned. Heavy smoke smell and ashtray outside the door on the rail. Dirty socks, beds not made, toe nail clippings....Yes, toenail clippings in the... read more

  14 users found this review helpful.
• Mrs Isaac  Carnival Splendor  Eastern Caribbean

  This was our first cruise--and we were delighted! True, we had no basis of comparison, but we know good service when we see it, and we can't wait to go back--maybe next time, Alaska. :) We knew... read more

  2 users found this review helpful.
• Krissy  Carnival Fascination  Bahamas

  This was my 5th cruise, 3rd cruise overall on Carnival. I had read many reviews before I went and was a little hesitant, but ended up having a blast! There were so many options, we partied when we... read more

• Char Green  Carnival Spirit  Hawaii

  Weather crusing to Hawaii was cold and windy first 3 days, ship decor was a bit off color with many nude art displays. Too many professional photo's taken and not found. Not at all what we have... read more

  4 users found this review helpful.
• Tami  Carnival Liberty  Virgin Islands

  Carnival has really cut back on entertainment, only a couple of bars open at a time, no live calypso music pool side through out the day, no music videos on the outside theatre, if you bought the... read more

  15 users found this review helpful.
• Carrie   Carnival Splendor  Mexican Riveria

  I think its hard to NOT enjoy a cruise, even if the ship doesn't meet your expectations. We had a wonderful cruise because the company was good, not because of how well run this cruise ship was.... read more

  22 users found this review helpful.
• MaryAnn Shoup  Carnival Destiny  Western Caribbean

  I feel a need to respond to a previous review of this particular cruise. Our family has travelled on Carnival and other cruise lines and we had a fabulous time on this cruise. I would particularly... read more

  39 users found this review helpful.
• Natalie  Carnival Elation  Baja Mexico

  Background: I took a 3-day Spring Break cruise with my friends and family from 4/2/09 to 4/5/09 out of San Diego, CA. Overall, this was a great cruise due to its affordability, their lobster... read more

  47 users found this review helpful.
• Nina  Carnival Pride  Eastern Caribbean

  This was our first cruise, and I must say that it couldn't have been better! We were a group of 32 celebrating the upcoming high school graduation of our friends' children. My husband and I will... read more

  28 users found this review helpful.
• Ann Jones  Carnival Sensation  Bahamas

  We sailed on this ship in June 2007 and again in April 2009. Since the cruise in 2007 the ship had been completely gutted and redone, and it was beautiful . . . albeit the usual somewhat tacky... read more

  69 users found this review helpful.
• ASR  Carnival Conquest  Western Caribbean

  March 22-29 - Fun, great beaches, not cheap This was our 2nd cruise. I've written this mainly for anyone planning a 1st cruise vacation. We had an excellent time on the Carnival Conquest on... read more

  53 users found this review helpful.
• Melissa Walker  Carnival Destiny  Western Caribbean

  I will never cruise with Carnival again. Royal Caribbean is a little more expensive, but totally worth it! When I am on vacation I expect to be treated like royalty and Royal Caribbean does that,... read more

  7 users found this review helpful.
• Michael Ramirez  Carnival Spirit  Mexico

  We did our research about the ship, its ammenities, the time of year and what type of guests would be on board at that time. We also researched our own walking tours since we had already been to... read more

  9 users found this review helpful.
• Tamatha  Carnival Fantasy  Progresso and Cozumel

  Our family went on a 5 Day Western Carribean cruise. New Orleans Pier and embarktation very smooth and did not take long at all. We were VIP, so maybe that is why it only took a few minutes to... read more

  10 users found this review helpful.
• Joel  Carnival Splendor  Baja California

  Wonderful new ship - but too large and too crowded. With over 3000 passengers there seemed to be constant lines and crowds. This is a good ship for those who like crowds or families who want to... read more

  20 users found this review helpful.
• Hillary  Carnival Ecstasy  Mexico

  A great ship! The cruise director, was entertaining and witty. The staff (especially our waiter in the dining room, Todor) was friendly and helpful! We had a great time and will be back! ... read more

  18 users found this review helpful.
• Robert Kutner  Carnival Inspiration  Grand Caymen and Cozumel

  Overall, it was a very nice cruise. We had the Owner's Suite that we won in a charity auction. It was a huge (1100sq ft) cabin located in Deck 12. The only bad part was that the jogging track was... read more

  8 users found this review helpful.
• Kevin Bartlett  Carnival Glory  Eastern

  The cruise was great except for the AC not working too good on the Lido deck cabins. We had cabin 9227 and was warm the entire cruise!! Everything other that that was great. The food was of... read more

  12 users found this review helpful.