Carnival
Carnival Cruise Lines is proud of its slogan ‘The World's Most Popular Cruise Vacation’
It sounds like quite a claim, but it has been borne out by dozens of awards, both those given by the leisure industry and those voted for by passengers.
Carnival Cruise holidays offer a quality experience with outstanding value for money and Carnival Cruise Lines ‘Fun Ships’ have all been through recent makeovers that have delivered upgraded staterooms, including connecting staterooms for families and groups of friends and being kitted out with a range hypoallergenic bedding so that you can choose such small details as firm or soft pillows to match your preferences.
Then there are the technological luxuries: mobile phone and wi-fi services and the ‘V1’ Digital Coaching System – a breakthrough in the golf training market which is available to all CarnivalGolf.com passengers.
Carnival Ships
Carnival Destiny
The main pool is one of Carnival Destiny's most popular features – it carries a 214 foot long water slide! Topless sunbathing is allowed in a secluded section near the main funnel.
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Carnival Elation
An older ship, this one launched in March 1998, Elation is the seventh of Carnival's eight Fantasy-class vessels and she is due for a refurbishment under the Evolutions of Fun programme.
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Carnival Freedom
Freedom features spa cabins for those who want to be fit! Really these cabins just give private access to the fitness section of the ship, but they are always booked up early, so there must be plenty of people who value that access.
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Carnival Glory
Glory has some interesting features, including ‘fitness cabins’ that allow extra-committed passengers to roll out of their beds and onto the cardio-vascular machinery without having to traverse any public rooms.
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Carnival Imagination
The key feature of Imagination is Carnival WaterWorks, with jets, slides and sprinklers which pleases kids of all ages – don’t despair though, there is also a new Serenity Area for adults, which does offer peace and quiet with excellent lounge chairs.
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Carnival Inspiration
Carnival Inspiration is the first in her class to have had the Evolutions of Fun upgrade – what difference has it made? Well, there’s the golf, for a start: a state-of-the-art golf simulator enables golfers to ‘play’ some of the world's top holes and there are golf packages, which include professional golf escorts as well as professional onboard lessons and equipment rentals.
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Carnival Legend
The sleek and swift twenty-two knot design of the Carnival Legend allows guests to experience a value packed cruise, seamlessly fitting all the destinations of an average ten day itinerary into just seven days.
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Carnival Liberty
Liberty hosts Carnival Cruise Lines' first-ever outdoor movie screen
The Seaside Theatre is a 270 foot screen that shows music videos in the day, and in the evening offers a variety of films, both family-oriented such as Shrek and crowd-pleasing hits like Titanic, although you might wonder whether that’s the idea choice for a cruise holiday! The Polynesian themed spa is a delight, full of tropical plants and an appropriate décor including a teak floor.
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Carnival Miracle
Miracle’s theme is fictional icons – everybody from Superman to Hercules Poirot! She’s one of the slim, fast Spirit class of cruise liners and passengers can expect a streamlined experience except at dining hours, when queues do still form.
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Carnival Paradise
The Fantasy class of Carnival cruise liners (Fantasy, Ecstasy, Inspiration, Imagination, Fascination, Elation, Sensation and Paradise) are all undergoing, or have undergone, major refurbishments as part of the Evolutions of Fun programme.
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Carnival Pride
Carnival Pride’s theme is beauty, which has raised a few eyebrows among more conservative American customers, but if you’re not likely to be offended by nude male statue in the dining room, or bare breasts by Rubens in the corridors, then this ship has a great deal to offer.
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Carnival Sensation
Launched in 1993, Carnival's Sensation underwent a significant refurbishment before re-entering service in 2006 after helping with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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Carnival Spirit
Spirit is one of the Carnival liners that cruises to Alaska, which gives her passenger profile two distinct patterns – older, quieter passengers on the Alaskan trips and younger (or multi-generational) groups on the other, generally Mexican, sailings.
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Carnival Triumph
There tends to be a big plus and a big minus to Carnival Triumph – and taking those into account when choosing your cruise will help you understand this: the downside is that many, many cruise passengers complain that they find the ship’s layout confusing.
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Carnival Victory
One of Carnival’s Destiny class of ships, Victory was launched in 2000 and has had a 2007 refurbishment, but despite this, most travellers feel she has an ambience that ranges from ‘comfortable’ to ‘well-worn’ depending on who you speak to! She doesn’t have the full range new amenities, like the sushi bar, but generally the impression of this ship seems to be that it’s one for families, not couples.
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