I do wish I had found this board before my first cruise in 2002. It was on the Triumph and it was wonderful, much more than I ever expected. I found this board before my 2nd cruise and the information has been more than helpful in planning number 2 & 3 and now working on hopefully #4. The thing is, each cruise was wonderful but in different ways. Yes some of the food was better on some ships than others. I wouldn't catorgize any of it bad, just some a little better. I have yet to find anything worth complaiining about at all. I find the time with the friends I cruise with, the friends I have met and new friends I make each trip make the cruise a success. Like everyone says. You make the cruise , or any trip for that matter, what it is. I approch each trip with the idea that this will be the best trip ever and it usually is. Our last trip one of our shore trips didn't pan out and we were suddenly having to make different plans. Yes it was dissapointing but we still managed to have w wonderful time. Heck we were not at work! We were with friends in paradise.
Maybe the poster is lurking here reading these comments from everyone and will realize that her trip really wasn't that bad.
Give it another try. If not with Carnival another CL but give them a chance. Go with the attitude that your going to have the time of your life and I think you will. After all. The cruise lines arn't what really give you the good time. They give you everything you need to have a great experience, but you have to put forth a little effort to take what they offer and make your vacation great. THey give you the tools, & these boards give you the instructions
. With that combination you can build the vacation of a life time.