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coffeecups -While I realize there are different flavors for everyone, mine just does not happen to be Carnival. Don't get me wrong, there was a time in my life that I loved Carnival (later teens until early 20's). I would basically only cruise Carnival (unless another line ran a great special). At that time, it was my cup of tea. Then, I got married, had a child & settled down. Tried Celebrity once & got hooked. I MEAN HOOKED! In all my years of cruising, I had never had such a great experience on a ship (including HAL, RCL & others). My biggest beef with Carnival is cutting corners everywhere they can. Also, they constantly push stuff on you - buy this, buy that. Typically, you can tell Carnival passengers in port by the way they act. Before anyone shoots me, I was that way too and I am sure people looked at me and my friends the same way. Since we have settled down, we prefer personalized service & (to a degree) pamperring. Carnival is not the enemy, its just not for me. It caters to a more funloving, partygoing group whereas Celebrity caters more to our style. Recently, I even noticed RCL following Carnival in cost cutting and it upset me. It made our decision to exclusively cruise Celebrity easier. Different strokes for different folks. I do not mean to step on anyones toes by voicing my opinion.
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While I realize there are different flavors for everyone, mine just does not happen to be Carnival. Don't get me wrong, there was a time in my life that I loved Carnival (later teens until early 20's). I would basically only cruise Carnival (unless another line ran a great special). At that time, it was my cup of tea. Then, I got married, had a child & settled down. Tried Celebrity once & got hooked. I MEAN HOOKED! In all my years of cruising, I had never had such a great experience on a ship (including HAL, RCL & others). My biggest beef with Carnival is cutting corners everywhere they can. Also, they constantly push stuff on you - buy this, buy that. Typically, you can tell Carnival passengers in port by the way they act. Before anyone shoots me, I was that way too and I am sure people looked at me and my friends the same way. Since we have settled down, we prefer personalized service & (to a degree) pamperring. Carnival is not the enemy, its just not for me. It caters to a more funloving, partygoing group whereas Celebrity caters more to our style. Recently, I even noticed RCL following Carnival in cost cutting and it upset me. It made our decision to exclusively cruise Celebrity easier. Different strokes for different folks. I do not mean to step on anyones toes by voicing my opinion.
