RCCL vs. Carnival

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GRIL232

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I have been on 8 cruises total with Royal Caribbean (5 times) being my favorite. I was on a small retired Carnival ship 20 years ago. I have not been on Carnival since. My sister and I are looking to take a cruise next summer. I am considering Carnival but am concerned I will be disappointed. With RCCL I have been on Majesty, Enchantment, and Mariner. Of those three, the Mariner is my favorite. Ok....those of you with experience on both Carnival and RCCL, should I give Carnival another try? If so, could you recommend a ship or two? Thanks!!!
 
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Mbandy

Guest
Of my 18 cruises I have been on six Carnival and six Royal Caribbean. Never had a bad one in the lot. I can say that in my experience, the service on Royal Caribbean is consistanly better. Not to say I ever had bad service on Carnival, just that Royal Caribbean has the most consistantly good service.

Having said that, either one is awesome. My favorite itinerary is CCL Legend out of Tampa.

Again just my =twocents
 
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jtutak

Guest
For me It depends on the price, RCI's price can be almost double for some sailings in a balcony cabin. I Love RCI's Voyager & Freedom class ships but will not pay a large premium.
 
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PH8

Guest
Been on both.........lots of RCCL ones and one Carnival(Spirit)..........liked the Carnival ship just fine......only reason we stick with RCCL is cuz of the perks,,,,,,,,,,,otherwise,I wouldnt hesistate to take another Carnival ship...
 
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lillian854

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I've been on RCCL, Princess, Celebrity, Costa and Carnival. I recommend you any of these cruise lines and not CARNIVAL. If you love good things, take Celebrity. They are terrific. :thumb

Britanis - 12/80
Britanis - 12/80
Carla Costa -12/87
Carla Costa - 12/89
Costa Daphne - 12/91
Monarch of the Seas - 12/93
Festivale - 12/94
Costa Allegra - 12/95
Fascination - 12/96
Costa Victoria - 12/97
Rhapsody of the Seas - 12/98
Carnival Destiny - 12/00
Infinity - 11/01
Galaxy - 12/01
Sea Princess - 11/02
Adventure of the Seas - 12/02
Constellation - 1/03
Dawn Princess - 11/03
Costa Mediterranea - 12/03
Golden Princess - 12/04
Empress of the Seas - 12/04
Constellation - 12/05
Serenade of the Seas - 12/06
Galaxy - 12/06
Crown Princess - 12/07
Empress of the Seas - 1/08
Adventure of the Seas - 12/08
 
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TampaMike

Guest
Couldn't have been happier with the cruise we took on the Carnival Glory
out of Port Canaveral, Florida. Everything was absolutely wonderful.
 
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jtutak

Guest
[quote lillian854]I've been on RCCL, Princess, Celebrity, Costa and Carnival. I recommend you any of these cruise lines and not CARNIVAL. If you love good things, take Celebrity. They are terrific. :thumb

Britanis - 12/80
Britanis - 12/80
Carla Costa -12/87
Carla Costa - 12/89
Costa Daphne - 12/91
Monarch of the Seas - 12/93
Festivale - 12/94
Costa Allegra - 12/95
Fascination - 12/96
Costa Victoria - 12/97
Rhapsody of the Seas - 12/98
Carnival Destiny - 12/00
Infinity - 11/01
Galaxy - 12/01
Sea Princess - 11/02
Adventure of the Seas - 12/02
Constellation - 1/03
Dawn Princess - 11/03
Costa Mediterranea - 12/03
Golden Princess - 12/04
Empress of the Seas - 12/04
Constellation - 12/05
Serenade of the Seas - 12/06
Galaxy - 12/06
Crown Princess - 12/07
Empress of the Seas - 1/08
Adventure of the Seas - 12/08[/quote]I only see 1 Carnival (Carnival Destiny - 12/00) in your list of cruises. I would not judge any cruise line after only one cruise and feel it unfair to knock Carnival because of a possible bad experience 8 years ago. On the other hand you are entitled to your opinion.
 
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Mbandy

Guest
I took all my cruises out of my sig when the administrators were asking people to shorten their signatures. If we all posted all our cruises in all our sigs there would be a LOT of scrolling going on :lol
 
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PH8

Guest
dont ya know it!! I have never put them in my signature.................IMHO--its too showy.......
 
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Breeze

Guest
Amen to that, PH!

We have done 6 Carnival cruises plus many RCCL ones. I would not hesitate to take a Carnival cruise. We especially like the Spirit class on Carnival and consider it a very easy ship to get around on. Their piano bar is so much fun to hang out at. They also have a club with a live band for dancing almost every night of the cruise.

Like PH said, except for the RCCL perks, I'd have no trouble doing Carnival all the time.
 
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sanjoseca

Guest
[quote PH8]dont ya know it!! I have never put them in my signature.................IMHO--its too showy.......[/quote]

Awww scroll it.....let 'em have their fun!
 
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earl_m

Guest
I have cruise on both lines. there were no problems on ether line. There were more kids on carnival
but never a problem.
 
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jtutak

Guest
[quote PH8]OHMY..are we having a battle of the longest signatures on here?? [/quote]
And both were great. BTW are you always so grumpy.
 
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sanjoseca

Guest
[quote jtutak][quote PH8]OHMY..are we having a battle of the longest signatures on here?? [/quote]
. BTW are you always so grumpy.[/quote]

No, sometimes she's downright angry! Monday will be bad because she will just be returning from a cruise. She's loveable though, when you get to know her.
 
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amistad

Guest
I understand how you felt about the smaller older Carnival ship you were on, because we went on the Holiday before it was refurbished and we were so unhappy and disappointed we said never again on Carnival. That said we are now Diamond on RCCL and we have taken many wonderful cruises on Carnival since, I just make sure I choose newer ships and read the cruise review boards, Carnival is usually cheaper and they seem to offer a better selection of ports, to us the last RCCL cruise we took last August was not up to par with our past experience and our last Carnival cruise this May exceeded our expectations. I think if you get lucky and have a good wait staff and a good room steward it really enhances the vacation experience. I think if you read up on the ships you are considering you will be happy with either, they are both great fun.
 
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lilasm

Guest
hi!

I have done both -- they are both great -- Rccl might be a bit better in my mind -- love the royal promenade area, but Carnival is still wonderful -- I was on the carnival imagination last thanksgiving -- went to their out island & turks --- that was GREAT!!! The boat was older, but had just been refurbished -- i loved it - small but great. If you can catch a cruise on carnival that includes the out island (i believe very few go there because it is owned & operated by Holland America) i would grab it! Bonus if you can get the out island & Turks!!

good luck
lilasm
 
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CruiserRC

Guest
[size=large]I just love cruising!! I've only been on RCCL so far. I enjoy the service. Make you feel like Royalty. I am a stay-at-home Mom with a Husband, 3 teenage boys and a male dog. I enjoy cruises so much because for 1 week someone else is taking care of ME. And a fine job they do. Our cabin attendant knew how much I enjoyed the towel animals, she made an extra effort every night to make me smile. As you can see it doesn' t take much to amuse me. I must say though, when I come off the ship, I am so let down for a couple of days until I snap out of it. I don't think I would mind any ship as long as they had good service and good food. Sounds like you can get that on both cruise lines. Take it from the experts on here who have numerous cruise experiences under their belt. They have enough experience that they have something to compare each cruise to. [/size]

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travlDR

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About to try my first RCCL cruise--- just a 3day on the Monarch from Port Canav. in January. Been on many other cruises on many lines, but always preferred Celebrity!!! Just want a quick get away, so thought I would try it. Will I be OK??? LOL.. Anyway my main question--- anyone have recommendations for Orlando airport to Port Can. transfers??? Wanted to get a private ride, rather than a "seat on the bus!" Was looking at Ace Luxury Transportation of Orlando. Has any one used them before, and if so what did you think???
THANKS for your input!!!
 
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