Carnival Cruises
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Carnival Cruise Lines is the world’s largest and most successful cruise company whose vast resort ships provide endless opportunities for a fun-packed holiday - living up to its tagline: The Fun Ships.
Carnival provides quality cruises that are something of a bargain - fun cruise holidays that appeal to first-time and repeat cruisers alike. Given such a large fleet, facilities vary ship-by-ship – please click on a ship below to read about the features of a particular vessel.
Carnival’s ships sail to many popular cruise holiday destinations including the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Caribbean, Alaska, North and South America. Carnival Liberty and the new Carnival Splendor offer European and Mediterranean cruises.
Dining on Carnival Cruises
Carnival’s Total Choice Dining brings a variety of indoor and outdoor venues and a choice of four settings in the main restaurants. Newer ships offer further choice, including flexible dining times and a selection of casual eateries. Complimentary cabin service is available. Informal attire is quite acceptable for dinner and evenings.
Entertainment on Carnival Cruises
All ships include a choice of pools, some with waterslides and retractable roofs, elaborate Las Vegas-style casinos, plenty of bars and nightspots as well as high-energy productions in the show lounges. The newest ships, Carnival Freedom, Splendor and Liberty, with others to follow, feature the Seaside Theatre – a poolside concert venue and big screen cinema. The SpaCarnival facilities include opportunities to work out or relax with a variety of pampering treatments.
Families on Carnival Cruises
A Carnival cruise is perfect for families, with plenty to keep both children and adults happy. The Carnival Fantasy-class ships are receiving a makeover, adding an adults-only sunbathing area, pool decks, a new lobby bar, expanded children’s and teen areas, and more inter-connecting cabins. Children’s unlimited soft drinks cards can be purchased on board.
Camp Carnival provides a fun-filled programme of activities for children in four age specific groups from 2 to 14. Club O2 is the venue for older teenagers to get together to play sport, listen to music and enjoy well-organised nightclubs and pool parties. Babysitting is available for ages 0-11 for an extra charge.
Cabins on Carnival Cruises
Carnival has recently upgraded its standard cabins to include robes, deluxe plush mattresses, soft duvets, high quality linens and pillows. A wide variety of cabins are available, from inside twins, ocean view and balcony cabins to plush Penthouse suites.
Excursions on Carnival Cruises
Carnival offers a comprehensive selection of shore excursions to suit everybody’s taste – from gentle walks, city tours and museum visits to jeep safaris, dogsled rides and diving expeditions.
Gratuities on Carnival Cruises Recommended gratuities are approximately $10 per person per day. 15% will be added to all bar purchases. Pre-payment is available.
The onboard currency is the US dollar.
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