2012-08-05, 10:25 AM
Marksman Bryan Wrote:Carnival was our first cruise, and my whole family thought it was pretty awesome. I guess we are surprised it's considered the Walmart of cruises - Could the awesomeness really be THAT much better on a "nicer" cruise line? (From what we've been hearing from relatives/friends, yes, they can be haha so I guess it's not really a question :p)
I think the big difference between the cruises is the "luxury" factor, for lack of a better term - in other words, yes, everything is that much better on a "nicer" cruise line. Like one of the big things I remember from the Carnival cruise was the number of obese people, both children and adults - our ship was something insane like 50-60% obese. The average social class of the people on the Carnival cruise as well seemed lower than that on "nicer" cruise lines. And generally all of the "awesome" things about the Carnival cruise - the food options, the design of the ship with everything available, etc. - seemed much more upgraded on the Celebrity cruise I was on. If that makes any sense.
I went on both years ago so comparing them from memory with specific isn't easy but generally yes, most cruise lines are "nicer" than Carnival. That's not to say Carnival is a "bad" cruise line, though.