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http://www.consumeraffairs.com/travel/carnival_cruise_lines.htm Carnival Cruise Lines To say that Carnival gets more than its share of complaints would be quite an understatement. We get more complaints about Carnival than about all other cruise lines combined. We'd recommend reading this section carefully before you put down big bucks -- not after. Here are just a few of the more recent complaints ...

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I'm all for that. I wasn't the one that made it personal.

You thought wrong. I only write in humour. Go back and find my "spring training review" that I posted last March. That's what I do. "I am sure I would be judged by you just on our look and not our behavior right? " Wrong again. I suggest you read what I wrote and stop assuming and making suppositions of what I would do or say. I never said a thing about tats in general, even if I don't care for them. I made a comment about THAT one which was stupid, even for a tat. Oh, and I never judged anyone on appearance. Read what I wrote. I wrote about parents who let their kids run loose. That's just plain rude and inexcusable. I complained about people that dressed inappropriately for what was a formal dress dinner. In that case, their appearance was the issue. Money doesn't buy class. If some of these people who were letting their kids run wild or who couldn't meet the simple standard of required dress for the dining room were "high paying blue collar workers", then I completely agree. Try reading for comprehension.

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Thank you. That is exactly what I am talking about. We did not see that sort of behavior when we sailed on Celebrity out of Miami and the service and food was, without question, much much better. Here's a ranking of cruise lines. http://www.luxurient.com/newsletters/Post/CruiseLineRankings_1062003.html If you scroll down this page, on the right, you'll see a rating of what percentage of passengers were satisfied with their cruise. Carnival rates near the bottom. http://www.cruisedirectonline.com/cruiseshipratings.htm We're actually booking a 7 night Mexican Riviera cruise out of San Diego on Holland America. The crowd may be older than us, but at least we won;t have to deal with some out of control brats.

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To be fair, I think if you're bringing the kids, it's probably the right cruise. I just wish parents would PARENT when they were on the ship.

My review of our Carnival cruise. Saturday, December 09, 2006 Cruising with the rednecks So we just got back from a Bahamas cruise. We've cruised before on Celebrity and we really enjoyed it. This time, we thought we'd try a Carnival cruise. Now, I've read a review somewhere that Carnival caters to the crowd that lives in double-wides and eats cheese from a can. After experiencing it first hand, I'm here to say that's pretty accurate. First off, let's give credit where credit is due. The ship we sailed on, The Elation, was beautiful. It was clean and well kept. Dinner was passable. Decent selection and I can't really complain about the quality. We never ate in the buffet for dinner. Service was varied. The bartenders were great but the dinner service was poor. On two separate occations, we waited for dinner well over 30 minutes. We sat there with the salad plates on the table and waited and waited and waited. Unacceptable. Our waiter did his best given what he had to work with. We did not have a wine steward. We may have been one of the few tables that actually noticed. That brings us back to the rednecks. First off, ladies, a cutoff denim skirt doesn't qualify as proper attire on formal dress night. At least not anywhere where we walk on two feet. Likewise, the classic Dale #8 look sadly also doesn't meet the standard. Now, I realize that you've worn this to other important occasions, such as your wedding but it's not formal. I'm sorry to break it to you but I feel it's my duty. Now, I don't expect that my advice will influence you in the future to possibly consider a shirt with sleeves should you, in the distant possibility, ever have the opportunity to attend a formal function. You could also stick to the buffet for dinner. Psst, I hear it's all you can eat and you can get pizza! Sha-zaam! Speaking of the buffet, we did get breakfast there since after all, it was by the pool and we were wearing bathing suits. One morning, I took notice of the guy in front of me getting coffee. On his arm he had a tattoo of a can. In the can, it said, "Whoop Ass". Now, when is THAT ever a good decision? What the hell were you thinking when you sat down in the chair and decided THIS is what I want on my arm for the rest of my miserable life? On top of it all, you probably had to pass on more than one WWF event to save up for it. I didn't check the other arm, presumably, it said "Dumbass". Ladies, please PLEASE, if you are 50lbs or more overweight, go with the one-piece. Honestly, either there was no mirror in your room or you have a seriously warped sense of self. Thanks to you, I passed on going up to the topless deck for fear of what I might encounter up there. SHUDDER. We didn't;t see what you considered proper attire for dinner because, unsurprisingly, you were probably at the buffet. The ALL YOU CAN EAT buffet. Yee-ha! I'm not sure if we were redneck central because we sailed out of Port Canaveral. It could very well be. The port isn't too far for those good old boys and gals to pack up the Ford F150, strap the kids in to the couch in the bed and drive down for a cheap vacation. None of those fancy flyin' machines required! If we try Carnival again, it'll be a little further south. We certainly wouldn't even think of sailing out of Mobile or New Orleans. I can't imagine what the clientele would look like on those cruises. Take my advice, even if you are willing to overlook all that I have mentioned above, remember, Jim Bob and Joleen brought the youngins! The hot tub, forget it, they were doing the swan dive in there. Didn't matter that you might be in there. Didn't matter that ma and pa were right there watching. Parenting skills can't be bought at the piggly wiggly. In the event that you do get trapped on one of these ships and you do want some time away from the pork rind crowd but would rather not spend all that time in your cabin, I bet I can locate the one spot on the ship that is guaranteed bubba-free. The library. I bet it's deserted.

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It's also smaller than most tables. 36" across.

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It's called a conscience and congrats, you've got one. Our membership seems to be dwindling.

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I used to get up around 3am on Friday and head out. Been doing that for over 10 years. I'd usually be near the front of the line. If I did that now, I'd probably be a couple hundred people back. I'm unwilling to give up the Thanksgiving holiday with my family and my extended family and go out there a day early. I really don't care how much I'll save. It's not worth it to me. It's a personal decision. I'm sitting here watching GMA do a story on people exchanging peace and goodwill for debt and holiday rage. Thanks, count me out. Your mileage may vary.

I thank you for your service. I also truly do hope that there were some Thanksgivings since that one in 1972 that would make eating dinner on the sidewalk pale in comparison.