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BALCONY!!! Did a balcony on Carnival in 2006 and I'm hooked!

My first cruise was on Royal Caribbean in 2006. It was a great trip, but I felt it was just a little "stuffy" for me. Then we took a family cruise on Carnival and I've been hooked ever since. It was me, my DH, my DD (age 27 at the time) and her friend. We had a blast!!!

My first cruise was on Royal Caribbean in 2006. It was a great trip, but I felt just a little "stuffy". Then we took a family cruise on Carnival and I've been hooked ever since. It was me, my DH, my DD (age 27 at the time) and her friend. We had a blast!!!

I'm a little shy and not good and making small talk (neither is my husband), so we will do a late dining, and a table for two!

Cruising to me is the best value for a vacation, and I enjoy going to all the different ports. Anything can happen any where and every where you go. I will always continue to be a "CRUISER".

Glad to know that you survivied the cruise. I had a feeling after reading a few of the other posts that it wasn't a crazy as they described it. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure it wasn't the "cruise" that everyone thought it would be, but for the life of me, I could not understand why Carnival would allow their passengers to live on onion and pickles. Glad to hear that there were no food shortages and that people were able to eat. It really doesn't surprise me any more on how people will act when faced in a disaster, they go on the "its all about me mode" and forget that children should eat first, and then the elderly, and then themselves. That was the way I was raised. So glad that everyone made it home safely, and I truly believe that Carnival did an outstanding job (that means their crew and staff). I also believe that Carnival went over and above on reimbursing the passengers. So those individuals who felt it was necessary to sue Carnival because of an engine fire, I hope you don't get anything. An accident is just that, an accident. We all know that things like this will happen, but I'm sure that the cruise line will handle it just like Carnival did, they handled their business and no one was seriously hurt.

DH and I were going to go on the NCL Jewel in November, but STUFF HAPPENS! We are now scheduled for the Carnival Sunshine on March 30th, 2014. I think I'm more excited about this cruise since it's going to be a fairly new ship. As you know the Carnival Desnity will debut as the Carnival Sunshine next month. Although we are not going until next year, it is still going to a new ship with new features! Anyone else going on this cruise. We have ports of call in Jamaica, Grand Cayman Island, and Cozumel. With it being March, the weather should be pretty good in those locations.

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I also belong to Cruise Critics and after reading the stories about Jamaica and Mexico, I am going to be very cautious about what we do when we dock at those ports. Can someone tell me about Cozumel? My husband does not want us getting off the ship in Mexico because of all the problems going on. I would like to just go to a beach close by the port and just relax, but he would prefer to stay on the ship. Also, we are going to Montego Bay. I've head that some of the people in Jamaica are very pushy and I don't like people following us trying to get us to buy their wares. It is really sad that some of the ports have gone downhill with crime and other problems, but I say it's better to be safe than sorry. If I have to stay on the ship, then I will.

Wow that's a pretty big mishap. Not only did Atlantis suffer a financial loss from this, but the passengers missed out on a port they were scheduled to see. Wonder how Norwegian dealt with that?

Hi everyone. Thank you for the warm welcome to "Cruise Crazies, and I also want to apologize for taking so long to reply. My hubby and I are still pretty new to crusing. I've been on two, and he's been on three. We are currently booked on a cruise in November with Norwegian Jewel to the caribbean, and althought it's still a ways off, I'm very excited. I believe that cruising is a great vacation and well worth the money. Just think, relaxing, dinning, and visiting different ports all in seven days (or more). I do have questions regarding Norwegian and post them a little later on the correct topic or heading. Thanks again for the warm welcome. Carol H.

DH and myself are scheduled to sail in November on the Norwegian Jewel leaving from New Orleans to the Caribbean. Montego Bay, Jamaica; Georgetown Grand Cayman Island; and Cozumel, Mexico are the ports. I think that all we want to do is to lay out at the beachs, people watch, and shop!

I think the CEO of Carnival has gone over and above on taking care of those passengers on the Carnival Triumph. As stated above, it was an unfortunate accident/incident that could have happened on any of the Carnival ships, or any other cruise line in the industry. It is really sad though to hear of people wanting to file lawsuits against the company. Would I sail on a Carnival ship in the future...you bet I would. Again, it was an accident and it could have happened any where. My hats off to the crew for an outstanding job that they did even when faced with extreme difficulties and "some" irate passengers.

I know that a lot of people have asked where they can find a cheaper place to park instead of the parking at the cruise terminal, but I feel this way...is it worth it to risk your car parking off lot? I would rather pay the price of parking at the terminal knowing that there are security cameras and fenced in. Don't get me wrong, I know that anything can happen, but it's more to happen off site, then parking at the pier. Better safe then sorry is what I say.

I like the majority of you agree and will cruise again. However, I was very disappointed to find that a lot of the passengers on the Carnival Triumph are filing law suits against Carnival Cruises. As we know, it was an accident. An accident that could happen to any of us on any cruise lines. My husband and I agree that cruising is the best value for a vacation and will continue to cruise each year!