[BobbyYorkie]

Originally Posted by Suzy

I have cruised both...RCCL is a little more upscale, in my opinion. The overall attire of the staff and guests was more dressed up during dinner and the evenings. The food was better, I thought, and the activities/decor/staff were more geared toward adults. Don't get me wrong-they have great programs for kids/teens too.

I have been on Carnival a total of 4 times, and the first few it was fine (I was a teen), but we went for our honeymoon-my husband's first cruise-and it was a nightmare. They messed up big time (long story), but to sum it up they wouldn't let ANYONE on board until after midnight, so we were waiting in line for HOURS, there was a mob scene of passengers outside, and they brought in paramedics to help the people who were fainting from standing so long in the heat, and all Carnival did was fill dixie cups with water and passed them through the bars of the gate on the pier. We finally got to our room after 2:30 AM. We got a credit of $50 total ($25 each) for the "dinner" we had to buy on our own in San Juan for our trouble not being able to get on the ship on time. Then the propulsion was screwed up on the ship, so our time at each port was shortened, and we missed some of the shore tours we had signed up for-they only refunded us 10% of what we paid for the tours! THEN the scenery for one of the vegas-style shows broke (big surprise) and we didn't get to see that after dinner. This was our HONEYMOON and they didn't do anything besides an extra "captain's cocktail hour" for the passengers to make it up to us! I will not be cruising Carnival again!

Thats terrible! I would swear them off forever too!