Ariel0185

I was super skeptical when first announced the other day, but this first dinner menu genuinely looks great!

Man, I hate to hear that. Pretty much what happened with us. I hope they fix your cabin. It honestly negatively impacted my vacation bc I didn’t sleep well for 4 nights in a row.

I was ready to back to lowly steerage a few nights in🙈

We got there at 9 and had to be back on board at 330.

It was amazing! The best I’ve ever experienced. I’ve snorkeled all around the Caribbean and even did beginner type scuba in Cozumel (on my honeymoon during a land based vacation that was probably a littler more than beginner and probably illegal but hey it is Mexico lol), Belize, and Hawaii. The reef in Klein Bonaire is soooo pristine and well preserved. It was like a Jacques Cousteau doc!

No problem. It was 9396. I wouldn’t worry. I truly just feel like it was our bad luck.

Hmmm to some degree but nothing that was nonfunctional. You can tell the staff is having to HUSTLE and I hate that for them. We did YTD and our average time in the MDR, even at brunch which I kept reading ppl talk about what a cluster that had become, probably averaged 45 min. But there were a few dishes that tasted a little cool or dried out a bit (the gnocchi with stripped bass were definitely sitting there a while). For me, I feel like the quality of ingredients have decreased. For example, the flaming tomato soup used to be one of my faves. On this cruise, it was bland and watery. I also ordered the chicken Parmesan in the MDR which was supposed to be a feature of their Culcina del Capitano. It tasted like the chicken parm I’ve had from Lean Cuisine or Nutrisystem. It wasn’t just these two items, imo. Food is super subjective, so I know this may not be everyone’s experience. My husband did order the wienerschnitzel with creamed spinach, and it was delicious. But even then, the side of spinach was served in one of those silver things a lot of places use to serve ketchup or salad dressing.

I got back today and want to share my opinions. I’ve been going nonstop since Jan. 5, so I hope I make sense! Other passengers: The best behaved group ever! Everyone was polite, friendly, and patient. Seemed to also follow all the smoking rules, including the folks that smoke left handed😉 Even the kids were all very well mannered. The ship and crew: No complaints. Similar to the Vista. Crew has been reduced but it honestly didn’t negatively impact my personal experience. The crew at Pig and Anchor was fantastic!!! The food: Solidly meh in the MDR with the exception of the ever great Indian food. Covid has to have impacted this area. I’d always found Carnival's food to be be good to very good, and never understood people comparing it to Applebee's. Applesbee’s may be a step up, at this point. First cruise where I didn’t really gain weight, so good for me I guess lol. JiJi’s and Bonsai were fantastic, though. There’s a duck dish at JiJi’s that’s one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. Seriously that good! Lobster rolls were pretty good, too. The ports: Don’t let people scare you away from La Romana. Did a private trip with Seavis and it was a perfect day. Also had the best snorkel ever with Woodwind in Bonaire. The bad: I’ll never do a balcony again. Heard others complain about the noises from the wind. But what got me was the heat. I’ve cruised all over the Caribbean in hot months, spent land vacations in Hawaii and Mexico and never experienced a room so hot that I couldn’t sleep at night. A technician came and changed the thermostat out bc even Carnival deemed it too hot. The positive change lasted until about morning when it stopped blowing out cool air again. A second tech came and said everything was normal go figure. I cannot imagine cruising in that cabin in the summer. Carnival would have to pay ME and even then it wouldn’t be worth it. And I wear hoodies in Arkansas summers bc of how cold businesses turn down their thermostats. Having said that, other ppl in lower interior rooms said they froze. Just luck of the draw I guess.