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Those of us that have been cruising Carnival for a while can tell you they have the capability to freeze you out when it's hot outside, but Carnival now throttles air conditioning in cabins to save money. The A/C control on the wall of your cabin is useless. I cruised on HAL last year and one thing I enjoyed a lot was having a thermostat in my cabin that actually worked. It was so nice to be cool and comfortable in my cabin like the old days on Carnival.

My only other cruise was with Carnival 9 years ago and there wasn't a problem with the a/c. I have been wondering if Carnival is in fact cutting back on the a/c.

Curious to know how the original posters in this forum found the a/c in their aft cabin.

Carnival states their standard for a/c is 70-74. Did a Valor cruise in March and was miserable with air temperatures rising in evening to 74-76 or more. Suspect it may have been due at least in part to neigbor(s) leaving balcony door open. Temperature would rise to 76 by midnight some nights then cool to low 70's by morning. Complained to housekeeping, and maintenance made a minor adjustment one evening when the air blowing from the vent, i.e., not the room temperature, was 74.5, just over their standard. Complaints after that resulted in no action since adjustment had been made. We like it uber cold too and were miserable. Will bring fan next time. Found a tall oscillating fan that would fit on a small night stand: The Black Series by Shift. Slightly noisy but pretty good flow of air. We are considering RC for our next cruise. Just inquired and were told their standard is 68-74.

BTW, anyone know if booking inside cabin provides enough insulation from issues caused by open balcony doors?

If Carnival is certainly limiting A/C, I will have to consider my next cruise on a different line. I wonder if this is becoming an industry measure or just a Carnival cost-cutting measure. In searching through various threads about cabin A/C, I do see complaints about warm temps on various cruise lines, but have not noticed anyone suggesting that it was a trend or deliberate attempt of that line to throttle A/C use.

Lots of complaints about cabin temperature being too hot and air conditioning not working.

 

Appears that mostly the AFT cabins are being affected and hearing this a LOT regarding the Dream (but not limited to).

 

This is a thread to record your cabin temperature if you have had an AFT cabin (basically midship to aft). Please also post what deck you were on.

 

There are various threads showing where people have taken photos of how hot it gets in their cabins even though the ships maintenance says it is ok (when you're sweating all through the night....it's NOT ok).

Update to post below about warm aft cabin Valor deck 7: My friend and I have been wondering if the problem in our aft cabin may have been due to our next door neighbor leaving their balcony door open in the evening. We noticed their door was open at least one evening. The temperature in the cabin would rise in the evening to 76 by midnight, then drop to low 70's by morning. Perhaps they closed the door at bedtime, thus enabling the air to cool. I have read some comments about open balcony doors causing a/c problems in an entire area. Another possibility is a maintenance issue as this boat was ready for dry docking. BTW, I'm curious how the a/c was on your previous Carnival cruises. Is this your first time in an aft cabin? We are still concerned about how to plan a future cruise because of potential a/c problems. My only experience was 9 years ago in a fore cabin, which was nice and cool, although no balcony which could have the abovementioned problem.

Responded with some details on your post Record Aft Cabin Temperature, but did not include info about the ceiling control. When the tech found our cabin was 74.5 (just outside their standard), he adjusted something in the ceiling vent, which caused a slight change in temperature of the air coming from the vent.When we complained another night of 76 degree room temp at midnight, we were told that (ceiling vent adjustment) was done and the "chillers would be checked". Looking forward to details about your experience on your upcoming cruise. It might be worth adding, my previous cruise was several years ago on Carnival in a fore cabin, which was cool. I'm curious about your experience with room temperature on your previous cruises. My friend and I are eager to find out if cabin location or cruise line can provide us with a cooler experience.

I recently posted under a thread ("Record aft cabin temperature") a problem with warmth in a Carnival Valor aft cabin (7435) on March 15th's sailing. We did notice our next door neighbors had their door open at least once, and I do wonder if that may have been a contributing factor.

Our room temperature ranged from 70-76 with the temperature rising in the evening. We were shocked by this as we keep hotel rooms around 65-68 and have difficulty sleeping in anything warmer.

The first night I called to complain, the tech said that the standard is 70-74. He recorded 74.5, so made an adjustment to our unit. However, this continued to be a problem and we were told the adjustment had already been made and the tech would check the "chillers".

I would also like to know if aft cabins tend to be warmer. If so, I will book elsewhere. I'm not sure cruising is for me if 74 (or more) is standard; is this standard for Carnival or all cruise lines? I was miserable.

Getting back to the original topic:

Are aft cabins warmer and therefore to be avoided by those of us liking it cold?

Is there a definitive answer?

Also, it seems a lot of Carnival customers are complaining about cabin temperature. Are Carnival cabins generally warmer than other cruise lines? If so, as a newer cruiser, I would rather choose another cruise line next time.

If all else fails in our attempts to find the coolest cabin, I see people have been able to borrow fans. I wonder how readily available they are. I certainly wouldn't want to bring my own as I see some do.

I had hopes of cruising more, but my travel partner and I both like it cold and had expected to chill the room out at least 68 degrees like we do in hotels. Anything over 70 is pushing it for us.

We recently were shocked to discover we had no control over our cabin temperature in our deck 7 aft cabin on the Carnival Valor. I sleep in 66-68 degrees year round and was miserable sleeping in 71-76 degrees on this cruise. Maintenance said 70-74 degrees is the standard---uggh! Should I book a cabin mid-fore ship on a cruise next time???