Who cruised on the Festivale?

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On 4/18/2020 at 9:20 PM, cruisin from vegas said:

I was a crew member on the Tropical 1982-1984 (went to Festivale for a couple months).  Ships were night and day different.  I was a casino dealer, one of only a few departments where a woman could work back then, very few Americans also.  Some of the best times in my life.  

I was a crew member on the Festivale when the Tropicale first came out.  I was the gift shop manager and also worked on the Mardi Gras and Carnivale.  So funny you should mention that the casino was one of the only departments where women could work - casino and gift shops.  What a difference from crew today.  My daughter did one 6 month contract on the Glory a few years ago in the Cruise Staff/Entertainment.  I love telling the crewmembers now that we were outnumbered by about 100 to 1 with male crew.  

 

Those were the definitely some of the best times of my life too.

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On 4/18/2020 at 12:28 PM, Joe817 said:

I love threads like this! Thanks for sharing! 👍

I totally agree. I love nostalgic threads. 
 

I cruised Festivale, along with several other early Carnival ships. If I could turn back time and do it again, I’d do it in a heartbeat.