Here we are, back from our Carnival Victory cruise, waiting to board the plane...
Before my official review and pictures...
First of all, let me just tell you that we have booked Faster To The Fun (FTTF) and it won't be the last time. We have boarded 45 minutes before the rest of the passengers, as promised our cabins were ready right away.
We never had to wait to talk to a staff member to guest services. We were served right away.
Also, we thought we were going to be very tight to make it to the Fort Lauderdale Airport (from the port of Miami) and turns out we were in the cab by 7:40 AM and 3 hours in advance for our 11:20 flight!
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The Victory looks even better now that she did when we sailed on her in 2016. They did a good job during dry dock. While it doesn't look "brand new" like the Disney Ships, most sections were in excellent condition.
The addition of funship 2.0 was a good call. Everything was fresh and delicious, the new restaurants and bars were super cute and added a lot of colors to the main deck.
Now, what did my FIL & MIL think of Carnival after loving
Disney Cruise Line so much? Well... It's a home run for Carnival!
They both said that the musical revue Vroom and the comedy shows were their favorite over the Disney Shows --performers were high caliber-- and that the food (Chopsticks, Guy's Burgers, etc) was just as good or better, with the exception of Palo which is still their favorite.
Both said that while they would enjoy sailing on
DCL again, Carnival would be their first choice. While I still think DCL and Carnival are even when it comes to service, MIL & FIL found the staff more friendly on Carnival.
Our cabin hostess, Sari, was the best we've had in all our six cruises (DCL & Carnival). She was always nice, helpful and friendly and our cabins were absolutely spotless. We gave her extra tips on top of the pre-paid gratuity for both cabins (we had never done this before).
If this was a party cruise I guess we missed the party again. LOL I did not encounter heavily intoxicated or obnoxious people, guests were all polite, pleasant and in a good mood. We always found seats and loungers everywhere we went even thought the ship was sold out.
They did put the AFT pool adult only which we appreciated very much and they were strict about it.
The lines were usually short but when they were longer, they usually went very fast.
Disembarkation in Key West & Cozumel was a breeze. We did not wait at all and the excursions were very well organized.
Overall, this Carnival Victory cruise was even better than our first one on the same ship.
Pictures coming soon.