Here are some personal reviews.

The Carnival Destiny

 

One of my favorite ships is the Carnival Destiny.  This ship had a very beautiful atrium with shops, a photo gallery, the purser's desk, as well as bars and The Grand Atrium Bar which is one of the best on the ships.  This ship also has a great and active pool area.  This is one of the few cruise lines with slides on their ships going into pools.  I'm talking about big slides that go around and lets you slide into pool water.  This would be a good ship to try if you had children.  As well as the pool and atrium, this ship as a very nice, main theater, casino, and lots of lounges.  I would recommend the Carnival Destiny for anyone.

 

The Grand Princess

 

One of the things I noticed about this ship the first day I was on it was how beautiful it was.  It had beautiful furniture and very nice bars and restaurants.  The pool area of the ship was beautiful as well as the rest of the ship with unique designs, as shown below,    and very nice.  This ship had nice lounges and dining rooms.  The kids program wasn't the best I've seen but it wasn't bad either.  I would recommend this ship more for adults then families but if you like the scenery on ships then you'll love the beauty on this one.

The Voyager of the Seas 

and 

The Explorer of the Seas

These ships are sister ships and they share the title of the biggest cruise ships afloat.  These ships are probably my favorite out of all the ships I've been on.  One of the things the ship is famous for is it's The Royal Promenade.  The Royal Promenade is a large walkway in the middle of the ship, full of shops, a cafe, bars, a walkway to the casino, on the floor below, and lots of bands perform here.  Sometimes the ship has a Mardi Gras Festival where a parade will go down the promenade and on the last day of your cruise, there will be a Feast of Nations where a lot of the ship's employees parade around with the flag of their homeland.  This ship also has a great pool, or should I say pools.  The ship has two main pools, an adult pool, and a pool in the very back of the ship.  The ship also has whirlpools for relaxing.  The ship has a gorgeous dining room.  The Voyager of the Seas has a huge chandelier and the Explorer of the Seas has a beautiful moon and stars decoration on the ceiling.  The different thing I noticed about the dining rooms on these ships was that each ship had three dining rooms, but the were all connected.  If you sat on the bottom floor, you could look up and see the other two dining rooms which makes it nice when the dining room staff parades around with Baked Alaska on their heads or when the dining room staff serenades the guests with an Italian love song.  The dining room experience provides for lots of fun times.  But, on these ships if you would prefer a more quiet atmosphere, there is another dining option.  Such as, Portofino, which is a restaurant that has very good food but for an extra cost per person.  There is also a casual dining option, The Windjammer Cafe.  This is where most of the guests go for breakfast and lunch, but it is also available for dinner.  This is very convenient if you are out at an island all day with a tour but don't get back until after your assigned dinner.  The Windjammer is open all day, but not at night.  If The Royal Promenade, Poolside, and the dining rooms don't fulfill your cruising needs then the entertainment aboard these ships will.  There is an ice skating rink on these ships that make it very unique.  There is also a show that the ice staff will perform for you if you have tickets.  The tickets don't cost extra you just have to stand in line and get some.  It's completely worth it.  These ships also have very good theater entertainment, such as Broadway shows, variety shows, and comedians.  I would definitely check those out.  Well, this ship has a lot to offer and lots of activities to keep you busy as well as a very friendly ship that I would recommend this ship to anyone looking for a fun time.

 

     

   

 

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