I haven't cruised with Carnival in over 11 years until this past weekend. I was excited to go though. I took my son (who was turning 22), my daughter (14) and hubby. I figured the Carnival I remember would be more fun for my son than RC (who we normally cruise with). I can honestly say, it was the WORST cruise I have ever been on in terms of rudeness and rampant drug use. No matter where I went on the ship (inside and out) all I could smell was weed. We were waiting for a venue to open in the main atrium and I could see puffs of smoke coming up from the decks below and the so-called security just standing around watching. It was like Woodstock 2023 lol. The attitude of some of the passengers was just as bad. Between the arguing, yelling, and people literally knocking others out of the way to get to things (like elevators, tables, or chairs) it felt like nonstop chaos.
We have been on 15+ short cruises with other lines out of both Tampa and Port Canaveral and never encountered what we did this weekend. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to say this seems like a Carnival issue that they really need to get under control. The dogs and extra security are clearly not working which is sad because Carnival was the first cruise line I've ever sailed with and they do get a lot of other things right (comedy shows, food, room layouts, etc).
