jmspls72 Posted October 2, 2017 #1 Share Posted October 2, 2017 planning a cruise and considering royal Caribbean enchantment of the seas Or a carnival triumph cruse Price close to the same I have been on 3 Royal Caribbean cruises New carnival cruiser larger rooms vs royal piqued my interest , carnival seems better for kids Im taking my 15 yr old and 20 year old kidsand saves me 4 to 6 hours of driving round trip I hesitate because of negative food reviews and wonder how the personnel services is compared to RC Also does triumph have an adult only pool or deck Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted October 19, 2017 #2 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Food is very subjective. I find food on RCI to be a bit better then on Carnival. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmspls72 Posted October 19, 2017 Author #3 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Food is very subjective. I find food on RCI to be a bit better then on Carnival. Keith Thx I am not setting expectation too high especially since I going with fantasy cause it is closer for them Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horsegal Posted October 20, 2017 #4 Share Posted October 20, 2017 It's been years since (2012?) I've been on RCI and it was only once. We prefer carnival, the food was better, service was better, and passengers were friendlier. We have done 7 carnival Cruise on multiple ships. Sent from my XT1650 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaGirl2010 Posted March 16, 2018 #5 Share Posted March 16, 2018 We've been on both Carnival and RC in the past year. To me Royal Caribbean is better, but we've been on the bigger ships. Carnival's service has gone down in the past few years, they are making their staff wait more tables and clean more rooms than they used to, so the staff seemed unhappy. The food is pretty good on both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNVA28210 Posted March 23, 2018 #6 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Though it has been some time since on RC. When we were aboard the AOS the desserts seemed to be lacking. I was pleased with most choices on the Carnival Sunshine when we went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebucks Posted March 26, 2018 #7 Share Posted March 26, 2018 I have not yet been on RCI. I loved the Carnival food. From what I have read on these forums, the consensus has been this: RCI wins in specialty dining. From the included food, Carnival seems to have that edge. Everyone has their own opinion, but those are the themes I've noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garf Posted April 4, 2018 #8 Share Posted April 4, 2018 I have been on 20 cruises, 4 with RCL, 3 with NCL and 13 with Carnival. The food on Carnival is much better than RCL, on NCL I think there food beat both RCL and CARNIVAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveSummerFun Posted April 18, 2018 #9 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I've been on both and thought RCL was better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowbass Posted June 4, 2018 #10 Share Posted June 4, 2018 We just got off of the Carnival Victory 3 days ago and we thought the food in the MDR and buffet was very, very bad. Our son who normally cruises Carnival, took his first cruise on a RCL ship last week. In his opinion, the food on RCL was much better, and had a better variety than Carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angiei812 Posted August 19, 2018 #11 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Hi, I have been on both and thought that Carnival had better food than Royal Caribbean. I thought RC was more like hospital food (bland and boring) whereas Carnival was more creative / interesting (which I like). I guess it just depends on what you are looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted August 20, 2018 #12 Share Posted August 20, 2018 We thought the food on Carnival and RCCL was about the same ... no better ... no worse. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzysuzy Posted December 10, 2018 #13 Share Posted December 10, 2018 I've only been on Carnival once, but found the food on RCI to be superior. Of course, it have been a number of years since I have been on RCI. Since my first cruise with them in 1994, their quality has decreased at a noticeable rate. Right now I sail Princess and Celebrity (and give the edge to Celebrity on food). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytygr8 Posted February 3, 2019 #14 Share Posted February 3, 2019 After a few times on Carnival, we just finished a cruise on Royal, and the food was not just worse on Royal but WAY worse. There was one day where the buffet had a bbq day, and I loaded up on like 5 different bbq staples from ribs to Mac and cheese. With each one, I took one bite and didn’t take another. I’ve never gone so quickly from excited to completely disappointed. I don’t know how many who think Royal’s food is better have been on both in the past 3 years, but we won’t be going on Royal again any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garf Posted February 3, 2019 #15 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Food rankings !! Best to worst 1. NCL 2. CARNIVAL 3. RCL This is just my option after 20 plus cruses , NCL is just a little a head of CARNIVAL, But RCL is way off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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