What is next Carnival ship you want to book for cruise?

[havanadaydreaming]

admittedly i am not really swayed by ships when booking cruises.  its more bang for the buck....ports of call.....departure port flight cost....etc.  i have really enjoyed every ship we have cruise on, big or small.  

 

What is the next CCL ship you want to book?  

 

I was looking at Mardi Gras or Celebration Black Friday deals but none fit our 2024 availability.  

 

 

(an odd aside, probably my favorite cruise ship is routinely bashed in the cruise community.  NCL Epic.  granted, the cabin bathroom setup is WEIRD and not my fave) 

[Drazil65]

We are on MG again in 3 weeks and have 2 cruises booked for 2024 on Sunshine before she leaves Charleston.  We will book Celebration if we decide not to do a land vacation in 2024.  We are also in process of booking something in Europe for 2025 (DS graduates from college and is on his way to law school) but obviously will take whatever ship is do that sailing. 

 

We are also looking at RCCL for Europe as we have not sailed with them in a couple of years and I was sent some decent Black Friday deals today.  

 

 

Edited November 24, 2023 by Drazil65

[iheartmarshall]

What I want to book and what I actually booked are two different things. 😂

But I did just book the Paradise for December 2024.  I'm currently getting my doctorate and vacation times/funds are slim the next three years but we decided to plan now and do a short cruise for the holidays next year.  Timing worked out well too, as it's between semesters plus our jobs slow down this time of year.

We typically prefer smaller ships so I don't mind the Paradise.  Our last three cruises went to the Bahamas so I'm beyond ready to revisit the Western ports.  However at some point, I'd like to try the Celebration or Mardi Gras for a different vibe even though they're bigger ships.  I don't mind the older designs but I am curious how the newer ones feel. 

[DramaQueen22]

Probably going to be the Jubilee out of Galveston.  I'm on Elation in January, then hubby and I are on the Vista in October 2024.  Gotta get something for 2025 on the books!

[CruiseAdict218]

Would also love to try Mardi Gras or Celebration, haven’t had the chance to sail on the class since MG’s original transatlantic was cancelled and then ending up on Venezia 3 times among other cruises. 
 

Panorama is also at the top of the list as well. 

[ledges1]

Booked for convenience. I am on the Glory in January. Close to home (3 hr drive).

[Drew B 58]

Firenze

[mohawk1129]

Venezia 

[ledges1]

My next cruise

[soremekun]

Excel class or not at all.

[mojitos24]

Carnival Conquest for the 5day cruise in February and next it's Legend for a 10 day europeen cruise in September

[ChuckF]

Looking at Horizon.  We want to do a Havana room. 

[Honolulu Blue]

19 hours ago, havanadaydreaming said:

admittedly i am not really swayed by ships when booking cruises.  its more bang for the buck....ports of call.....departure port flight cost....etc.  i have really enjoyed every ship we have cruise on, big or small.  

 

What is the next CCL ship you want to book?  

I was just on the Magic last week and I will be on the Dream in 7 weeks. After that, I don't have any Carnival cruises booked, and I am unlikely to book one any time soon. My booking preferences are similar to yours, and as good a cruise line as I think Carnival is, I can't justify the prices they're asking me to pay three days.

 

I'm avoiding the XL class ships because I think they will be too big for me. I suspect eventually I'll get on one.

[sgttami]

The removal of casino bars and all video slots in the casino has dampened my excitement about going on any one of them.

 

Booked on Venezia for 2024 since it's only an hour drive to port and I do like leaving from NY.

 

I will have to find something else to do on the ship this time......LOL

[JOHN 57]

we booked dream for 13 January and the jubilee for 24 august

[Riles34]

5 hours ago, sgttami said:

The removal of casino bars and all video slots in the casino has dampened my excitement about going on any one of them.

 

Booked on Venezia for 2024 since it's only an hour drive to port and I do like leaving from NY.

 

I will have to find something else to do on the ship this time......LOL

The Heroes bar is right next to the entrance of the Casino, pretty sweet spot! Also, there are a handful of the older slots in there. The Venezia is a perfect ship to go out of NYC.

[MistyRo76]

There is a difference between the ship(s) I WANT to book next and what I WILL book next! lol I really want to get on Mardi Gras/Celebration/Jubilee sometime soon! 
But lately we’ve been more limited to shorter cruises. 

 

I currently have a cabin on hold on the Sunrise to Grand Cayman and Ocho Rios for a 5 day fall break cruise next October with my kiddo and sister - girls cruise!!! We can’t leave dad home alone to fend for himself for too long! 😉😜🤣

 

For me and the kid, 5 days is a good length! It’s almost a week with our travel day before. And our last cruise with the kid was on the Sunshine, which she loved. Sunrise is similar so it should be a great option for us! 

[skrufy]

The largest ship we have sailed is the Conquest class. Would now like to do a cruise on the larger Panorama and Jubilee type ships

[ninjacat123]

Freedom, Pride, Sunshine, Horizon then I’m hoping to book Miracle out of London 2025. Gotta work on DH🤣

[Cherries Jubilee]

I’d love to sail Celebration or Jubilee. I sailed Mardi Gras and loved it but I would prefer a longer cruise to the Southern Caribbean so I will probably end up sailing something else.

 

I’m back on Venezia in February and I’m pretty happy about it.

[LatinaInTexas]

I'm more of a last minute booker so don't plan too far ahead. I can only do 2 cruises a year so booking NCL Encore to Alaska for May 2024 and then hoping to book Venezia to Bermuda for August 2024.

Loved Celebration so Jubilee is on my list and maybe also another MSC cruise.

[lazydayz]

Celebration up next (second time on her), then back on the Pride for the repositioning from Tampa to Baltimore, then Venezia repositioning from NYC to Florida.  I really don’t book for the ship, but rather where I want to go and for how long.  

[PrincessPatti]

Waiting oh so patiently for Venezia New York schedule for 2025 to be released.  Doing a B2B on Celebration next year, so 2024 is pretty much a one (technically two) and done for me.

[havanadaydreaming]

Not sure i really have a ccl ship i really wanna book. 

 

Id like a smaller ship that can go to slighly nontraditional ports. 

[mrpayroll]

Next up is Celebration. Just off B2B on Mardi Gras.