New to carnival, HELP!!!

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Hi,

we are not new to cruising, but we have never done carnival. We are trying to decide between Mariner of the seas and a 7 day eastern with Carnival.

I have gone to Carnivals official web site and saw one of their papers that shws the events of the day. It mostly had casino tournaments and such, which isnt of interest to me. So here are my questions:

 

!. is there somewhere I can read a list of events on the ship which does the Eastern itenary? The one on line wasnt for a 7 day cruise.

 

2. Which, if any activities cost extra? I know Bingo and casinos would cost extra, but anything else?

 

3. We will be traveling as 4 adults, a 13 yr old boy and 15 year old girl. Is there plenty for teens to keep busy on carnival??

 

4. are there any family events you can do together?

 

5. If there are any tips or suggestions or just thoughts you could send my way to help out a newbie I would greatly appreciate it!!!!

We are not going until summer 07, but I need to plan now so we can decide which line would be best for the families.

 

Thanks again,

mom x4,grandma x4

[mared1]

Hi,

we are not new to cruising, but we have never done carnival. We are trying to decide between Mariner of the seas and a 7 day eastern with Carnival.

I have gone to Carnivals official web site and saw one of their papers that shws the events of the day. It mostly had casino tournaments and such, which isnt of interest to me. So here are my questions:

 

!. is there somewhere I can read a list of events on the ship which does the Eastern itenary? The one on line wasnt for a 7 day cruise.

 

2. Which, if any activities cost extra? I know Bingo and casinos would cost extra, but anything else?

 

3. We will be traveling as 4 adults, a 13 yr old boy and 15 year old girl. Is there plenty for teens to keep busy on carnival??

 

4. are there any family events you can do together?

 

5. If there are any tips or suggestions or just thoughts you could send my way to help out a newbie I would greatly appreciate it!!!!

We are not going until summer 07, but I need to plan now so we can decide which line would be best for the families.

 

Thanks again,

mom x4,grandma x4

 

You can read Carnival Capers (daily "newspaper") which lists the different activities. A good place to look for them is on the website cruiseclues.

[Adam185]

We are going on our first Carnival cruise in 3 weeks, but I've been doing a TON of research. While I am a big casino person, my wife is not. According to the Carnival Capers (the ship's newsletter), there are a great deal of things to do outside of the casino, including pool games, trivia. Also, I've read nothing but positive reviews of the teen club onboard.

 

Good luck in your research.

[Cotton]

Hi,

 

I have gone to Carnivals official web site and saw one of their papers that shws the events of the day. It mostly had casino tournaments and such, which isnt of interest to me.

 

Teens ping pong contest

Bridge players contest

Bingo

Travel talk

Free golf clinic

Bartender lessons

Line Dancing lessons

Art auctions w/comp champagne

"Tea Time" on sea day afternoons

Survivor game

Wine & cheese party

TV trivia

Library

Win, Lose or Draw game

Shopping

Sports Trivia

Golf puting competition

Teens Mocktail party

Karaoke

Shopping

Who wants to be a millionaire game

What's in the bag game

Poolside contests

Arcade

Mini-golf

"Make-Your-Own-Sundae" bar

Name that tune game

Newlywed, not so newlywed game

Galley tour

 

........to name a few things that might interest you.:)

[Scorpiorose]

There's art auctions, lots of fun even though I'm not into that that much they serve free champagne and make it fun, there are lots of teens on carnival, pools....I don't think that these other things are extra, I didn't ever pay for anything except casino and bingo. I'm sure others can speak to the activities for teens! Have fun

[silentbob007]

mom x4,grandma x4,

 

1. Like another poster has suggested, you want to look for copies of the ship's Capers. These can be found on the above mentioned webiste, or you can probably search this forum to find them as well.

 

2. Besides bingo and casino, other pay-activities are usually along the lines of wine-tasting and some of the fitness classes. Depending on the ship, there may also be some premium dining options that also cost extra. Pay activities outside of gambling (bingo, etc) though, are few and far between in my experience.

 

3. There is a teen club that, for the ages you are talking about, is pretty loosely structured but will keep them busy if they so choose. Depending on the ship, there are dedicated teen areas, arcades, etc. From experience, Carnival has a pretty good teen program and is very rarely boring to kids of that age.

 

4. As for family events, there are things going on during the day like trivia, dance classes, etc. At night, the standard shows are meant to be family suitable (think PG), and there are other activities like kereoke available, as well.

 

5. As for suggestions, I would look at newer ships that do the eastern itinerary (Glory, Valor, etc) as they usually have the most entertainment options. I'm sure a Carnival cruise will be a big change from DCL, but not necessarily in a bad way.

[Maryutah]

There is a library, free first run movies, and the pool (the pools are smaller, but if you've cruised you know that).

 

We did free line dancing class, went to see Ice Sculpting, and they have a 'make a animal out of a towel contest'.

 

I was so worried we'd be bored to tears, and it was the opposite, so full it was amazing! The week went by sooo fast.

 

Good luck on your family cruise, it sounds wonderful!

[mom x4,grandma x4]

THANKYOU everyone.

I knew that the great people on these boards would help me.

 

I will definately check out cruise clues.

 

If anybody thinks of anything else, please let me know!!

 

 

thanks again,

mom x4,grandma x4

[Cuizer2]

Hi,

we are not new to cruising, but we have never done carnival. We are trying to decide between Mariner of the seas and a 7 day eastern with Carnival.

 

!. is there somewhere I can read a list of events on the ship which does the Eastern itenary? The one on line wasnt for a 7 day cruise.

 

2. Which, if any activities cost extra? I know Bingo and casinos would cost extra, but anything else?

 

3. We will be traveling as 4 adults, a 13 yr old boy and 15 year old girl. Is there plenty for teens to keep busy on carnival??

 

4. are there any family events you can do together?

 

5. If there are any tips or suggestions or just thoughts you could send my way to help out a newbie I would greatly appreciate it!!!!

We are not going until summer 07, but I need to plan now so we can decide which line would be best for the families.

 

Thanks again,

mom x4,grandma x4

 

You don't say which Carnival Ship you are looking at. If it is the Glory (which leaves from the same port as the Mariner), I just scanned all seven days worth of the Carnival Capers for my Eastern Caribbean cruise (4/29 - 5/6/06). They are supposed to be posted on the CruiseCal.Com, but they are not showing up yet. So if you want them, send me an e-mail at ZefH at MSN dot Com and I'll e-mail them to you. All 43 pages takes up 10.6 MB. So if your in box does not have that much room, send me an e-mail and we can work out something else (like one day per e-mail, which would be about 1.6 MB per day) or some other workable option.