How Many Carnival Cruises have you been on??

[ckp19]

I have just booked my 7th cruise (6th for dh) all of them have been with carnival. after the last couple i kept saying i was going to try a different line, not that i havent enjoyed myself ;) , just for a change, however the price seems to bring me back all the time.

for all you really experienced cruisers out there how many times have you been on carnival and what is the 1 thing that keeps you goin back to carnival over a different line?

 

Michelle

[ckp19]

I have just booked my 7th cruise (6th for dh) all of them have been with carnival. after the last couple i kept saying i was going to try a different line, not that i havent enjoyed myself ;) , just for a change, however the price seems to bring me back all the time.

for all you really experienced cruisers out there how many times have you been on carnival and what is the 1 thing that keeps you goin back to carnival over a different line?

 

Michelle

[Pednurse]

Just got back from my 4th. Twice on the Holiday, once on Sensation and once on the Inspiration. Love the prices and convienience of the ports.

[suzy671]

we've been on roughly 45.

[DqALEX]

I have to agree with you. PRICE And I like the pace of carnival. Regular people like me. I have 8 carnival cruises done and 3 more reservations. 2 are this January

[wercruzin]

Sad to say.. just 1....

 

But I hope to make my amends to the Carnival Cruise God soon.. and book my next one!!!

 

Or atleast appease my check book and it show me that I have the funds to book my next one!!

[truecruiser]

Not Enough!:D still working toward platinum status. have stayed w/ carnival for the past 5 years b/c it works for me with the kids -- they love and we love it. of our pre-carnival cruises, ncl was a long time ago (and i haven't heard any great things about them recently to have me try them again), celebrity isn't really a family line (though my DH and I loved that cruise), disney is way overpriced (and i thought the "bang for the buck" was seriously lacking on it). we like carnival. a lot. thought of booking a princess cruise, but i'm not that far away from platinum, and when i asked if a princess cruise wld count toward my platinum status (because both lines are owned by carnival corporation), i was sad to discover it wld not. so now, i'll book another carnival b/4 i change lines.:)

[Tightlinerods]

One 2 many or Two 2 few...

 

seriously

Carnivial Carnival in 80

Norway in 82

NCL Seas in 2000

Elation in 2005

Ecstasy in 2006

 

Booking the Ecstasy again for 2007 and Conquest for 2008.

 

 

John

[voyagerfl]

When the time is right, you'll try something else. We do.

But it just seems (for us) Carnival usually has the 1. Price 2. Itinerary 3. Service 4. Variety......Etc......

[HeidiHo]

I've been on 4 now. I keep thinking I'd like to try another line but whenver I look at prices, Carnival is less expensive and since I've never had anything but wonderful experiences on Carnival, I always end up choosing them. :D

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

Twenty-something and counting...

 

Reasons for sticking with CCL:

 

Past guest perks.... military discounts... and we have almost memorized the deck plans... :D

 

Tom

[chattiepatty]

Hi everyone i have been on 9 cruises with carnival and will continue with carnival because the price is right crew is always friendly and service is great...love the itineries also...except i am sorry they took aruba off the itinerary for southern carribbean out of puerto rico on the destiny... maybe some time they will put it back....

[mkitchy]

We have 15, with three more booked. New Year's cruise, Super Bowl cruise and Hawaii in Oct. Love the platinum status.

[jbhcw]

Carnival has the best bang for the buck, and now with the platinum perks it's hard to stray:rolleyes: I am definitely doing another HAL cruise at some point in time, but DH really likes Carnival, he just feels more comfortable on a Carnival ship. The only line we really did not like was NCL, the freestyle dining is just not for us:)

[michelle2]

We've been on 3 so far. Number 4 is in less than 3 weeks!!! We love the food and the price.

[truecruiser]

we've been on roughly 45.

 

 

Holy Moley! (sp?) are you a TA??? if not, carnival owes you a free cruise simply due to your demonstrated loyalty!!! you should mention this to them! we'll all back you here, i'm sure.

[PlanningToCruise]

I have just booked my 7th cruise (6th for dh) all of them have been with carnival. after the last couple i kept saying i was going to try a different line, not that i havent enjoyed myself ;) , just for a change, however the price seems to bring me back all the time.

for all you really experienced cruisers out there how many times have you been on carnival and what is the 1 thing that keeps you goin back to carnival over a different line?

 

Michelle

getting ready to leave for our 2nd Carnival. Actually my 3rd but my first one was back in the early 80's and things have changed ALOT, so I considered my cruise last yr like my first. I will say I keep checking out other lines but because of the military discount the other lines don't come near the price for us, so PRICE is what will keep us with carnival. If they ever change it, we would try others if pricing were the same

[Sandgnat]

11 with number 12 in 13 days:D . Love platinum, prices and the fun times. Most ports are within 30 minutes to 6 hours of me. I'll stay with carnival as long as I have a great time.

[momofzeke]

Been on 2 cruises.........both Carnival.........hope to go on many more!

 

Love Carnival's prices, large staterooms, food, entertainment. May try another line some day, who knows?

[beaming90]

Just one so far but my next one is coming up in just a few weeks. :)

[bonniemari]

#18 with Carnival coming up in 2 days. We've also done 4 with NCL and 2 on the old Commodore line.

 

One of the NCL cruises was given to us by our local newspaper for our business advertising so much with them and the other I won on a NCL cruise playing bingo. The newspaper should have asked me first and I would have told them Carnival-but they didn't and who could turn down a "free" cruise.

 

Can you tell we love Carnival?

[Donna n Francis]

Its 14 for me. Did 8 with Carnival then tried Holland America, NCL, Celebrity, Princess and Royal Caribbean...then cruised on the Carnival Victory last year so now I'm back cruisin with Carnival again. .....#15 coming up in 174 more days...going on the Carnival Valor next April. Geez so this makes 10 with Carnival so I must be going Platium. :D

[GottaLuvCruising]

I've been on 10 Carnival cruises so far and love them because they are fun and relaxed. But we did our first Princess in February and that is probably our new favorite line because the food, service and decor were so much nicer while still enjoying a comfortable (non-stuffy) atmosphere.

[ahoys]

Just got back today from number 22. When I was embarking, the hostess joked that Carnival should issue me a nametag!

[htkodiak]

Our Dec 3rd cruise on the Victory will be or 12th.We have decided to take a break for a couple of years after this one.We are at the point where we have been to most of the offered ports and although we love Carnival (the prices the food and the people we meet,including the carnival staff)we are going to try camping again.We just bought a new trailer last month and camping was alot of fun in the past.Going to a big camp ground is alot like being on a cruise,everyone is on vacation and in a good mood.My dw says this won't be our last because she will be winning one playing bingo:-)