I've done 5 carnival cruises without a passport.

Jul 31, 2020
9:39:43pm

winchel Contributor

3 were without the kids and we had a great time. Carnival has the things we like; value, good food, better cruise directors, less old people on scooters. The other cruise lines do have better shows.

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I've never been on a cruise. But, my wife and I are doing one next spring.

CopperLix

7/31/20 9:08pm

Royal Caribbean

Adwight

7/31/20 9:08pm

Best value for money, in my opinion.

Zooropa

7/31/20 9:58pm

This!

DomCasual

8/1/20 2:01am

RE: I've never been on a cruise. But, my wife and I are doing one next spring.

Mayor of Cougartown

7/31/20 9:11pm

I don’t think you have to have a passport as long as you leave and return to

StantonMac

7/31/20 9:13pm

Last one we went on we needed passports.

blackandblue

7/31/20 9:16pm

We went on a cruise last February and they required a passport.

HighHorse

7/31/20 9:16pm

You don't HAVE to for "closed loop" cruises, but especially now with all the

LeftOfNormal

7/31/20 9:23pm

Royal Caribbean. But Jamaica sucks. It’s by far my least favorite stop in the

blackandblue

7/31/20 9:15pm

it's been quite awhile since we cruised, but when we did a few in a short span,

BYUFBDAD

7/31/20 9:21pm

Agreed. But our kids loved RC. The kids clubs and activities were fun for them

blackandblue

7/31/20 9:23pm

If you hold 100+ shares of Norwegian they’ll give you ship credit depend on cruise length

jollaksentie

7/31/20 9:21pm

Don’t do Carnival with no kids. Yes for passport.

Blue for Life

7/31/20 9:28pm

I've done 5 carnival cruises without a passport.

winchel

7/31/20 9:39pm

Been on one cruise and don’t plan to go again

NorthwestCoug

7/31/20 9:32pm

I'd do Alaska on Norwegian

LifeLongLakerFan

7/31/20 9:35pm

That was my favorite cruise ever.

HighHorse

7/31/20 9:36pm

It was mine as well until we did Norway - 4 days above the Arctic Circle.

Everyman

7/31/20 11:07pm

That sounds great

HighHorse

8/1/20 8:58am

Don't start until mid may at the earliest. But I agree, great cruise.

vegasnative

7/31/20 10:10pm

The Baltic was also fantastic.

LifeLongLakerFan

7/31/20 11:15pm

I like cruises but it’s an awful way to see places. You won’t see Jamaica, you’ll see some crappy port town

TCuz

7/31/20 9:40pm

RC and Carnival have both purchased islands

Negative Equity

7/31/20 9:43pm

Use a travel agent. They are usually a little cheaper.

winchel

7/31/20 9:53pm

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BYUFBDAD

7/31/20 10:01pm

Royal Caribbean is great. We’ve done the symphony of the seas and independence

Nuke

7/31/20 10:10pm

Why Western Caribbean? Curious.

BYUFan82

7/31/20 10:10pm

We've asked a lot of friends who have been on multiple cruises what was their

CopperLix

7/31/20 10:17pm

We did a 10 day 9 island one and loved it

USMCdad

7/31/20 10:11pm

Once you find a cruise you're interested in, use cruisecompete.com

bbqoug

7/31/20 10:16pm

Frequent cruiser - my 2 cents

mncstr

7/31/20 10:18pm

I'd be interested in your thoughts about Australia/ new Zealand and northern Europe

Zenoch

7/31/20 10:27pm

RE: I'd be interested in your thoughts about Australia/ new Zealand and northern

mncstr

8/3/20 11:30am

We were booked to do a western Caribbean cruise for next week, then Covid

USMCdad

7/31/20 10:29pm

Best islands are St. Lucia, St. John, Barbados, Grand Cayman, Roatan.

Cobra Venom

7/31/20 10:57pm

I second these islands.

BYUFan82

7/31/20 11:17pm

Barbados has fine sand. Beautiful beaches. Cayman has great snorkeling. Antigua

ugo1st

8/1/20 3:13am

RC has better boats, Carnival has better food.

Samsonite

7/31/20 11:03pm

Only been on one Royal Caribbean, but quite a few Carnival. The RC food was

Born2Fish

8/1/20 10:38am

Get your wife a passport. If there's any kind of emergency

Rosy Lady

7/31/20 11:32pm

Some cruise lines are better than others

Sumguy

7/31/20 11:52pm

Spend the money to get a room with a balcony. Worth it.

LV Mike

8/1/20 6:32am

ABC: Anybody But Carnival

Forzaitalia

8/1/20 8:24am

Did one cruise that included Jamaica. My thoughts after visiting Kingston. “Its like if you dropped SE DC on an Island.”

Hank Rearden

8/1/20 8:44am

We did not like Jamaica. Worst place we visited.

CoachSpeak

8/1/20 9:07am

I own a travel agency and have done over a hundred cruises:

cougarim

8/1/20 11:33am

I’ve only been on a few carnival ones and princess

USMCdad

8/1/20 12:48pm

Sorry...just saw your question. I don't get on here as often any more.

cougarim

8/2/20 12:49pm

What’s the advantage of booking directly with the cruise line?

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