| The name of Carnival Cruises is synonymous | | | | ports in Mexico, the Bahamas, and nearby |
| with cruise vacations, and Carnival Cruise | | | | Caribbean destinations. |
| Lines is now the largest single cruise | | | | |
| operator in the business, with its | | | | Carnival Entertainments And Eateries |
| acquisitions of Costa, Cunard, Princess, | | | | |
| P&O, Seabourn, the Holland America Line, | | | | Regardless of their itineraries, Carnival |
| and five additional cruise operators on North | | | | cruises are famous for the amazing variety of |
| America, Australia, and Europe. | | | | onboard diversions they offer their |
| | | | passengers. Every ship has at least two |
| In the thirty five years of its existence | | | | swimming pools, complete with waterslides, |
| since the 1972 inaugural sailing of the TSS | | | | and on the Destiny-class ships one of the |
| Mardi Gras, which unfortunately ran aground | | | | pools will have a retractable roof so |
| on a sandbar in the port of Miami, Carnival | | | | swimming is always available no matter where |
| Cruise Lines have currently grown to operate | | | | the Carnival cruises are headed. The ships' |
| a fleet of cruise ships large enough to | | | | casinos are a major attraction on Carnival |
| qualify as a private navy, and may Carnival | | | | cruises, and in their glitz and neon they |
| cruises may cover much of the Earth's oceans | | | | compare well to those of Las Vegas resorts. |
| as the world's great navies do. | | | | But the forte of Carnival cruises might well |
| | | | be in the cruise line's approach to feeding |
| Carnival Cruise Lines have gone to great | | | | its guests. |
| lengths to brand their ships as "The Fun | | | | |
| Ships," and originally made their name by | | | | Carnival is adopting a schedule of four |
| offering short, inexpensive cruises on | | | | dinner seatings, instead of the traditional |
| vessels with décor and entertainment | | | | two, in some of its ships' main dining rooms, |
| reminiscent of Las Vegas. The most | | | | and it is also beginning to include |
| recognizable features of carnival cruise | | | | restaurants which specialize in a particular |
| ships are their red-white-and-blue funnels | | | | type of cuisine along with its regular |
| built to resemble the tails of whales, and | | | | restaurants. Meals at these specialty |
| Fun Ship Freddy, a fantasy figure whose head | | | | restaurants will be at no additional cost. |
| resembles the Carnival ship funnel. | | | | Some lucky guests on Carnival cruises will |
| | | | even have a patisserie where they can indulge |
| Carnival Destinations | | | | to their hearts' content! |
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| Carnival Cruises aboard the carnival ship | | | | If Carnival cruises sound like the perfect |
| line are most often scheduled for the | | | | vacations to you, just be sure to research |
| Caribbean, but as of 2007 Carnival cruises | | | | the amenities of each ship before you book a |
| aboard the Carnival Freedom to both Turkey | | | | cabin, because they will vary widely |
| and Greece, and aboard the Carnival Spirit to | | | | depending on the class of Carnival ship you |
| Alaska and Hawaii are now available. In the | | | | book! |
| Southern Caribbean, Carnival Destiny leaves | | | | |
| from the Ports of San Juan, Aruba, and | | | | If you have the time, and you have the |
| Barbados, and the Carnival Fantasy class | | | | financial resources, you'll never find any |
| ships are reserved for the prototypical three | | | | more enjoyable way to spend them than by |
| to five day Carnival cruises from Miami to | | | | booking yourself a six-star luxury cruise! |