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	Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony Don't Waste Your Hard Earned Money$$$ by Den R from Marco Island, FL Sailing date: Nov 2008 Pros: Good Stateroom Service Cons: Food in ALL Outlets ~ HORRIBLE! We put off cruising on this ship due to the reputation of being a "party ship". We found this wasn't the case, however, the quality of both the food and staff was what was most disappointing. Both my husband and I noticed a big "push" to purchase alcholic drinks... mostly on the outdoor decks. We like to have a cocktail, but even with a full drink, they'd ask if you wanted another one! Obviously this is a revenue maker for them. The dining room food was no better than the slop they served at the buffet, and the staff showed they were either tired or just didn't care. It was no different in the buffet. Our stateroom attendant was the ONLY positive to our cruise experience on the Carnival Destiny. We will NEVER cruise this line again... too many other great cruise lines that are far superior in every way. Ship Details: Ship Quality Ship really needs to be refurbished NOW... very old and dated. They had separate dining rooms that were in two totally different areas and difficult to FIND because of the layout. Bad space planning. Dining/Food No ambience, food was of the lowest quality, service was horrible and you could see that the wait staff was not well trained... it almost seemed like their first day on the job! To order a glass of wine or a soda at dinner was also a joke... it took over 20 minutes to get the drinks. No attention to detail with the table service. Had to ask to get more water or bread. Poor, poor quality of staff and food overall. The buffet was even worse with LONG lines even if you just wanted to get some fresh fruit and cereal... poor planning of the food setup. Stateroom Quality For the age of the ship, the stateroom was very clean and our attendant was the bright spot on this ship! Paid attention to all the details and we always had clean towels and fresh items in our room... BRAVO!!! Very happy we booked a balcony room as it was tiny and cramped and we can't imagine what one of the regular rooms would have felt like. Ship Staff Quality Amazing, we actually watched one of the servers in the buffet area walk past and over a napkin on the floor for over half hour, not even bothering to pick it up! Not well trained and lacked friendliness toward passengers.. the only ones who were outgoing were the "activities" staff... guess they figured it was their job and the rest didn't care! Entertainment & Activities The "live" band on the Lido deck was horrid... every song they sang, they killed with putting a reggae spin on it! We like island music, but variety is the spice of life! We went to the first show and it was so bad, we never went back... The outdoor "movie screen" was actually a nice touch and they had a couple of movies for both the kids and teens and then a music concert... that was good! 10 out of 13 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 18 - 29 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony "couples, and food lovers beware" by carolina y from san diego Sailing date: Dec 2007 Pros: the ports amazing!!!! Cons: food, and couples activities We had a great time, but this was our first cruise and I did a lot of research about this cruise and how it was a party ship and fun. However, as a couple we were bored on this ship. They had lots of activities, but it was mostly for the kids/teens and family. We went on our own and other couples seemed reluctant to get to know others, so it was a little akward. There were too many ports of call, which doesnt allow much time for rest and in all honestly we were a little disappointed with puerto rico. We will not be choosing a port out from puerto rico again. if you go its worth paying the money for a good hotel prior to cruising and dont go to the comfort inn yuck!!!! On carnival the employees were great, but the food not so fabulous, unless you decided to sit down. I was also not impressed with the stateroom service or menu. We waited an hour for a cookie and brownie assortment to be delivered and when it arrived it was a joke: two stale cookies and two small brownies....so much for assortment! If you like hot midnight snacks this is not the ship for you. All there is, is pizza. Roomservice only has cold sandwhiches. The buffet not so impressive it seemed like it was the same things all the time, the only great thing about all the food was the desserts, which where abundant anywhere you ate. Comedy nights were fun!!! but the poker tournament was video texas holdem which really sucked!! The excursions where great and if you go to barbados take the seaturtle shipwreck excursion (not the five star catamaranone) its the best!!!!!! and in antigua highly recommend the stingray sensation, in dominka for your money the best excursion ever is the emerald pool water fall. This excursion was $36 and well well worth it!!!! We will be trying Royal Caribean next because the travel channel rated the freedom of the seas one of the best and the ports look great! if your a family destiny is the ship for you but if your single or couples not so much, even though the ports are great!! Ship Details: Ship Quality easy to get around, clean Dining/Food read my review Stateroom Quality great room!!!! got a balcony and it was so worth it still alittle cramped though for two Ship Staff Quality the ship staff were great!!! Entertainment & Activities family activities in abundance, couples or singles not so much Children's Programs dont have kids but the kids on ship seemed to be having a blast 18 out of 22 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful?
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