Cruising with a baby or toddler under 2 can make childcare one of the most important things to research before booking a Carnival cruise. While Carnival’s regular Camp Ocean program begins at age 2, Carnival also offers Turtles programming for infants and toddlers from 6 months to under 2 years old during designated times. Turtles…
Carnival Cruise Line’s Camp Ocean Penguins program is designed for children ages 2 to 5, offering supervised activities throughout the cruise while giving parents time to enjoy the ship on their own. Penguins is the youngest of Carnival’s three main Camp Ocean age groups, with programming that can include arts and crafts, games, themed activities,…
Every Carnival Cruise Line ship has an onboard Medical Center for guests who become sick or injured during their cruise. While emergency assistance is available around the clock, the Medical Center also has scheduled daily hours for routine care, and those hours vary depending on whether the ship is at sea or in port. During…
If you have ever slept unusually well on a Carnival cruise and wondered what pillows Carnival Cruise Line uses, the answer may be hiding underneath the pillowcase. During a sailing aboard Carnival Celebration, I photographed the actual manufacturer and material tags attached to the pillows in the stateroom. The pillows photographed aboard Carnival Celebration were…
Have you ever wondered how much food a cruise ship goes through during a single sailing—or where all of your fellow passengers come from? A departure information sheet from an Azamara Quest cruise provides an unusually detailed look behind the scenes. Along with final disembarkation instructions, the document reveals the nationalities of the 674 guests…
P&O Cruises offers a wide selection of spa, massage, beauty, acupuncture, hair, and grooming treatments onboard, but one of the most interesting times to check the spa is immediately after boarding. This P&O Cruises embarkation-day spa flyer shows several treatments offered at substantial discounts when booked and received on the first day of the cruise….
Royal Caribbean’s Crown & Anchor Society rewards some of its most experienced cruisers with complimentary onboard amenities. For qualifying members, these benefits can include bottles of wine, sparkling wine, fruit and cheese plates, soft drinks, bottled water, cupcakes, tote bags, and other items delivered during the cruise. The Crown & Anchor Society amenity selection shown…
Guests boarding Azamara Quest receive a helpful stateroom information sheet explaining many of the services and amenities available during the cruise. From connecting to Wi-Fi and using the self-service laundry to arranging specialty dining and ordering room service, the guide provides useful information to help passengers settle in after embarkation. Azamara Quest is a small…
If you take a lot of photos during a Carnival cruise, the Pixels Gallery has more than just the professional pictures taken around the ship. Carnival also sells cruise-themed picture frames and other photo merchandise that can turn one of those vacation photos into a souvenir. During our Carnival Celebration cruise, we photographed several of…
Carnival Celebration offers a different nightclub theme throughout the cruise, ranging from Caribbean and Afrobeats music to dedicated ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and 2000s nights. During this sailing, the onboard nightclub schedule listed seven different nights tied to the ship’s itinerary, with most parties running from 11:00 PM until 2:00 AM. For more Carnival information, CruisePrism…