Anyone traveling or have traveled on Carnival Destiny?

I'm looking for some reviews. How were the islands?

Thanks everyone!






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Yes I have but the islands change and multiple ships go to multiple islands so you could get reviews of the islands without being on the Destiny. Personally the Destiny was one of my least favorite ships on the Carnival line. We did it for my honeymoon and I thought the quality on the Inspiration class of ships was much higher.

If you want a review of the ship, go to cruisecritic.com. I thought the layout of the ship was confusing and difficult to get around. The layout of the pool made it difficult to get chairs. It's a tiered style more like a coliseum or ampitheater so only a couple chairs per level and hard for waiters to walk by. I had to get up to go to the bar each time.

When I was on the Destiny we went out of PR, to Aruba, Barbados, Dominica, and St Thomas. Dominica was my least favorite of ALL Caribbean islands. It's tiny with nothing to do and only one shore excursion which lead several thousand people on a trail to a waterfall. Well when a thousand people are there it is neither beautiful nature or calm and peaceful. We had just a few seconds before being shuffled back and no chance of seeing any wildlife. St Thomas is one of my favorite islands. I've been there several times and each time find something new to see and do. There are tons of shops--great deals on jewelry and on alcohol (unless you are going to St Martin, alcohol is cheapest there).

If you want a review of the islands, what islands are you going to? What shore excursions are you thinking about?






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I went on the Destiny, I thought it was a beautiful ship, the layout is indeed a bit confusing, it took me 3 days to learn the correct route to the dining room. But I enjoyed the ship because like 80% of the rooms are balconies so it was a unique looking ship. The ports do change, when I went it was San Juan, St. Thomas, Barbados, Dominica, St. Lucia, Antigua, they were all beautiful and had their own flair.






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portsofcallguide.com
gives you ideas of ports the ship might visit(good resource)
cruisecritic.com has great reviews of carnival destiny
have a great day

I'm going to a Carnival-Destiny cruise to the Bahamas- What are good Excursions to take?

I know some are pricey but what is worth doing and how do you go about paying for these and buying things on the island? My cruise is from May 31- June 5






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If you go to Nassau look into a day pass to Atlantis.






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We did the Atlantis Waterpark and had a blast but it was expensive. If you are going to do atlantis try to book before you go. We paid around $150.00 a person which included lunch (hamburger) but i felt it was worth it. I think you can get the excursion for about half the price if you book through the resort instead of through the cruise line. I posted some pictures of the water park at the link below.

How many "pullman beds or pullout beds" are in a Interior Room of the Carnival Destiny??

I want to go on a cruise to Jamaica with my family on January 3rd!
is there one then??
the bed question @ the top.






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It depends on the specific room type. Some will have two fold down beds up top (like bunk beds). Others will not have them.

When you book the cruise, they can tell you the exact make up of the room, and how many people it can accommodate.

Carnival Destiny Cruise in January?

I am heading on the Carnival Destiny with my husband January 5th. Although we aren't worried about spending money on alcohol on the ship, we would like to bring some wine onboard. I saw on a posting somewhere that somebody checked on a packed case with alcohol and it was fine. Can anyone share their experiences?







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Some people are going to give you the text book answer which is you can bring 1 or 2 bottles of wine on board--I am going to give you the real answer:

I have cruised 7 times just in the last year on Carnival and Princess alone. I have brought alcohol including vodka, wine, and other spirits and have NEVER gotten it taken. Of course the cruise lines DO NOT want you to take alcohol on board becaue they will lose money. Honestly, do you think that they are going to go through all 3,000 passengers luggage on board? No way!!! I would pack it in your bag that you are going to carry on the ship with you or pack it in bubble wrap and put it in shoe boxes-- I have known PLENTY of people bring wine and other alchohol on board, saved themselves a TON of money and nothing happened.

here is Carnival's OFFICIAL WORD:

an I Bring Liquor On Board?

A liquor and beverage consumption policy was created in order for Carnival to be able to control the liquor consumption of minors and the quantities consumed that lead to the disruptive behavior of others on board.

Liquor and Beverage Policy

Bringing Alcohol On Board - Embarkation

Guests are prohibited from bringing alcoholic beverages onboard. However, guests (21 years and older only) may bring one bottle of wine or champagne per person on board only during embarkation at the beginning of the cruise. A $10 corkage fee per bottle will be charged should you wish to consume this wine in the dining room or a $14 corkage fee per bottle in the Supper Club. Guests may bring a small quantity of non-alcoholic beverages.

All alcohol, additional quantities of wine/champagne or excessive quantities of non-alcoholic beverages will be confiscated and discarded without compensation. Guests may purchase a variety of beverages on board the ship. Alcoholic beverages will not be sold or served to anyone under the age of 21. We reserve the right to refuse the sale of alcoholic beverages to anyone. Alcoholic beverages purchased in the ship’s gift shops or in ports of call will be retained by Carnival until the end of the voyage.

Ports-of-Call

Alcoholic beverages of any kind purchased in any Port-of-Call will be confiscated at the gangway, stored on board and retained by Carnival until the end of the voyage.

have fun, that is a great itenerary!!!








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There is endless discussion of this at CruiseCritic.com, "Boards", "Carnival"....