Hi Robb,
Got a kick out of that thread on Cruise Critic where a few of the fanboys took you on. I posted over there as Hubofhockey and thought the Carnival review was both funny and on point. Even funnier than the review is the backlash as cruise critic, which by now has been obliterated by the moderators.
My basic opinion of Carnival is that they try to get away with the bare minimum. You can call them Wal*Mart of the Seas. But they are really more like a Holiday Inn Express. It works well for people looking for the basics at a cheap price. They rely too heavily on too few paid people doing too much. They are the bottomfeeders of the industry and they are probably doing well in this horrible economy.
Hey, thanks for the advice on the waterparks at Disney. Still a tough call. Looking forward to the Allure next year with the kids. This year, it's no kids on the Caribbean Princess. It's great to know that they just aborted their present cruise. Princess needs some new ships.
