Carnival Cruise Line Orders Three New Huge Cruise Ships

Cruise News 2024 - For those hoping for smaller cruise ships may be disappointed with Carnival Cruise Lines order of three new huge cruise ships

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[rayluna]

I'm all for the bigger ships. Can't wait till they come out 👍

[hecticscene]

Was just on the Jubilee and I’ll now say that I love the bigger ships, more to do & explore in my opinion

[CG_]

I love the bigger ships and glad that carnival is finally getting on board with having ships that compete with royal Caribbean. In my experience of being on both a smaller cruise ship (carnival sunshine) and a larger cruise ship the (mardi grass) I've found I like the bigger ships better. More entertainment, more restaurants, more activities etc. Carnival has smaller ships that are still fairly new in the Vista class if people want something modern and smaller. I can't wait to book a cruise on one of carnivals mega class ships.

[rogerharris]

I'm EXCITED about the new carnival EX L ships one I'm hoping they have a new York city itinerary and I hope they have 2br suites love carnival but please hire bigger security guards thanks

[cathyatgansettdeals]

I never thought I would call the Horizon a small ship. But that size to me is perfect. While the Excel class has tons of offerings for dining and activities, I found it just so LOUD ... with crowds everywhere. Fun, sure. Just not peaceful. And for those thinking, well, this is Carnival ... the ships of the past always had places to go that were quiet.

[AlienFrequency]

I’m kinda indifferent. I think it’s fine. I’m sure the new ships will be amazing. I’ve never been on anything larger than The Pride, but I do want to try a larger ship. I just wanna cruise!

[attilathefun_traveler]

I haven’t tried the newer excel class ships yet. I think I am interested in smaller class ships. We don’t sail with young kids anymore or have a ton of desire for specialty dining experiences anymore. Although I do love great food. I’m afraid a lot of the new ship amenities like family areas, water slides, roller coasters aren’t for us anymore. Older classic style cruising may be on the way out for the mainstream lines. However, we can’t afford a Cunard or other cruise luxury line for every cruise. Where does it leave us? Like I said I haven’t tried a giant ship, maybe I should. Surprise me Carnival or Royal! lol

[konnie]

I was also wondering about what ports will be available to accommodate these ships. The number of popular ports keeps shrinking due to many factors such as civil unrest, wars, environmental issues and over-tourism. Is Carnival planning on retiring some of the current ships by then? Is Carnival planning on acquiring more private islands? Are the new ships supposed to be significantly cleaner (in terms of pollution)? That might be one way to keep popular ports from restricting them.

[jameswade]

I'm more for the medium size ships of 3500 passengers The problem is that the over crowded ports are going to get worse.

[louislesterjr]

I have not been on any of the new xl class ships and probably never will. My wife and I have come to really enjoy the smaller ships. Better experience in personal service and ease of getting around without endless lines.

[Jbaxter]

I prefer the small ships that hold between 900 to 3, 000 passengers.

[wendykieffer]

I like carnival but I really am not a fan of these larger ships. They should have gone small again 😢

[carolynlewis]

I want them to go back to smaller ships.

[julieb]

Have the beards at Carnival been ignoring the trends of ports not wanting more passengers ? Since 2019 at least 3 US ports have been trying to limit passenger numbers and 3 European ports have started trying to steer away from them.

[RaymondMullen-tj]

We have been on the MEGA-Ships before and will stick with
Ships Half that size .