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The 54 Carnival Cruise reviews listed below are from past clients of Global Journeys that have traveled with Carnival. Each review has been individually verified by our team.
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Never again   0 , New Zealand, May 2025
This was our first cruise as a family with a daughter who was 20 months at the time of travel. We were told cruises were family friendly but it couldn’t have been further from the truth. We spent 9 days walking up and down a boat as there was no play area not even a safe contained area for little ones. The kids club was shocking. No toys for her age ...read more and I looked through the older kids room and they were either watching tv or screaming crying. Not allowed in any of the pools as she was still in nappies (only found out the rule after we booked which wasn’t helpful!). The food was okay but nothing special. Very dated and tired and just felt as though we had stepped back in time. The itinerary advertised on day at Willis island which wasn’t even a stop we just sailed past it at 9pm at night in the dark. The only good thing about this whole trip was how lovely the staff were but honestly a holiday from hell.
80's Cruise on Carnival   2 , TAS, Australia, Mar 2025
The trip for my birthday was great fun, and we had good weather. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The cabin had comfy beds, pillows and hot showers. There was a nice selection of food and restaurants. However the new computer system and lack of staff meant long queues to wait for service, which was frustrating. Carnival could have made more ...read more money if they had a better system. Waiting an hour for soup and 45 minutes for a bottle of wine is not satisfactory. There was very little service at the pool area for drinks. The entertainment was good but not enough of it. It was a 1980's cruise and the DJ was playing rap music, and the competition prizes were very miserable. Embark and disembark was good, speedy and had good information.
90 s cruise   0 , QLD, Australia, Mar 2025
This was my first cruise. It was heaps of fun and pretty good value. We were sailing in some pretty bad weather (cyclone), communication was excellent and frequent. The booking process was effortless. We will certainly be looking to build more memories.
Fabulous   0 , WA, Australia, Feb 2025
We had a fantastic time on our little trip up to Exmouth and it wouldn't have been done without Rachel's help and support throughout the year. Thank you so much!
Great 1st Cruise   0 , QLD, Australia, Jan 2025
Despite the fact that there was LOTS of rain and our tour of Airlie Beach was cancelled because of it, the cruise was wonderful. Tracey was incredible and went above and beyond to ensure we had the best experience we could possibly have for our 40th anniversary. Looking forward to the next cruise in October, also on the Encounter, also organised by ...read more Tracey. Thank you Global Journeys, P&O and Carnival.
Relaxing stress free cruise   0 , New Zealand, Jan 2025
Had a great first cruise. Our main concern was traveling with our son who is Coeliac, the team catered for him extremely well. Nothing was ever an issue, the staff were educated on food safety and we felt very reassured. They had different fryers/separate toasters/tongs for each dish - so no concerns of cross contamination. During the day we could ...read more be as busy or relaxed as we the mood took us. Always something to do. Traveling with 4 teenage/adult children they all had a fantastic time also. Looking forward to our next trip!
Enjoyable Fun 90s Carnival (formerly P&O) cruise   0 , SA, Australia, Dec 2024
It was our very first cruise 🛳 Carnival (formerly P&O) were absolutely amazing. The staff, food entertainment was more than what we expected. Now we are thinking about where to go on our next cruise and will definitely be looking at P&O and booking it through the amazing, and extremely helpful staff at Global Journeys.
PNG Cruise     0 , VIC, Australia, Oct 2024
Tracey was amazing. She enabled a worry free cruise experience from the very beginning of the process until the end. Keeping me well informed and up to date with changes. I would highly recommend the PNG cruise, one of the few ways to experience what is uncharted paradise to our north. Beautiful people, scenery and amazing history. As a destination, ...read more it may not be as finessed as other, more popular destinations in the pacific region but it is certainly worth the visit.
Whitsundays Cruise   0 , QLD, Australia, Oct 2024
For our 1st ever cruise it was a wonderful learning curve finding and exploring our way through the ship and its activities and amenities. The journey sampling the many choices for dining on board was exceptional with the outstanding staff and service, highlighted by the celebrity restaurant where we celebrated Sandra's Birthday along with Thomas Gamble ...read more ( Chief of Security) who became a great ex service friend after a chance meeting while boarding the ship. Tracy's assistance, at Global Journeys, throughout this experience was a great joy for us both.
Enjoyable weekend   3 , Auckland, New Zealand, Sep 2024
Had a wonderful time on Carnival (formerly P&O) Explorer, 80's theme really was a jump back in time. Thank you Global Journeys for making this possible and stress free, loved every minute of our cruise and would happily book again through Global Journeys.
80's Themed PO Explorer Cruise   0 , New Zealand, Sep 2024
Neither of us are likely to book a themed short weekend cruise again. This is due to these being essentially party cruises and while have nothing against these we were after something more relaxing and chill. The food at the The Pantry was, we to be honest, awful - the hot stuff almost cold and everything kind of tasted the same. The Dragon Lady was ...read more average, with the mains tasting way too similar but the starters and dessert was lovely. Loved the food at Waterfront both Breakfast and dinner - The Chefs table was great although the desserts let the finale down a little.

We did the wine tasting and High Tea - the High Tea's sandwiches were dry - Sandwich 101 is put a damp towel over them to stop them drying out before serving. We had massages which were lovely! Heidi had a facial but wasn't impressed by being called up to the spa without warning for a Dr's consultation I knew nothing about to try to sell me very expensive facial treatments without any kind of warning - wasted my time and the Dr's. The facial the next day was awesome! Suggestions - we would have preferred being able to find at least ONE quiet sunny place to just chill out outside of our cabin - even on a party cruise.
Great holiday again!!   1 , VIC, Australia, Sep 2024
Another great holiday great gatsby night great comedians and awesome staff enjoyed seeing everyone dressed up for theme nights wonderful entertainment on board and fantastic food never fails expectations, thank you Carnival (formerly P&O) and thank you Global Journeys you make booking a holiday easy with helpful staff who are, always so friendly can't ...read more wait till next time.
Paihia in the Bay of Islands     1 , New Zealand, Aug 2024
The cruise was smooth sailing and the captain made a wise decision to not go to the intended destination ’ Picton’ in the South Island due to unfavourable weather conditions down south. We went to Paihia in the Bay of Islands instead. It was a bit of a ‘non event’ and we chose not to go ashore as we can go there anytime. I felt sorry for a couple who ...read more had driven down from their home in Paihia to Auckland to board the ship and then be taken back to Paihia. Needless to say, they too opted not to go ashore. I guess the Carnival (formerly P&O) cruise experience (our first P&O trip) lived up to its reputation. Having been with different cruise lines on other cruises, it was interesting to compare the difference in the service, socioeconomic factors, food & facilities. Overall, it was okay but uninspiring and we won’t be embarking on another P&O Cruise. However, the online support and the booking service was excellent. It was wonderful being able to talk to and correspond with a real person rather than an automated computer BOT.
Amazing first taste to cruising   3 , New Zealand, Aug 2024
We absolutely loved every moment of this and already looking for our next cruise. Definetely a great experience and a first of many to come!! We were blown away by how nice all of the staff were onboard.
Picton Cruise   0 , Taranaki, New Zealand, Aug 2024
Although the weather had different ideas, our destination soon became the Bay of Islands. Even so the overall cruise was memorable and affordable. Thanks Sam and the Global Journeys team.
To our surprise not Picton, but Paihia!   1 , New Zealand, Aug 2024
Our mini-suite was great, and very spacious. Recommend it to all. Lack of information about our destination was a real let down, and Carnival (formerly P&O) cruises has lost our custom because of not only this, but also really bad quality entertainment! Rachel who did our booking was great, friendly and efficient! Many thanks.
Pacific Explorer First time cruise   0 , New Zealand, Aug 2024
Hi Global Journeys! This being our first time cruise everything felt so smooth and almost too good to be true as if it was a scam. We had never been on one let alone planned for one so first off I'd love to thank Hannah Perry for making the booking process super smooth by answering all my questions and making everything so easy to understand. The Carnival ...read more (formerly P&O) cruise was amazing!!!! The hospitality, room service and amenities were always tidy, very professional and delicious 😍😍😍. There were no boring bits, I loved the good times we recieved each day and how they made sure to have the day jam packed full of activities and games. My favorite was the white party and the gatsby party. Overall I give that cruise a 10/10 I wish it was longer.
Loved PNG. Did not love the boat.   1 , Australia, Aug 2024
I felt the boat is looking old. The food offered not good quality. Or variety. There is plenty of food but rarely anything fresh and often. Cool to warm. Rather than hot. All staff were excellent, on board and off. Entertainment was limited to very basic, except for a very articulate and interesting historian who presented 3 talks on PNG. I loved ...read more visiting PNG.
Cruise   0 , NSW, Australia, Aug 2024
Ziggy and myself went for a 4 day break and rest. The Blanc de Blanc show was fabulous and so was the ship’s company show - very professional. Things to do during the day and plenty of nightlife. Had a very nice four days. Thank you
Carnival (formerly P&O) cruise 🚢 Vanuatu trip   0 , New Zealand, Jul 2024
You have done a wonderful job sorting my cruise out. The cruise wasn’t as good as other companies. We got mocktail, coffee drinks cards. Excited and got to the bar to order a mocktail they only gave a choice of two mocktails kiwi fruit or lychee flavoured - great introduction gosh, real downer, bar staff gave the feeling that we’re cheap. The duty free ...read more only stocked blue cartons of smokes $81 for 8 packets of 25s. If you wanted Red you could purchase from the cafe a packet for around $50 not completely sure. Pretty bad, hard choice, got a carton of smokes. Bottles range from about $40 Australian thankfully Port Vila had good prices. I won 2 tickets for massages they were looking at me side ways when I booked in for them. My daughter went in before me and came out after me. Gosh they’re money hungry 😋. The food would be considered wonderful for some but compared to other ships doesn’t compare. I did enjoy the cruise. My rating is for you Tracey 10/10 thanks!
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