Oh, I had earplugs and noise-cancelling earbuds. When I say loud clanging, I mean extremely loud. But like the heat, it wasn't something they could ever fix. Why would I ever assume I could have a better experience on another ship or in another room when they are clearly unable to fix things?
Another thing that wasn't a dealbreaker, but I just didn't really like: the Carnival ship always felt crowded. I really felt like we were a herd of people being ushered from place to place. There was no feeling of empty space anywhere because there was always a crowd, no matter where you were trying to go or what you were trying to do. On the Disney ship, there was space to breathe and we really felt like guests.
I also found Carnival's private islands/beaches extremely crowded, though that will vary with the time of year you sail. We sailed in mid-September, so I thought it wouldn't be crowded, but I was very wrong. I think there were always two ships docked wherever we were, so there were probably 7000 people competing for beach chairs. At the stop with the big beach and Margaritaville (I think it was Grand Turk?) I was only able to find one lounger on the entire beach for our group of four. It was also very crowded at the other private island with the big pool/water slide park. So, if you're going to get off the ship and try to have a beach day, get out there as soon as you can in the morning. It also just wasn't very relaxing being in the middle of that many people. Even if you were in the water, you were never more than a couple of feet away from another person.
Another thing that wasn't a dealbreaker, but I just didn't really like: the Carnival ship always felt crowded. I really felt like we were a herd of people being ushered from place to place. There was no feeling of empty space anywhere because there was always a crowd, no matter where you were trying to go or what you were trying to do. On the Disney ship, there was space to breathe and we really felt like guests.
I also found Carnival's private islands/beaches extremely crowded, though that will vary with the time of year you sail. We sailed in mid-September, so I thought it wouldn't be crowded, but I was very wrong. I think there were always two ships docked wherever we were, so there were probably 7000 people competing for beach chairs. At the stop with the big beach and Margaritaville (I think it was Grand Turk?) I was only able to find one lounger on the entire beach for our group of four. It was also very crowded at the other private island with the big pool/water slide park. So, if you're going to get off the ship and try to have a beach day, get out there as soon as you can in the morning. It also just wasn't very relaxing being in the middle of that many people. Even if you were in the water, you were never more than a couple of feet away from another person.
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