“every time I think we should give a cruise a try- I read something like this and then it’s Hell, no”
Just avoid Carnival, especially cruises originating out of Florida. It’s the greyhound of cruise lines.
I’m always afraid that “spillover” will occur on the nicer cruise lines. Ghetto folk always seem to have $$ to burn.
“Carnival ... It’s the greyhound of cruise lines.”
That’s being mean to Greyhound. The times I’ve ridden Greyhound everyone was perfectly well behaved. (Of course, that was in college 60 years ago.)
It’s actually not ALL Carnival cruises either.
If you go on a Carnival cruise that is over 5 days and doesn’t leave from New Orleans, New York or Miami...there will be FAR less Basketball-Americans and the trip will have a completely 1st world vibe to it.