Originally Posted by
Doug 1029
I stand by my comment, Motel 6 = Holiday. You have to lower your expectation or pay a little more. I was on the Holiday 13 years ago and it was old then. We were on the Miricale on the same day as the Holiday was in Cozumel and could not believe the ship was still sailing.
You can stand by your comment all you want as an experienced cruiser. As a new cruiser I think many were led to believe that Carnival put out a good product that was discounted due to the current economy. It is not the cruisers fault for showing up for a paid cruise and having Carnival intentionally hide major defects effecting the cruise.
The point is that on Flyertalk it is quite normal to book a hotel, flight, cruise for cheap and get good service. I don't lower my expectations when I paid for my last two cruises, getting price reductions twice on my last cruise to make it pretty cheap. I expected the same product and that's what I received.
The game on Flyertalk is to find exceptional deals AND to be helpful to others. That is what I have tried to do.