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.
Then Carnival needs to launch another brand instead of calling the Holiday a "Carnival Fun Ship". I get that you don't go to a Courtyard expecting a JW Marriott, but if you've not been on the Holiday before, you'd want some basic expectations met, wouldn't you?
Take a look at Royal Caribbean. Their older ships (Majesty/Monarch) don't have ice skating rinks or onboard surfing, but their core cruise product, from food to service, is pretty consistent across all their ships. Does not seem to be the same case for Carnival.