These advertisement fed helpless "cruise news' will never start from the major change. The whining and grimacing bloggers, as usual, will not see the elephant in a zoo.
The cruise line will never mention this change.
Moreover, they will do everything possible to mask this change, to distract your attention from that.
The most and foremost "innovation" the cruise line's frequents will see on the ship is a new cabin layout concept: interlocking cabins.
Generally speaking, Carnival cruise Line is a decade behind the competitors.
And this is rather good than bad in some aspects.
As to ships design, for their "work horses family" (Destiny to Splendor), Carnival has been following the original design of Carnival Destiny (1996).
This design is an "old school" from the time when standards of comfort were much higher than now.
Destiny-based ship have the most spacious standard cabins at sea.
The Dream-class and Vista-class ships, while loosing something in other areas, inherited the Destiny cabin size and layout.
I am afraid today's Carnival's bean counters are choking when seeing these spacious cabins:"Isn't it too good for Carnival cruisers?"
Yes, it is.
The Mardi Gras is supposed to carry 5,300 pax - as many as Oasis-class ships.
But... The Mardi Gras is 25% smaller...
So a new solution has been chosen for Mardi Gras (and P&O Iona, AIDAnova, Costa Smeralda): interlocking cabins.
The idea is to make cabins super narrow to squeeze more people in a given space.
The ship planing is rather complicated.
Many balconies have limited views (decks below, bump outs, overhangs), so it's not easy to find a good location for a balcony.
It's rather upsetting to get on the ship and find out that you've paid the full price for an awkwardly located balcony.
My videos is to help you navigate the ship, understand it's pros and cons, find the best cabin, and avoid the worst.
How do you know whether your bed is near the balcony or near the bathroom/entrance on the Mardi Gras in room 14464?
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