Well, I guess it really depends on *who* your attendants are, rather than the line you're on. On our first
Disney cruise (the Wonder in 2004), our dining staff was not great at all. I kept comparing them to our first cruise, which was the Big Red Boat and they were just coming up way short. So I was thrilled in 05 on
DCL when our dining staff was awesome!
And like I said, on CCL, I wasn't impressed with our stateroom guy, but our dining staff was equal to DCL's.
Anyways....yes - my son was totally thrilled to win the limbo contest. How he did so was kinda funny.
We were walking out of a show and came upon the limbo contest in progress. I told him -- 'just go ahead get at the end of the line!' So he did - there were maybe 3 kids ahead of him - boys around 13-15. And one by one, the boys all fell out, as had all the other contestants before them. Then David went and aced the bar, no problem mon! The other kids had no idea he was back there and when they announced the winner - you shoulda seen their faces - LOL!
And he won a very lovely authentic bronze medal depicting a Carnival ship on a red/white/blue ribbon.
Other wonderful prizes that are very highly treasured are the so-called 'ship on a stick'. We didn't win any of these, although I know I could have easily if I had been chosen for the trivia contest! Oh well, next time!
Hey all you Texans - if I lived in driving distance to Galveston, I would definitely be sailing on Carnival again soon. A huge expense for us is the airfare - with 6 going it adds up.
I wish there were cruise ships going out of Lake Michigan. Well, actually there are, but the choice is either a 3 hour dinner cruise or a cross the lake from Sheboygan, WI to Ludington, MI. Hmmm....nah, don't think so.
Kris
Like I said, lesson learned, and I won't be buying anything on the cruise next time except drinks (and maybe a picture or two). Oh, speaking of pictures on the boat - we were hunting around for pictures of ourselves on the last night of the cruise, and I came across a bunch of pictures we took the first night. I literally don't even remember taking these pictures at all, and there were about 5 shots of us in different poses. Keep in mind that when we got to our room at 2:00 in the afternoon Friday, we opened up all of the smuggled booze we brought on and had a party in the hallway (keep in mind this is the 3 day Carnival booze cruise and the kids were left at home with Grandma). Way too many Kettle One and Cranberries that first afternoon!!
