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For family-friendly fun and American-style cruising on some of the world’s most popular cruise ships, look no further than Carnival Cruise Line. Boasting a large fleet of impressive ships, each with a different take on the Carnival theme, the perfect ship is waiting for you to hop onboard and cruise off into the sunset. Offering a huge range of restaurants, live shows and entertainment, as well as exciting daytime activities for every age, a Carnival cruise opens up a whole world of possibilities for families, adults and solo travellers alike, while simultaneously transporting you to some of the most popular ports in the world.
When it comes to dining, Carnival offers plenty of options to suit everyone’s needs. Choose to reserve a table for either an 'Early' or 'Late' sitting, or opt for 'Your Time' open-seating, which offers a more flexible approach to dining on a first-come-first-served basis. Be sure to save at least one evening to treat yourself at a speciality restaurant too.
There are plenty of breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and snack options onboard, with speciality restaurants, main dining rooms, and more casual low-key options.
From Pan-Asian specialities to freshly cooked pizza and mouth watering burgers, Carnival Cruise Line has a restaurant to suit all palates. Highlights include Guy's Pig & Anchor BBQ, Mongolian Wok and Pizzeria del Capitano. If you're looking for a more classic cruise ship dining experience, the Main Dining Room is always on hand, while casual eats can be found at the Lido Marketplace.
While they may not be included in your cruise fare, Carnival Cruise Line's impressive speciality restaurants are well worth splashing out on. Popular choices include Emeril's Bistro, Seafood Shack and Bonsai Sushi. For a truly elevated mealtime, book yourself a spot at the Chef's Table and enjoy fine dining and a private tour of the kitchen.
If you’ve got some energy left after a busy and jam-packed day of exploring, the onboard entertainment on Carnival ships is bound to keep you going for a few more hours after dinner.
If you are considering embarking on a family cruise, Carnival Cruise Line is among the best when it comes to all the gang having an unbelievable cruise experience. There are a number of award-winning children’s clubs on each cruise catering for kids aged between 2 and 17, from teenage hangouts to late-night programmes to an immersive Dr Seuss experience (adults are allowed too!).
In addition, Carnival Cruises also offer Night Owls, a paid-for babysitting service between 10 pm and 3 am, where children 11 and under can be cared for while you take advantage of the ship’s nightlife. It's run by the Camp Ocean staff who have professional childcare experience to make sure your children are safe at all times. For more information enquire onboard.
While it’s nice to have some time apart, Carnival Cruise Line also likes to bring the family back together again thanks to its extensive range of family-friendly activities where everyone can make memories together to last a lifetime.
Carnival Cruise Line offers itineraries all over the world, with their Caribbean, Mexico Riviera, and Bahamas cruises being especially popular. Alaska itineraries are also a top Carnival destination, while Carnival Mediterranean cruises remains a favourite among families.
Many Carnival itineraries depart from the United States, so for the British market, the line is popular for fly-cruise holidays which can begin at four large UK airports. These departure airports are Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester and Glasgow while other regional flights from other UK airports are available at a supplement.
No matter what your age, you’ll always find something to do onboard Carnival cruise ships with such a broad range of activities to choose from. There are attractions where children can make friends, exhilarating options for thrillseekers, and places to simply relax and enjoy some quality time on the ship.
Whether you’re a couple or single travelling alone, or you’ve left your little ones at the kid’s club and are looking for a little peace, Carnival Cruise ships cater just as well for adults as they do for the younger guests. Some of the highlights include:
For further inspiration, read our handy guide to 25 free things to do on a Carnival Cruise.
Whether you're travelling as a couple or as a family, a Carnival suite is the perfect way to make the most out of your cruise holiday. More spacious than staterooms, you'll have more than enough room for sleeping and relaxing, as well as your own balcony offering sweeping ocean vistas. What's more, you'll even get to enjoy some extra perks, including priority embarking and disembarking, bathrobes and priority reservations at restaurants.
The dining dress code onboard all Carnival ships is 'Cruise Casual', which means no shorts or swimwear, but jeans and t-shirts etc are fine. There will also be one or two optional Carnival Cruise formal nights known as 'Cruise Elegant' evenings during your sailing, on which you are invited to don more formal attire such as a ball gown, cocktail dress, or suit.
See here for more information on Carnival Cruises VIFP Club Rewards & Benefits.
Vaccination Requirements
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Covid-19 Testing
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Onboard
Handwashing will be encouraged throughout the ship, with hand sanitiser stations in the busiest areas and outside restaurants. Food service stations will be staffed by crew where possible, and if this can't be done, such as with condiments, there will be crew on hand to prompt guests to wash their hands. In public areas, such as restaurants, lounges, gyms and casinos, there will be more frequent cleaning. This will involve the sanitation of deck furniture, sports equipment, handrails, tables, chairs etc. At night, there will be deep cleaning and disinfection of public areas with high traffic, including the gym, restaurants, bars and crew areas. In addition, staterooms and suites will be cleaned up to two times per day, and there will be an additional deep clean should guests display flu-like symptoms.
Medical
In the case where guests show flu-like symptoms, there is a medical centre on each ship offering complimentary consultations.
Insurance
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Passports
All guests will require a valid passport to be able to sail, even if the itinerary is not leaving British waters.
Please see the itinerary page for exact details that apply to your sailing.
Cancelled Cruises
All Carnival cruises are cancelled through 30th July 2021.
If affected, we will be in touch soon with details on your options.
Future Cruise Credit
For cancelled cruises, if the cruise length is six days or more, you can receive 100% FCC and $600 OBC per stateroom if booked by 30th September 2021 and sailing by 30th September 2023. If the cruise length is five days or less, you can receive 100% FCC and $300 OBC per stateroom if booked by 30th September 2021 and sailing by 30th September 2023. These offers apply only to the cruise element of bookings where Iglu.com are the tour operator of the holiday.
Guests can transfer their Carnival Cruise departing up to 30th September. The new booking must sail within a year of the original sail date.
T&Cs apply - please see the itinerary page for details
24 Feb 2019
Want to thank Iglu for organising all our flights, stay over in Las Vegas and the cruise to Mexico. There was not one downside. A real great experience would recommend any day. Thank you very much
22 Nov 2018
The pre cruise hotel stays would have been better if we had spent more time in New York and missed the South Beach stop completely. We were travelling most of the time and didn't have enough time to take in the sights that we wanted.Consequently by the time we had boarded the ship we were exhausted. Delta Airlines Comfort+ was little more than economy and didn't offer the value expected. They had our booking wrong and tried to put us in economy, and charge us for the 2nd case which we had already paid for. It was only when I was very persistent that we were given our correct seats. After a call home and my partner calling Iglu was I assured that the return journey would be sorted out. This was a concern throughout the holiday and did tinge our enjoyment. This was my fourth Carnival Cruise, The previous ones were some time ago and the first thing that I noticed was the embarkation process is much quicker and not the chaos that I experienced in the past. Unfortunately that is the only one of a very few positive changes that I saw. One more positive point was the evening meals in the dinning room were lovely, a good choice and cooked perfectly. The waiting staff were wonderful and couldn't do enough for us. They remembered our names, likes and dislikes. Our cabin steward was also very good and made himself available 24/7. However the ship was shabby and our balcony was filthy. I had to use some of the towels supplied to give it a good clean just so that we felt comfortable sitting outside. Robes are no longer supplied in the staterooms which was a great inconvenience. had I known we would have taken our own. The buffet was the same menu every day of the cruise which made breakfast quite repetitive, we tried breakfast in the dinning room but the food was the same as the buffet, only we had to wait longer for it to be served. Also the buffet closed at 3:30 every day, so when returning to the ship all that was available was burger or pizza. We avoid junk food so had to order a sandwich from room service. Two of our Shore excursions were cancelled at short notice. We were refunded but no recompense offered. When we tried to book alternatives, anything decent had been fully booked. The shore excursions that we did get to go on were very expensive for what you got. We had been on an everglades tour in the past, but the one booked on the Glory was very commercialised and seemed more interested in racing the airboats rather than showing us the environment and wildlife. I would not recommend Carnival Glory for a typical cruising experience, but it would be OK as a lower class vacation so long as the prices reflected that. I will be looking at other cruise lines for the future.
Show more11 Sep 2019
Excellent customer service from IGLU and a fabulous cruise. The ship was great, staff, food, entertainment all fabulous. The sights of Alaska were breath taking and I highly recommend iglu and carnival.
Carnival Cruise Line ships all provide satellite internet access. To use this guests must purchase one of the three internet packages, Social WiFi Plan, Value Wifi Plan, or Premium WiFi Plan. These can be bought before or during the cruise, for the whole itinerary or just for 24 hours.
Yes, to use anything with a UK-style plug you will need an adaptor as all Carnival Cruise Line ships are fitted with US/European plug sockets.
It is possible to smoke onboard Carnival ships, however this is only permitted in certain areas. Areas are unique to each ship, and will be sign-posted.
Carnival Cruise Line is a casual cruise line, and guests are free to wear general comfortable clothing such as shorts and tshirts, sun dresses, and jeans etc. Swimwear should not be worn in restaurants, and on Cruise Elegant evenings guests are asked to wear smart attire such as cocktail dresses, evening gowns, pant suits, and tuxedos.
All items available to purchase onboard are prices in US Dollars, however note that cash is not accepted onboard.
Both a bottle of beer and a glass of wine cost upwards of around $6 each.
If you have a dietary requirement it is important to discuss this with the head waiter on the first night of your cruise. While there are options for different diets in most restaurants, the dining room is the only one in which alternative menus can be arranged.
Yes, if you'd prefer to have breakfast, lunch, dinner, or indeed a pick-me-up snack in the comfort of your own stateroom, you can order room service at any time of day. Cold items like salads, sandwiches, and desserts are included in your cruise fare, but hot meals come with an additional charge.
There are complimentary water fountains which can be accessed by all passengers. The tap water in the cabins is also drinkable.
Guests must be over the age of 21 to consume alcohol on a Carnival Cruise Line ship.
Yes, as a family-oriented cruise line Carnival ensure children are well taken care of at their kid's clubs. Camp Ocean caters for 2-11 year olds, but has sub-groups within it to ensure little ones enjoy age-appropriate activities. Then there is Circle C for 12-14 year olds, and Club 02 for those aged 15-17.
If adults want some time away from the little ones to enjoy a special evening, they can book a place for their children at Night Owls. Open to children aged between 6 months and 11 years, this fun facility is open until 1am and costs a small additional fee.
Yes, there are kid's menu in most dining venues with everything from mac 'n' cheese to fresh fruit salads.
Yes, however babies have to be a minimum of 6 months old at the time of embarkation in order to sail.
No, unfortunately Carnival Cruise Line do not provide baby food or formula onboard their ships.
