What Carnival Cruise Ship is the best?

Carnival ships are known for glitz and gaudiness - Las Vegas on the high seas. If you like that, fine; if not, better look elsewhere. I've been on three Carnival ships - Victory, Paradise and Miracle. Miracle was way over the top - the dining room was almost intolerable. Go to Carnival's website for pictures, etc. Also, check out CruiseCritic.com, "Boards" and/or "Reviews". The latter has reviews from both pros and past guests, so you can get a really good idea of what the different ships are like. But there's nothing subtle about any of them!

My favorite is the Carnival Glory out of Port Canaveral. It is a newer ship, with all the ammenities. In addition, we somehow ended up on the Cruise Director's mailing list, and he still drops us a line every now and then, just to see how we are doing. I would not go on the Holiday or the Celebration. They are older and smaller. If you want to go on a Fantasy class ship, I would choose the Inspiration or the Imagination. They have just been completely refurbished.

Carnival usually builds a number of ships to the same plan. Five common classes are the Holiday class (oldest), Fantasy Class, Spirit Class, Destiny Class, and Conquest Class. For the most part, ships within a given class are more-or-less equivalent; however, this does not extend across lines. For example, Costa operates several ships on a similar deck plan as Carnival but they can be VERY different in the way they are operated. Newer ships have more amenities but carry more pax. Often, the fares are higher. The tradeoffs are obvious. But, you can have a good trip on any of them.

royal caribbean is wayyyyy better. i have been on the serenade, that was fun. i am going on the adventure of the seas soon. i have heard the freedom of the seas is really nice too

Carnival cruise lines is the worst cruise line I have been on. I can't think of anything good to say about them. Any other line I have been on is better.