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[quote=Anonymous]It's going to vary by ship, not just cruise line. The newest ships have ALL the bells and whistles, and the older ships might just have a water slide. The newer ships also tend to be HUGE, very crowded, and a poor layout in order to squeeze in all those bells and whistles.

I recently went on one of the newest Carnival ships (Mardi Gras) and absolutely hated it. The layout didn't make sense. For a family with kids it used to be nice that you can get food to suit any type of eater (other than a true food snob) in the buffet. But on this ship the buffet salad bar was sad and small (my preference for lunch), the burgers were upstairs (teen DSs preference), and the pizza was several flights downstairs (picky DD food of choice). It was painfully crowded and hard to manage. I'm hearing that about a lot of newer ships as well - just generally odd layouts. The older ships usually have a more manageable layout, and nicer, user friendly lounges.

Keep in mind all those bells and whistles can get very expensive - go carts or a roller coaster might cost you like $25 pp per ride. Mini golf, ropes courses, rock walls are usually included.

While I usually prefer NCL, I also browse RC and Carnival. They all have their slight differences, the ship (and itinerary and date) is probably going to be more important to a newer cruiser. [/quote]

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