And, as it turns out, many of the differences, especially when it comes to the ships and casinos, is pretty clear from day one.
I had originally planned on writing this after the cruise was over, but my website is actually inaccessible on the ship’s WiFi, so I’m writing this on the slow (but included) connection from my wireless carrier while in the Bahamas. This is my first time sailing Carnival after a number of sailings with Royal Caribbean. As this post goes live, I am currently on the Carnival Mardi Gras, their flagship and one of the newest ships in their fleet.