European Sea and River Cruises

If you could go on one cruise…..?

What Cruise would you go on? the disney 11 night Caribean Cruise, or an Alaskan Carnival Cruise, or a european Carnival cruise around the ports of Italy?

Alaska is one of my favorite cruise destinations and Europe is a great cruise destination. I feel the Caribbean is an OK destination, but not as unique as your other two options.

That being said, Disney is one of my top picks for cruises and Carnival falls toward the bottom. Disney’s service far exceeds that of Carnival and the rooms, staff, food, cleanliness, etc are all a lot better on Disney. Whether or not you have kids, Disney cruises are spectacular.

It really just depends where you want to go and what you want your onboard environment to be like. Carnival tends to be more of a party boat with a younger crowd onboard to party and have a good time. It is kind of a cross between spring break and Las Vegas. Disney is a more sophisticated environment that is service oriented, with amazing Disney productions, but with the addition of several activities that will attract children. Disney and Carnival are both popular lines for families, so, if you are wanting to avoid kids, these may not be the best choice of lines. But based simply on the port, your Carnival options would probably have fewer children onboard.

So here is what it comes down to, given the choice between Carnival and Disney, I would pick Disney without question, regardless of cost. Given the choice between the Caribbean, Alaska or Europe, I would either go with Alaska or Europe. Perhaps you should consider doing Disney’s Mediterranean cruise next year. I think this combines the best of your options into one.

Strictly going with your options, I think I would pick Disney Caribbean. I just feel Disney is a much better line than Carnival. But, it depends how important your cruise ports are to you and which interests you the most.

Hope this helps!

Emerald Princess Cruise ~ Part 2 ~ Athens (Piraeus), Greece