My husband and I spent Thanksgiving on a cruise ship with friends for about $1,300 a person. We'd do it again for other holidays.

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We sailed on a Carnival Cruise over the Thanksgiving holiday.

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We sailed in an interior cabin on Carnival and an ocean-view room on Royal Caribbean. We'd only book one again.

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Joey (L) and Monica (L) in their rooms.

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I sailed on Carnival's new cruise ship. See all of its amenities — and why some are better than its pricier competitors

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The water slide and kid's water playground on the Carnival Firenze.
Carnival Firenze's fare includes amenities like the waterslides and seven of the 15 dining venues.

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I went on my first Carnival cruise — these are the 2 reasons I might not do it again

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I sailed on Carnival's new ship, Carnival Firenze, in May. I have two major gripes about the experience: the mediocre food and the incessant upselling.

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I work from a cruise ship for 3 months a year. Here's how I stay productive at sea.

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Walter Biscardi on the Oceania Sirena in December 2023.

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The truth behind America's cruise obsession: 'They don't want to see anything that's real'

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The Icon of the Seas sets sail on January 27. But what is it an icon of?

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Cruises will be super-popular next year. Be prepared to fight for a pool chair.

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Two Royal Caribbean cruise ships at Perfect Day at CocoCay
Say goodbye to quiet pool decks and peaceful buffet lines — cruise ships are going to be packed in 2024.

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I was a cruise performer on a luxury ship. I traveled all over Europe and it was unlike any job I've ever had before.

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Autumn Eliza Sheffy in front of the AIDAluna.

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Carnival Cruise Line bans woman for life who tried to bring CBD gummies on board

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The Carnival Horizon left without the family of four after Melinda Van Veldhuizen was told she couldn't set sail.

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Carnival CEO says charging passengers an extra fee to help cover rising fuel costs is 'certainly not off the table'

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Cruise ship Carnival Valor docked in Marseille.
Carnival can charge passengers a "fuel supplement" fee of up to $9 per day without prior notice if the price of crude oil rises above $70 per barrel, according to the cruise line's contract of carriage.

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