Carnival Destiny Cruise Ship, Carnival Cruise Lines Review



Carnival Destiny In Port at Key West

 The Carnival Destiny,which currently home ports in Miami, FL, is one of Carnival Cruise Lines ships.  It is 101,000 ton ship and the only Destiny class ship in Carnival's fleet. She can carry over 3300 passengers and at the time she entered service in 1996, she was the largest ship ever built. Like the many of her sister ships in Carnival's line, it boast Carnival's Theatre Under The Stars for watching the "big screen" out on deck.  It has almost 500 balcony cabins so that many of her visitors can enjoy the view from their rooms.


Balcony Cabin on Carnival Destiny



I was lucky enough to sail on her last October with a wonderful group of ladies.  We all had balcony cabins and the consensus was "fabulous".  The Destiny's staff took wonderful care of us from the cabin to the dining room and many places in between.  One of the in between places is the wonderful pool areas that the Destiny has.  In the main pool area it is theatre style raised seating so that you have views of all kinds at the pool and then again in the evening when watching the movies out on deck.  The 2 story dining room was magnificent and our dining staff was just wonderful and very attentive.  By the 2nd night of our 4 day cruise, our staff knew what type of drink we wanted and which type of bread we would choose. The meals were fantastic and always presented in such a wonderful way by the staff.

Divine Desserts

From Casino to Spa to shopping and many dining options, the Carnival Destiny is still a wonderful ship at 15 years old this year.  She was refurbished in 2005 and is a sparkling gem in the Carnival fleet.  Over all I would recommend this ship for families, honeymooners or just vacationers in general.  Her layout is a bit different than all the other ships in Carnival line.  She has more areas of walking stairs and going around and up and down to get to different areas of the ship.  If you have difficulty in traversing stairs, the Destiny may be a bit tougher sail for you.  However, there are elevators everywhere on the ship and wonderfully helpful Carnival employees to guide you around, should you need it.  Besides, as my friend and i found out, getting lost and found again on this ship is part of the fun.  We have decided that what we didn't find this time, will make us just have to go back again on the Destiny.

The Carnival Destiny Sails 4 & 5 day  Eastern & Western alternating sailings out of Miami thru April 2012.
Some of the ports you will see on the 5 day Western one are Cozumel, Grand Cayman & Jamaica and on the 5 day Eastern would Grand Turks, Half Moon Cay & Nassau in the Bahamas. The ports on the 4 day sailings are Key West & Cozumel. 



Carnival goodies in the cabin nightly.

Prices start at $259 per person plus port taxes & fees for the 4 day sailings.

Prices start at $299 per person plus port taxes & fees for the 5 day sailings.

Joyce Sisler

Cruise Specialist

Email:jjtravelservice@hot.rr.com

Leaving the Port of Miami