Your first Cruise On Carnival.

[2Shoes2Go]

Sensation, Oct, 2007, test run.

Carnivale, June 1990, DH’s first.

[TNcruising02]

Magic, June 2014, family cruise before youngest son went off to college.

[PORT ROYAL]

First and only

1999 - Carnival Defeat - Embarked San Juan - Disembarked Barbados - Happily flew home.

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[ledges1]

Elation, May 2011,  7 days out of Mobile, and went to Grand Cayman, Montego Bay and Cozumel. Wanted to do something different than a beach vacation at Ft Walton or Destin.

[BroadwayGirl]

Splendor out of NYC, November 2013,  friends who set my now husband and I up in 2012 convinced us to come join them on their cruise. It was his first cruise and our first trip away together.  We have cruised once, if not more, every year (except for 2020) since. 

[cruisingguy007]

Carnival Inspiration, don't remember the date, booked last minute, like a few days before sailing since it was a good deal and we always wanted to try cruising. Everyone loved it and we were instantly hooked but vowed to never again sail with only one cabin (we didn't realize how small it would be). 

[Aplmac]

Carnival Destiny. Early May 2007. Quick 3-day charter, ex Barbados!

 

[tree.critter]

November 1992 Mardi Gras “Groom Boat Cruise”. Was the first of what has become yearly cruises in the pet industry.

 

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[Don Kehote]

1997 - Fantasy - Was given the cruise as "Please go away" incentive after complaining about faulty brakes on a car purchase.

[4hunters]

Splendor, November 2011, Wanted to try out cruising as a vacation.

[Sugar67]

Triumph 2006, to get married in Jamaica

[IntrepidFromDC]

3 hours ago, BrotherCraig said:

Carnival Ecstasy, 2009, took my dad on his very first vacation ever. 

 

Side note: I met my wife on that cruise.

Ouch.     😁         Great story!

 

My first cruise was with my daughter in 2013.  I didn't care that much for it because I missed the quality food and cultural experiences which enriched our previous vacations, usually training around Europe for a couple weeks.  But my daughter loved it so we did it again in early 2014.  Between 2014 and November 2019 we did 12 cruises.  I had to change my expectations about what a vacation "should" be, but seeing how happy my daughter was made the initial sacrifice worth it, now I love cruising too - as long as we get one trip to Europe each year.  I am getting weary of the Caribbean a bit though.  Looking forward to the few we haven't visited, and revisiting San Juan, St. Kitts, St. Martin, Curacao and Half Moon Cay but if I never see Freeport, Belize City or Roatan again I'll be happy.

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[dallasdan]

Carnival Ecstasy 2006 Sons graduation

[MistyRo76]

Carnival Sensation, March 1998, My College Spring Break

[babygrljaz]

Triumph

Apr 2, 2015

1st true vacation as an adult

[TravelGirlinDallas]

Celebration

September, 2001

Girls' Trip

[pe4all]

Carnival Liberty

Christmas 2005

The all-inclusive we were supposed to go to got destroyed in hurricane!

[Elsisi]

Holiday, May 2003, Niece's graduation

[pogoism9]

Imagination, May 2010 - Honeymoon

[BossyKat]

Sensation, Sept 2004, Honeymoon

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

Fascination 1995 Since then 20 different Carnival ships.

[GaHawkeye]

Fantasy,  4-1994,  Honeymoon 

[stingray310]

Celebration, Oct. 1992, Anniversary.

[Mnemonic]

Carnival Fantasy out of New Orleans, 2007, Spring Break

[bumorgan]

Original Mardi Gras 7/1980  4 guys cruising  for girls