Carnival Ship “Carnivale” Vintage 1979 Pictures (from cruise November 1, 1979)

[JimInBuffalo]

Found these pictures from a cruise on the Carnival “Carnivale” from November 1, 1979.

[ProgRockCruiser]

Nice!

[davy jones]

Cruising was definitely different then.  Note the lack of chair hogs.

[sc4125]

I worked in the gift shop on the Carnivale back in 1980, then managed the shops on the Mardi Gras and Festivale.  It was by far the most fun I've ever had in a work place.  Back then girls were only allowed to work in the gift shop or the casino, officers were encouraged to "mingle" with female passengers, and we were allowed access to the club (back then called the Disco) but were not allowed on the dance floor. 

 

Things have certainly changed - my daughter worked one contract on the Glory a few years back as part of the entertainment staff.  When I cruised 2 weeks after she joined, we had to get written permission from security for her to even be near my cabin.  No more fraternizing - but then again male crew have lots of female crew to "mingle" with.

[ThxMomnDad]

Great pictures! And to think I used to think cruise ships that size were massive!!!

[JaniceB]

Thanks for sharing.  

[JimInBuffalo]

Thanks for your comments. I just found two more from the same sailing.

[JimInBuffalo]

42 minutes ago, ThxMomnDad said:

Great pictures! And to think I used to think cruise ships that size were massive!!!

The first time I saw a cruise ship (in person) was when we were staying in Ocho Rios, Jamaica on our first vacation out of the U.S. in the mid 1970’s. We were in a high-rise hotel on the east side of the bay (Tortise Club?).

On the first morning, I woke up and opened the curtains. Of course, the night before, upon arrival, there was no ships in port. When I pulled back the drapes and saw what (at the time) was a huge ship. I was determined that I would start cruising. I couldn’t walk fast enough over to the other side of the bay to see it up close.

We are now up to 53 cruises and counting.

[ThxMomnDad]

19 minutes ago, JimInBuffalo said:

We are now up to 53 cruises and counting.

Wow!! I have a long way to go to catch up to you! We're booked on the Mardi Gras in March, which will be cruise number 7 (although we did have 2 cruise cancelled due to Covid).

[csm5986142]

Love these pictures!  Quite a difference - makes me wonder what cruise ships will look like 40 years from now!

[klfhngr]

2 hours ago, sc4125 said:

I worked in the gift shop on the Carnivale back in 1980, then managed the shops on the Mardi Gras and Festivale.  It was by far the most fun I've ever had in a work place.  Back then girls were only allowed to work in the gift shop or the casino, officers were encouraged to "mingle" with female passengers, and we were allowed access to the club (back then called the Disco) but were not allowed on the dance floor. 

 

Things have certainly changed - my daughter worked one contract on the Glory a few years back as part of the entertainment staff.  When I cruised 2 weeks after she joined, we had to get written permission from security for her to even be near my cabin.  No more fraternizing - but then again male crew have lots of female crew to "mingle" with.

Wow, that explains why officers were all over the club/disco back in the day!! I started cruising in 85' and they definitely got a lot of attention, lol!

[Mountain Traveler]

My new wife and I boarded the Carnivale on December 16, 1979 for our honeymoon.  We booked months in advance and were able to get one of the few rooms with a double bed. 

[JimInBuffalo]

4 minutes ago, Mountain Traveler said:

My new wife and I boarded the Carnivale on December 16, 1979 for our honeymoon.  We booked months in advance and were able to get one of the few rooms with a double bed. 

WOW, That would have been funny if you had the bunk beds for a honeymoon! The beds look very short also.

[JimInBuffalo]

1 hour ago, ThxMomnDad said:

Wow!! I have a long way to go to catch up to you! We're booked on the Mardi Gras in March, which will be cruise number 7 (although we did have 2 cruise cancelled due to Covid).

Yes, we had 4 cruises cancelled due to COVID. Hopefully there wont be any more.

[klfhngr]

47 minutes ago, JimInBuffalo said:

WOW, That would have been funny if you had the bunk beds for a honeymoon! The beds look very short also.

Ricky and Lucy!! LOL!

[sc4125]

3 hours ago, klfhngr said:

Wow, that explains why officers were all over the club/disco back in the day!! I started cruising in 85' and they definitely got a lot of attention, lol!

It was a riot - I played wingman for a few of the officers every week - hang out with them in the club so people would think they were with someone until they could check out who they wanted to approach.  It was really quite funny.  Unfortunately they didn't have the greatest impression of us American girls - they could never understand that what happens on the ship doesn't happen in everyday life.  Same old double standard as you see today, but they were really alot of fun and soooo Italian lol!

[Frank12]

Very cool!

[jimbo5544]

Very nice!

[klfhngr]

3 hours ago, sc4125 said:

It was a riot - I played wingman for a few of the officers every week - hang out with them in the club so people would think they were with someone until they could check out who they wanted to approach.  It was really quite funny.  Unfortunately they didn't have the greatest impression of us American girls - they could never understand that what happens on the ship doesn't happen in everyday life.  Same old double standard as you see today, but they were really alot of fun and soooo Italian lol!

Now I'm curious to know what happened on the ship!! Actually, I met a few of the cocktail waitresses back in the day and was taken down below into their area. I also met some musicians and dj's and became friends, they would take me down to where the real fun was!!! Ah, the 80s!

[Joe817]

I wish they would bring back a "now" version of the old TV series "Loveboat".  

[originalgeek]

8 minutes ago, Joe817 said:

I wish they would bring back a "now" version of the old TV series "Loveboat".  

I keep thinking they must since they are already airing the new Fantasy Island.  How can they not have a night of Love Boat and Fantasy Island?

 

[crooooze]

11 hours ago, JimInBuffalo said:

Found these pictures from a cruise on the Carnival “Carnivale” from November 1, 1979.

Love vintage pics! Thanks for sharing.

[JimInBuffalo]

On 8/17/2021 at 11:21 AM, ThxMomnDad said:

Wow!! I have a long way to go to catch up to you! We're booked on the Mardi Gras in March, which will be cruise number 7 (although we did have 2 cruise cancelled due to Covid).

Yes, we had 4 cruises cancelled due to COVID. Hopefully there wont be any more.

[JimInBuffalo]

18 hours ago, crooooze said:

Love vintage pics! Thanks for sharing.

If you would like to see more vintage pictures, I have posted some more under 

“Other Cruise Lines”

the pics are from a 1982 cruise on Chandris Lines “THE VICTORIA” which is similar in size to the “CARNIVALE “.

 

[DTL321]

 

A promo video from back then! Such a fun watch 🙂