You'll also want to book early if you're aiming for a suite - particularly if you want one of the best suites on a Carnival ship. If you're planning a cruise on one of the line's older vessels and a balcony cabin is a must, you'll want to book early to make sure you get one. The takeaway here is that you'll have a tougher time locking down a balcony cabin on an older Carnival ship than on a newer vessel. Here is the breakdown for Carnival Paradise: On both Carnival Paradise and Carnival Elation, inside cabins and ocean-view cabins make up the majority (nearly 90%) of accommodations, and suites account for fewer than 10% of rooms. Fewer than 10% of cabins on the line's two oldest vessels, Carnival Paradise and Carnival Elation, are balcony cabins. On older Carnival ships (and, in general, all older cruise ships), there are far fewer balcony cabins. Here's a breakdown of the broad cabin categories on Carnival Panorama, which is typical of the line's newer ships: By contrast, the line's newer ships have a higher percentage of inside cabins than you'll find on the newer ships of some rival lines. Compare that to the 65% of cabins on Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas (launched in 2018) that are balcony cabins.Īs noted above, Carnival ships also have fewer suites than you'll find on the ships of some of its rival lines. But the ratio of balcony cabins to non-balcony cabins on Carnival's newer ships isn't nearly as high as on the newer ships of some rival lines such as Royal Caribbean.Ībout 44% of the 2,004 cabins on Carnival's Carnival Panorama (launched in 2019) are balcony cabins, for instance. On newer Carnival ships, a significant portion of cabins are balcony cabins - the rooms everyone wants these days. GENE SLOAN/THE POINTS GUYĪs is typical for many cruise ships, Carnival vessels offer cabins in four broad categories: Windowless "inside" cabins, oceanview cabins, balcony cabins and suites. The line's two newest ships, Mardi Gras and Carnival Celebration, each have 180 suites - more than twice the number found on the vessels Carnival was unveiling a few years ago.Ī balcony cabin on Carnival Panorama. That said, Carnival has seen the success that some of its competitors have had with a bigger range of upscale accommodations, and it's eyeing more suites for future vessels. Related: The ultimate guide to Carnival Cruise Line The typical Carnival customer isn't in the market for a super fancy, high-priced suite. This is in part due to Carnival's focus on offering an affordable product. The oldest Fantasy-class vessels have 28 suites and 26 junior suites. Each of the line's earlier Conquest-class ships have around 50 suites. Each of the vessels in Carnival's recent Vista-class series, for instance, offer fewer than 75 suites. You'll find relatively few suites on Carnival ships. The vast majority of the accommodations on Carnival ships fall into one of three broad buckets: Windowless "inside" cabins, oceanview cabins and balcony cabins.įor more cruise guides, news and tips, sign up for TPG's cruise newsletter. That means that when you're trying to find the best Carnival cruise ship cabin for you, you'll have an easier time than you will when booking with some other lines.
Unlike some of its biggest competitors, Carnival isn't known for a huge range of cabin categories on its vessels. Picking a cabin on a Carnival Cruise Line ship isn't nearly as complicated as picking a cabin on, say, a Royal Caribbean or a Celebrity Cruises ship.
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