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Carnival Adventure Reviews
Carnival Adventure is officially part of the Carnival Cruises Australia fleet. The ship long known as Pacific Adventure has made the change.
Adventure will dry-dock in Singapore in February 2027. This means that for the next two seasons, the ship will still largely look and feel how it did as a P&O ship, but with key changes which will be covered in this guide.
The ship was originally built in 2001 and, for many years served as part of Princess’s fleet as Golden Princess, before joining the P&O Australia fleet in 2020. Now it’s in its third life as a Carnival ship, it will continue serving up family-oriented vacations, sailing year-round of Sydney.
Summary
Generally positive experience with some notable concerns. Guests particularly appreciated Deck plans are readily available online., The ship offers a variety of restaurants and entertainment options., Upgrades are possible if the cruise is well-booked.. However, concerns were raised about The ship hasn’t been fully integrated into the Carnival brand yet., Upgrades are not guaranteed and may require additional payment.. This cruise may be suitable for many travelers, but consider if the noted concerns would affect your enjoyment.
Pros
- Deck plans are readily available online.
- The ship offers a variety of restaurants and entertainment options.
- Upgrades are possible if the cruise is well-booked.
Cons
- The ship hasn’t been fully integrated into the Carnival brand yet.
- Upgrades are not guaranteed and may require additional payment.
Other Traveller Reviews
★★☆
Embarking was great, straight forward, everyone moving quickly through necessary procedures.
Lunch was served at level 14, a little less variety than other cruises, however I was happy with the layout which dissipated large crowds congregating in one area. Food was OK, given the volume of passengers not too bad. However the lack of fresh and lofat options was noticeable. One can only eat so much fried food.
Cruisncousins – May 2025
Source: cruisecritic.com
★★☆
We have done many Carnival Cruises before and have been happy with the level of service and activities etc. We have been on the Spirit, Splendor and Luminosa.
We went on this cruise with an open mind. We knew that it was an old P&O boat and there were reasons why we didn’t cruise P&O but we got quite a good deal so gave it a go.
Embarkation and debarkation was easy. Our boarding time was 11.30 and they started boarding before 10.30 and were onboard before our boarding time. Debarkation was easy except we had all connected to local data etc on our phones so the Carnival App didn’t give any notifications but we just joined the line when we were ready to leave. There was no line at about 8.30am. No groups were being announced it was just all being done with the app. Many people waiting to get off but no line to get off
New Caledonia Trip – April 2025
Source: cruisecritic.com
★★☆
This is the worst cruise line we experienced in the past a few years. We bought the tickets because the deal looked alright.
Food: The buffet is small and has limited options. The restaurants are too popular to book a place at normal dinner time.
Entertainment: Entertainment is limited too. Not many sports options.
Jamie Zhang – April 2025
Source: cruisecritic.com
★☆
DO NOT get on this ship, especially if you have ever cruised with any company other than P&O Australia.
There are more things that are untenable than what I will write here but you will get the gist.
AusAnon – April 2025
Source: cruisecritic.com
★☆
This was not a holiday, this was a living hell. This cruise should have paid us to set sail with them, not charge us for a floating nightmare!
Never ever have we, as a family of six, all frequent cruise loving travelers, with 16 cruises between us (Carnival, Royal, Princess, P&O), experienced this appalling level of dissatisfaction and disservice.
I have listed in point form the main issues and unfortunately, in no way, does this list include all the failures and downright rudeness endured on a daily basis. Every morning we were hopeful that things would improve – on a ship travelled on twice before!!
trotk0 – December 2024
Source: cruisecritic.com
★☆
As an agent going as a regular passenger, this is a trip I would love to set up a group for. Loved it and can’t wait for the new ship to come to LA.
PCameron323 – Aug 24, 2019
Source: cruisecritic.com
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