CARNIVAL ADVENTURE | Everyone Told Us Not to Book This Cruise… So We Tried It Anyway!
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If you can get it for the right price, I'd say yes.
The food in the main restaurants was one of our main concerns. Scanning the menus, there seemed to be a couple of safe options.
The ship is showing her age in places. Some areas have been refreshed as part of the P&O handover. Some areas are in dire need of attention.
All the food we tasted was a very high standard and high quality.
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🌐 Explore our cruise reviews, diaries, videos & photo galleries: www.latetothesailaway.com Is Carnival Adventure REALLY the worst cruise ship in the world? We recently spent 3 nights on board Carnival Adventure to find out for ourselves — and what we discovered genuinely surprised us. This ship has developed a reputation online as one of the lowest-rated cruise ships in the world, with many reviews criticising it for being old, poorly maintained, serving disappointing food, and feeling like “Carnival Light.” But are those reviews from 2025 actually fair? In this video, we take you on board Carnival Adventure to share our honest experience after a 3-night cruise sailing from Sydney. We explore the ship, try a range of dining options, and see whether this controversial cruise ship deserves the criticism. During the cruise we: • Tried all three main dining rooms • Sampled the poolside grill and the ship’s free pizza • Explored the public spaces and overall vibe on board • Experienced the unforgettable moment of sailing under the Sydney Harbour Bridge While Carnival Adventure certainly isn’t a perfect ship, we found plenty of positives and had a genuinely fun cruise. In fact, we think some of the negative reviews might be a little overstated. So the big question is: Is Carnival Adventure really that bad — or is it misunderstood? Join us as we share our honest cruise review, the good, the bad, and the surprising. 0:00 Intro 1:09 Embarkation 1:25 Lunch 1:40 Cabin Tour 2:02 Adventure Hotel 2:12 Piano Bar 88 2:33 Trattoria 2:50 Sail-Away Party 4:23 A King Bed! 4:30 Dinner at Waterfront 5:50 Black Circus Comedy 6:08 Day 2 Coffee and Trivia 6:30 Onboard Fun 7:12 Casino Luck! 7:37 Luke's Burgers 8:44 Mobile Trivia 9:05 Dinner at Angelo's 9:50 Atrium 90's Party 10:40 Breakfast at the Waterfront 11:10 Music Trivia 11:34 Free Pizza at Trattoria 12:18 Dinner at Dragon Lady 14:43 Theatre Show 15:05 80's Rock & Glow Party! 15:53 Disembarkation 16:21 Final Thoughts 19:17 Bloopers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUzalSo8Tno&list=PLy2Cf4sfN3F5h_K7SAAY-uR_7mgvhIXPV&index=2 Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Threads and visit our website: http://facebook.com/latetothesailaway http://instagram.com/latetothesailaway https://www.threads.com/@latetothesai... https://www.latetothesailaway.com #CarnivalAdventure #CruiseReview #CarnivalCruise