Carnival destiny?

Question

How is this ship

Answer 1

I've not been on the Destiny since shortly after its first sailing. Back then, it was a pretty nice ship, but I'm not sure of the current condition. It is a little on the old side now and my last few cruises with Carnival has not been what it used to be, on all new ships.

Since I'm not much help with the particular ship, I will include a link to some reviews for you to look over.

Answer 2

I haven't been on the Destiny but I have been on the Valor which appears to be quite similar. The Destiny is an older ship but was updated 2 years ago. I had a very pleasant experience with Carnival, so hopefully you will too! Happy Cruising!

Answer 3

Despite being bigger, I did not like the Destiny as much as the smaller Inspiration.  The layout was not as convenient to get around.  The Destiny has a tiered pool area which doesn't allow the waitstaff to move around.  Therefore its harder to get a waiter when you want to order.  I also enjoyed the Inspirations more diverse international waitstaff.  Ours was from Romania.  Partly that might be due to the layout of the dining room.  The Destiny was a lil overcrowded so our dining table was out in the hallway and we couldn't see when they were doing the dining entertainment.  It was still enjoyable but I found the Inspriation to be better overall.

Definitely like what was suggested before read the reviews on cruisecritic.  that is by far the best site.  Our cruise on the Destiny was last summer and our intinerary also wasn't as favorable.  It was out of San Juan and we were at a port the next morning St Thomas, next morning Dominica (which thankfully Carnival no longer sails to), next morning Barbados so I definitely learned that I perfer an itinerary where the first day is at sea to give me a chance to rest and not have to wake up early.  Cruisecritic gives reviews of people just coming off the ship and having just done the shore excursion you are looking at.  But also check out www.cruisemates.com and www.cruisereviews.com for other reviews.

With the Destiny, while an enjoyable experience, I learned bigger isn't always better.  The better layout and better service seems to be on the smaller ships--though you don't get the over-the-top cruise experience of rock walls or surfing on them lol!