MS Carnival Victory
The
Carnival Victory is the world's newest and largest ship. She weighs
101,509 tons and is 893 feet long and 116 feet high. I think that is a lot more
than the 21 pounds, 4 ounces and 29 inches that I measured at my 9-month
check-up. There are
13 public decks. Our suite was on deck 7.
The ship was very
pretty. My eyes got very big when I saw all of the pretty colors and
lights. The theme of the ship was oceans and seas, and all of the public
rooms
and hallways were named for something aquatic. The colors were primarily
blues and greens.
The atrium had a huge
Tiffany chandelier and blue/green lights. This area held the ship's
shopping areas and the photo galleries.
I think we ate
101,509 tons of food while we were on the ship. There were three dining
areas--two formal dining rooms
(Atlantic and Pacific, below right) and an informal dining room (the
Mediterranean Grill, at left). The Mediterranean
Restaurant had the usual buffet plus a New York Deli, Chinese, Mississippi BBQ,
and the 24-hour pizzaria.
We ate dinner in the
Pacific Dining Room. Our waiter
(from Colombia) and assistant waiter (from South Africa) were very nice to
me. They talked and played with me every time they came to my table.
Mommy and Daddy left them really good tips on the last night of the cruise
because they felt sorry for them having to pick up my bread crumbs off the floor
every night!
On two nights during
the cruise, there were Vegas-style shows in the Caribbean Lounge. This was
a huge room that covered three decks
at the front of the ship.
I didn't go to these shows because they were after my bedtime. Instead,
Grandpa and I slept in my room while everyone else enjoyed the shows.
For daytime
fun, there were two big-people pools and one
children's pool. The pool at the back of the ship near the Mediterranean
Restaurant had a
retractable roof like you see on some football stadiums. They opened the
roof during the day and closed it at night or during rain showers.
There were also several hot tubs and a two-deck high water
slide. There was also a stage
there where they had games and bands.
There were lots of other pretty
rooms, including several lounges and the disco that had hundreds of TV screens
lining the walls.

Arctic
Lounge/Disco
Adriatic
Lounge
Indian
Library
Agean Sports Bar

South
China Sea Club
Casino
Caspian
Bar |