Here's a few:
- DCL lets you bring beer on board the ship and you can restock at each port (yes, it was MUCH better a few years ago when you could bring on liquor as well) -
Carnival lets you bring a 12 pack of soda and bottle of wine per person
But, not beer...
- DCL does not charge for the kids clubs at a certain time of the evening ("cough" RCCL "cough") -
Carnival only charges for late night babysitting, as is their right, why should they be open 24/7
"Late night babysitting" is just the extended 10-1 hours in the Kids Clubs. There is no charge for these hours on DCL.
- DCL does not charge for room service (to be fair, neither does Princess) -
Do you really need to eat in your room? You can just as easily walk to get food from some other place. Breakfast is free on Carnival but they have a small charge if you are too lazy to get out of bed for other items.
So, you are implying that if someone wants Room Service, then they are lazy? Personally, we almost always get a cheese plate delivered to the room every day, whether on DCL or Princess. It's nice not to have to pay $7.95 each time...
- As of yet, there is no charge for the slides on
Castaway Cay, unlike how RCCL will charge for use of the facilities at Coco Cay -
- DCL extends the Kid's clubs to their private island -
If you are on a family vacation why can't you spend time with your kids.
Dunno, maybe you want to check out the adult only beach on the island? Maybe you want someone to watch your child as you do the Castaway Cay 5k (also included, BTW).
- DCL does not make you check out a towel (again, to be fair, Princess does not either) -
Carnival provides towels in your stateroom. You can take this to the pool or choose to check on out. Not that difficult.
I was thinking RCCL here. They make you check out towels. That is a big annoyance.
- DCL provides a shower with tub in all stateroom types (note: with the exception of Handicap rooms) -
Deluxe OV rooms on the newer Carnival ships have a tub. A tub is not a requirement to bath your kid. I bathed mine a sink when only a shower was available
You asked for a difference, I gave you one. For some folks, this is a big deal.
- DCL has a dedicated Dolby Sound, 3D capable Movie Theater that shows first run movies (to me, this is BY FAR the best perk on DCL. If Star Wars comes out on land on Thursday at Midnight, it will premiere on the ship that same Thursday at Midnight) -
So you would pay thousands of dollars to see a movie on opening day? I can see the same moviir for $12 at my local theatre.
No, but I enjoy watching 2-4 movies that I would otherwise have to pay for. With a family of 3, thats now about $40. Multiply that by 4 and you are now at $160...