Carnival Cruise News: Bad Behavior Calms Down...For Now
What will YOUR cruise really cost? Send me the ship and dates for a free Real-Cost Check → https://stillafloatcruising.com/work-with-mark.html?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=real-cost-check&utm_content=CQ861AN9xxA#contact Subscribe for the numbers the cruise lines leave out of the brochure → https://www.youtube.com/@StillAfloatcruising2026?sub_confirmation=1 Carnival cruise bad behavior has calmed down this week, at least for now. Here's what's happening on board and what it means if you're booked or thinking about it. Grab a drink, we'll go through it. 📺 What Is Carnival Up To? — episode 3 of 4. Watch the series in order: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzkgOEzPZ9A&list=PLMV5mkFsgbns ⬅️ Previous episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxPlK9NX3Y8&list=PLMV5mkFsgbns ➡️ Next episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E62RA6RXbLU&list=PLMV5mkFsgbns Carnival cruise bad behavior is back in the news — and this time it's the naysayers throwing fits after record revenue and record net income in Q3. Let's slow down and look at what's actually happening. 📰 The written version: https://www.stillafloatcruising.com/commentary.html 🌊 News, room reviews, ship tracking and weather: https://www.stillafloatcruising.com Cruise smarter. Laugh more. I'm Mark Millham — U.S. veteran, retired senior IT manager, former liveaboard sailor, and independent cruise advisor with 20+ years on the water (Cornerstone Collective). Plan your cruise with me — honest picks, no upsell pressure, no booking fees to you: https://www.stillafloatcruising.com/work-with-mark.html ▶️ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@StillAfloatcruising2026 ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Everybody settle down 0:08 The clickbait and the calendar 1:21 What the numbers say 2:29 The one place loyalty shows up 3:31 What September's passengers say 4:09 The fights 4:53 Where to look next 5:39 See you in December 📚 What I read • Carnival Corporation & plc, Q3 2026 earnings release and Form 8-K (Sept 29, 2026) • Carnival Corporation Q3 2026 earnings call (CEO Josh Weinstein, CFO David Bernstein) • Carnival Cruise Line, Carnival Rewards announcement • U.S. Department of Transportation, Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act crime statistics (latest: Q2 2026) 🎬 Credits • Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Carnival Horizon by 787will (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Elliott Bryson III (CC BY-SA 4.0); Carnival Jubilee by Ein Dahmer (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Ed Uthman (CC BY 2.0); Carnival Celebration by A Guy Named Nyal (CC BY-SA 2.0); Costa Toscana by Ferdinando Traversa (CC BY-SA 4.0); Holland America Koningsdam by Matthew Groh (CC BY-SA 4.0); Star Princess by Shiphistory62 (CC BY-SA 4.0); Radiance of the Seas suite by Mitch Ames (CC BY-SA 4.0); PortMiami by qwesy qwesy (CC BY 3.0) and Bohao Zhao (CC BY 3.0). Full links: https://commons.wikimedia.org • Stock clips via Pexels (Pexels License): Chandresh Uike, Glenn Langhorst, Jean Pablo Silva, Keegan Checks, Logan Voss, Los Muertos Crew, Milan Vaghasia, Pavel Danilyuk, Pimon Kumsri, Scott Unfried, Tima Miroshnichenko, Towfiqu barbhuiya • The narration is my own voice, made with an AI clone of it. The comedy scenes were generated with AI; nobody in them is a real person. #Carnival #CruiseNews #CruiseSmarter
