Carnival Cruise Line Tycoon 2005: Island Hopping

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Play as captain of a Carnival cruise ship in this life simulation
• Hire and fire employees; plan fun activities and theme cruises
• Ships modeled after actual Carnival ships
• Two modes of gameplay: at port and at sea
• For ages 13 and up

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0001NM4DC
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,460 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

So much to do and so little time aboard a Carnival cruise ship! Carnival Cruise Tycoon is so close to the real thing--you'll think you are actually on-board, except for one difference--you're in charge! As a representative of Carnival, you will start on a smaller ship, but can work your way up with hard work and determination to the vast 10-deck cruise liner. As Captain you will be responsible for hiring and firing employees, ship upgrades, and planning fun activities and theme cruises to keep the guests coming! Sail the high seas in style on Carnival Cruise Tycoon! For ages 13 and up.

Features:

• Feel the magic of a Carnival Cruise: The ship's exteriors and interiors are modeled after actual Carnival ships. Four ships featured: Celebration, Paradise, Legend, and Conquest!
• Beautiful ports of call, adapted from real destinations create a relaxing holiday feel.
• Plan fun and entertaining theme cruises, from singles cruises to honeymoon to Lap of Luxury to Senior/Retirement cruises.
• Watch your guests explore different restaurants and bars, modeled after actual Carnival restaurants.
• Two modes of gameplay: at port and at sea.

Product Description

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Vast Potential, but Someone Dropped the Ball, July 13, 2005

By 

J. E. Nelson (Plainfield, Illinois) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Carnival Cruise Line Tycoon 2005: Island Hopping (CD-ROM)

Being a fan of simulation games, such as Theme Hospital and Age of Empires for instance, I saw this game and had to have it. I like traveling, I like vacationing on cruise ships, I thought the game would be awesome. Boy was I wrong.

Cruise Line Tycoon is a simple game. The player starts with a small ship. The player must design the ship from the ground up, set pricing, and make enough money to purchase the next larger ship. Once captaining the next ship, a captain for the smaller ship must be hired. This cycle occurs until the largest ship is obtained (about 6 ships total I think).

The problem is the game is overly simplistic. All the components of the ships are pre-designed. Nothing can be customized. Changes in the overall ship design can be made based on passenger feedback, but it seems that no matter what is done, the passengers would complain about the same things over and over again. As other reviewer's have complained, the screen seems eternally dark. Despite another reviewer's suggestion on how to fix the issue, I was never able to remedy this. Also, the game became even more annoying as it seemed to run as slow as molasses in January when it is run along with even a single other windows application. This was happening despite running the game on a 2.2 GHz PC with 128 MB of RAM (where only 64 MB of RAM and a 500MHz CPU are required)

The game could have definitely benefited from some additions. Disasters and obstacles such as hurricanes, a dockworker's union strike, maybe a case of Legionnaires disease on board, on board crime sprees, corrupt foreign governments, economic downturns, etc. The possibilities could have been endless, and I think it would have made the game awesome. At the very least, I think allowing the player to make their own cruise routes would have made the game tolerable.

I recommend staying away from this game. It is entertaining for only a short while. Save your $20 and go buy something else.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Budget Game, July 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Carnival Cruise Line Tycoon 2005: Island Hopping (CD-ROM)

Nice game! It's quite easy to master but gives some real cruise feeling. There are many options and different ships, and they are built after real Carnival ships. You can build guest rooms, bars, shops, theaters, pools, and more. You can cruise the Caribbean, travel to Alaska or Hawaii. The game comes without a manual but with a tutorial that teaches you the basic functionality. Once you have found out how to generate some money, it's fun to advance on your way and become a mighty tycoon. If you don't expect a hardcore tycoon game for genre experts, you'll have lots of fun with Carnival Cruise Line Tycoon.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Way too simple..., June 27, 2005

By 

Kaitrosebd "kaitrosebd" (USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Carnival Cruise Line Tycoon 2005: Island Hopping (CD-ROM)

This game is great fun for about three hours, until you realize that you have purchased every item available, bought every ship, and no longer have anything else to do except repeat the game. It seems more like a advertisement for carnival ships quickly thrown together into a video game. Don't get me wrong its fun for a little while, but just is way too simple and doesn't hold your attention once you've done everthing. Its the sort of game you play once then sell or put away for a year till you are interested in playing again.