Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Sammy-Jo Cervantes There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Keira Brennan The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

bkoganbing Carry On Cruising finds Sid James as captain of a cruise ship and as he sees it a right good captain too. The secret of his success is that he works with the same people all the time. But during muster he notices several new faces. As he hopes to get command of a transatlantic ship James knows that his chances for promotion ride with the success of the current voyage.If you had such people as first officer Kenneth Williams, doctor Kenneth Connor and most of all a seasick cook in Lance Percival you'd be concerned too. As for the newbies there all in fear and nervous of their captain.Adding to the fun are romance hungry ladies Liz Fraser, Dilys Laye and senior citizen Esma Cannon all target other passengers and some crew members. Cannon is really quite good, that old lady like Thelma Ritter in Pillow Talk can drink anyone under. Laye herself gets completely frazzled herself.Not quite as good as some of the Carry On series, but the troupe does carry on valiantly.

redsky-4 A delightful romp.This film has several layers; the cruise ship could be described as a cage, a stage, a maze but I believe the most apt metaphor for the situation the characters find themselves in is a carousel. You're going around in circles looking at all the people with smiles and joy and oblivious to the rest of the world; you're all just in it for a good time.And a good time is had.In a way, I think we've all had a time where we could see ourselves as the characters on this ship. It's time in our lives where we're not in control and things work out for the best because of the company we keep and where we are at the time. You can feel the charged atmosphere of people who aren't exactly lost but are in fact looking for something.The thing I think I'll take away from this movie is Liz Frazer's line "Prove you're not shy" is probably the culmination of the doctor's decision making. He's a bumbling character played by the talented Kenneth Connor who gives the everyman a sense of poetry. Perhaps his ultimate decision may sound impulsive or rash but it's not at all unseen. I think we could all do with a Liz Frazer to give us a push in the right direction.Above all though, it's just a fun flick. With a typhoon of comedic abilities from man of the world Sid James and crew, this is a movie I would recommend for anyone in any generation. For anyone who's been on that carousel.

w22nuschler This is the first Carry On film of the bunch that I give a 10 out of 10. There are only three regulars in the film, but that gives them more screen time. Sid James plays the captain and he is the best as usual. He looks good in the uniform and he is funny. Kenneth Williams play the first mate and he does one of his best jobs in the role. Kenneth Conner plays the doctor in love with Dilys Laye. Dilys Laye is a gorgeous blond with a knockout body. This is her first of four outings in the Carry on films. She is my third favorite female lead of the series. Jackie Piper and Angela Douglas. Dilys Laye is out to land a husband and she falls for the Captain. He wants no part of it and tries to get rid of her. She has a couple of scenes wearing a pink bikini and she looks fetching. She also has a short scene posing for a picture in a harem outfit. Very nice looking woman. There are plenty of funny gags that go wrong and the captain is usually in the middle. Near the end, Kenneth Conner tells Dilys that he loves her and she says she is willing to give the relationship a try. I really enjoyed this film. This is what makes most of the Carry On's so good. They have that kind of humor that other movies do not. There is not a lot of innuendo in the film which is also a plus.

screenman An early member of the 'Carry On' franchise from a time when its humour hadn't surrendered completely to the comedy ethos of the seaside postcard.There are plenty of double-entendres both sexual and medical, but also plenty of sight gags and character plays. Although somewhat limited in the usual gang members, we have Sid James playing against type as a professional Captain actually trying to be professional, instead of the usual lecher that became his typecast. In this role he performs surprisingly well, reminding us that before the franchise became his regular paycheque he was a very capable character actor in his own right, with outings as varied as 'Quatermass' and 'Hell Drivers' to his credit, as well as the long-suffering foil for depressive Tony Hancock.Kenneth Connor features as a lovelorn ship's doctor, whilst that other mainstay Kenneth Williams takes the role of first officer. Other British B-movie regulars crop-up as and when.Frankly, I like this movie more than many of the more typical 'Carry Ons' that came later. It's precisely because it doesn't concentrate exclusively on contrived toilet humour that I find it rather endearing. It's more like an 'ordinary' comedy set aboard a cruise ship, with all of the little vignettes of human behaviour that one would expect to see. Humour, misunderstandings, romance, loneliness, pathos and even a little moral self-discovery are thrown in. Perhaps it is the paucity of Gang Members that helps to mark this movie apart from the usual formula.Whatever the case, it's a funny enough watch in its own right, and one of the few movies of the genre that could be considered family entertainment. As Comedians from Harry Worth to Harry Hill have repeatedly shown us; you don't have to be filthy to be funny.