This will be rather short as it was an uneventful cruise. Nothing out of the ordinary except the room we chose, Upper deck (6) 6450. The room runs lengthwise of the ship but had plenty of room with a long but narrow balcony for the 2 of us and was well maintained by the room steward. We did notice some noise from the machine room below us when dropping the retrieving the ropes (motor/winch whine) and you could hear and feel the props turning at night. Occasionally if the International (I think that was what was below us) lounge got cranked up you could hear the music faintly. Only complaint about the room (actually not the room) the TV service on-board was pitiful but that's not why you go cruising. They had basically no news service worth watching (CNN and HLN International) and the only thing going on in the world was the Trayvon shooting. As sad as it is, there are far more important things going on besides that. Not really Carnival's problem but the services they provide on the TV.

Food for the most part was good, not everything was to my liking but I was always able to find something I liked. The Indian Buffet (if you like Indian food) was excellent, burger bar - burgers what can you say it's ground meat and a bun. Buffet - limited selections - 1 beef, 1 chicken, 1 fish and usually 1 pork entree was available. Main dining room - we only ate there twice and it was good both times. The Sun King - Very good steaks, great service for the money.

Casino - seemed to run a bit tight on the machines - DW hit $1100 on the 3-card poker table on one night a $400 another night, me not so lucky, so lady luck could be found. Read more