A little background information: I'm a 29 y.o. female from New York. I took this cruise with my best friend, 28 y.o. female. I've been on a handful of cruises leaving from New York, Florida and Puerto Rico. This was my second Carnival cruise; I usually opt for NCL.
Embarkation
We arrived at Port Canaveral around 2pm which was pretty late, parked the car and walked with our luggage to the main entrance where the porters quickly greeted us and grabbed our luggage. Going through security was a breeze. Checking in and receiving our sign and sail card/room key card took no more than 5 minutes.
Hallway on Empress deck smells old and spoiled