Background: This was the first of a back to back cruise on the Carnival Destiny. Our honeymoon cruise was my third with Carnival and the first ever cruise for my wife. We sailed from Miami on the 12th of January, 2013.

Day 1 - We got to Miami International Airport and had a bit of trouble finding the Carnival check-in but after that things went very smoothly and we were in our cabin before we knew it. My wife was amazed at the size of the ship. They are a lot larger in real life than they are in any picture! After the muster drill we waited for our turn to set sail and off we went. (I think there were five ships competing to get out of port.) We had early assigned seating for dinner in the Universe Dining Room and were seated not long after getting to sea. Service was prompt and efficient throughout the cruise. Every meal in the dining room was wonderful.

Day 2 -- A sea day as we headed to Ocho Rios. The ship fought headwinds as we cruised southeast around Cuba. From our aft balcony we had a very restive day, although those headwinds meant that the balconies on either side of the ship were somewhat unusable. The waterslide was also closed due to the winds. Read more