This was our seventh cruise and the first with Carnival. We were travelling with first time cruisers. They had a great experience but had basically the same comments we had. Food in dining room was great, service was wonderful, Steak house served the best meal I have ever eaten. I was disappointed in the fish and chip restaurant - food seemed greasy. Buffet was OK, deserts were incredible, the guy serving breakfast in the morning had obviously been given instructions that no passenger was to get more than 2 slices of bacon. He caused a lot of comments from guests. Other crew members were very helpful and courteous.
Photographers were everywhere. A big nuisance for everyone. They blocked corridors, interfered with dining, were very agressive and most annoying.
One big item of great disappointment to us were the very small dance floors available. The most enjoyable band was situated in the casino, right in the middle of the cigarette suckers, and on a postage stamp sized dance area next to the bar stools. It was basically unusable. The best lounge on the ship did not have a dance area and was most often used for Karaoke (sp) - not my favourite entertainment. I also didn't like all the salsa type music which seemed to be everywhere.
great cabin, great service from cabin steward.