My husband and I sailed on the Carnival Sensation as first time cruisers. Overall, it was enjoyable and we were entertained but were disappointed in several areas that are important to us if we are to cruise again.

Embarkation and Disembarkation: Kudos to Carnival! Maybe because the Sensation is not a huge ship, this was a breeze. Probably 10 minutes to embark and even less than that to disembark-Carnival has this figured out. Very organized and smooth!

Motion Sickness: Had expected some issues with this, but it was like flying on an airplane. No need to take the medicine we brought with us. It was very difficult each morning to figure out if we were still cruising or docked. Had to look out the window to make sure. A definite plus! Read more