We cruised on the Carnival Victory for the Eastern Caribbean 7 day cruise from Miami on Sunday, March 19th. This was our sixth cruise, our first on Carnival, having already cruised on Princess, Holland America, and Royal Caribbean. Since it was Spring Break for college students (our daughter included) we were a little concerned about the Fun Ship concept, thinking that perhaps it would be noisy and filled with too many young party-types. Although there were younger passengers overall on this cruise than our other cruises, we did not experience any excess noise or raucous behavior. There were also many seniors and families to round out the clientele.

Embarkation

We had heard and read horror stories of long lines in Miami, but our experience was a pleasant one. We arrived at the pier about 11:30 a.m., checked our luggage in with a porter, and stood near the door with about maybe 50 other people. Then just a few minutes later, they opened the door, and we proceeded immediately upstairs where we checked in and were given our cruise cards. There were no lines&we went right up to the desk. We then went on the ship, and were told that our rooms wouldnt be ready until about 1:00, so we explored the ship for a while and ended up in the Lobby Bar, where we met up with the rest of our party. Read more