Whew, what a trip! There were 4 of us traveling on this Cruise. 2 lived in Tampa and my husband John and myself (Dottie), we live in Illinois. On June 2, 2006, we flew out of St. Louis to Tampa International. We left 2 days in advance because I had the fear that the airlines were going to misplace my luggage and I would be walking around on this cruise with the same outfit on. But, thankfully that didn't happen. We arrived in Tampa safe and sound with every bag intact.

On June 4, 2006, the 4 of us took off for the Port of Tampa. It was a beautiful sunny day. Open getting to the port we stood in line maybe 20 minutes. Now they say you are to start the boarding process at 1:30 but...... we got there at 10:30 and by by 11:15 we were on the lido deck eating lunch. We were not allowed to our staterooms until 1:30 but that was fine as there was so much to see and try to figure out how to get from point A to point B that the time flew by.

The Carnival Miracle is, simply put, a beautiful ship. Very very clean and well maintained. The staff were great. We only saw 1 gal that didn't seem to like her job very much and she was in the cake shop. Our stewards where Amira and Romero and they were the greatest. Both went above and beyond what they needed to do to make everyone's stay great. The first night, I being the hot natured one, needed a fan. I ask Amiro if that was possible and she said she would check on it. When we got back from dinner we had a portable fan plugged in and running. The tips that are included in the package seemed a little steep before we got on here, but after cruising it was money well spent. They are at your beck and call. Read more