Seven days, eight nights trip to the Western Caribbean. Having traveled before with Royal Caribbean on a three-night cruise when I was younger, I was tainted with ideas of small, cramped rooms with no concept of time (due to the lack of window). With a great ocean view window and balcony this trip, we started off on the right foot and everything exceeded my expectations with Carnival.

The food was superb; the wait staff was patient and attentive, bringing up to seven main entrees at a time to our table (we were hungry folks and very eager to try all the different foods)! Lucas was our main waiter and by the end of the week, he knew what drinks we wanted and how many dinner rolls we wanted--- it was just one of the small things to show that he remembered and paid attention to what we were eating.

The cabin stewards were just as attentive, cleaning our rooms twice a day, replenishing it with towels and even folding my clothes! Prawech was our steward; I constantly saw him and his staff cleaning in the hallways. There was not one time that I walked by that I did NOT see someone cleaning! I also saw a turkey, seal and monkey towel animals (they have a towel demonstration in the Amber Palace, to show you how they make it as well, so keep your eyes peeled for it if you like the critters as much as I did!) It made me wonder when these fellas actually sleep and eat. Read more