Where to begin? We are mid-twenties and first time cruisers, and this trip exceeded our expectations. We will cruise with Carnival again and again.

CROWDS

we didn't spend much time at the lido deck, which is where most of the crowds seem to gather during the day. Instead we relaxed on the serenity deck or at the tides pool and it was never too crowded except for the hot tubs, which were always pretty full during daylight hours. We would make it 15 min or so early to shows so that we could get good seats up front and it worked like a charm. The comedy shows fill up in minutes, so definitely show up a few minutes early if you're planning to attend one of those. We did anytime dining and the two of us never had to wait to be seated. The crowds was my biggest concern and it turned out to be no problem at all. Read more