We a family of 4 flew from Buffalo to Fort Lauderdale non stop by Jetblue.The flight was very enjoyable partly due to the blue potato chips served during the flight and free multi satellite channels available for viewing. We then took the SAS transportation which we reserved online 3 weeks earlier to port of Miami for $25 dollars pp. We liked the service very much since it was very reliable and in 30 minutes we were at the Carnival terminal checking in which also didn't take that long.The security was very tight and we as cruise passengers felt safe. The first venue we visited was Lido deck.Having cruised 3 times already on Carnival ( 2007 Freedom,western caribbean ;2009 Spirit,alaska;2011 Magic,Mediterranean),we knew precisely where to be when we were hungry and we were ready to try the Guy's Frieri burgers and the Iguana tacos. They were very good and they didn't disappoint.We always shared the burgers since there were so many choices in the lido buffet that we tried after the burgers.The fish and chips were a hit and a miss.The fish and chips that we ate during the last sea day after visiting Grand Turk was a home run.

We dined each night at the Golden Olympic restaurant using anytime dining . All the dining room stewards were very friendly and the services were prompt. Sanjoy , the chef in the kitchen went out of the way to serve us beef biryani on the same day we requested the food. It all started in the pirate pizza place we we met Sanjoy and we talked about how we missed the Indian food we got onboard Magic.

We enjoyed all the shows every day. The first day welcome aboard show was a blast. The music were quite loud . Read more