Carnival Sensation, sail date Aug 4, 2013

Before sailing, we read a pretty bad review so I was a bit apprehensive. We checked in fairly quickly, perhaps because we arrived early enough that there were only two people ahead of us. I am not sure why only two stations were staffed; perhaps they opened others as more people arrived. One person in my party had a bottle of wine in her luggage, which she checked. AFTER the luggage check point, there was a sign that said this should be hand carried.

I found the staff efficient and pleasant. The staff in the Lido deck was on top of things you barely finished your meal when they were clearing the table! Our cabins were kept clean. My cabin was freezing; we could not turn down the air any more. My sister's cabin, across the hall, was warm. I know we could have called maintenance but if I was too cold, I wore the Carnival robe and we were very comfortable under the bed covers. The rest of the ship, however, was freezing and I hadn't thought to bring a light jacket. Read more