I was on the "Connie" 6 times in 2013 and just got off the Jan. 20th cruise.
The "Connie" has a wonderful compliment of staff on board with a few exceptions which I have called and written the corporate office and discussed this matter.
This was not the "best" cruise because there was a group of 750 that were just a crowd of rude, drunks that belonged on Carnival.. i.e. trying to enter the dining room at dinner time without a shirt or no shoes.