Five days over to Hawaii, five days there, visiting four islands, and five sea days back. The ideal cruise for me.
Embarkation in Long Beach was a little confused, The pier people seemed unsure of how to treat the "Platinum" cruisers since most of the passengers were Platinum, that is frequent Carnival cruisers, but once it got underway, the embarkation procedure was quick.
The ship itself has been spared much of the stereotypical Carnival "Vegas neon" glitz. The decoration theme seemed to be literature and paintings of Rubenesque nudes in the Classical style. The Lido was named Horatio's and reflected the Hornblower novels. Large drawings of literary figures were displayed in the cabin area hallways. The public rooms also reflected the literary theme.
This cabin is right under the Jazz Club on Deck two and you may be serenaded well after midnight . The cabin is located near the forward elevator and just a few steps from the Mad Hatter where the comedy shows played.