This was my wife's birthday cruise. Third Carnival cruise in 18 months. Embarkation was at New Orleans. We don't like the way checked bags are dumped into steel cages so we haul our own onboard. On the Norwegian ship they had a lounge area set aside to store your bags so you could go eat. Not on this ship. We stayed in lobby with bags until we could go to cabin.

Wife liked the size and appearance of cabin. Big picture window, sofa, closets, nice bed etc. The bathroom smelled of urine, and the toilet had a black ring stain. Room was cold. Playing with thermostat seemed to result in no change.

Went to lido deck for buffet. Not much variety. I think the wife some kind of soup. She has food allergies, and did not trust the rest. Went back to cabin and still cold. Called for a blanket as could not find one. Read more