This was our second cruise (first was with Carnival Conquest). The ship was almost identical, as was the entertainment. What I had not remembered from Conquest, was the SMELL on the Main Deck near our rooms. Oh. My. Goodness. It seriously smelled like bodily excriment (out both ends) ALWAYS in several different area. We would hurry past those sections and hold our breath. If I'd had a room any closer to the stench, I'd have made a formal complaint. I felt bad for those who did have rooms near the smells. Also, as another reviewer commented, the windows in our two rooms needed some serious cleaning from the outside. Our room was decently cleaned (if you don't consider the toenail clippings from a previous cruiser). But, our toilet broke one day (which was PROMPTLY fixed) and our shower often had lukewarm/cool water. We'd turn the knob all the way to hot to get a decent temperature. Obviously, it didn't bother us enough to complain to staff, though.

In regard to DINING, we had Any Time Dining. We won't do that again. We had different waiters each night and we jokingly agreed they were possibly the waiters who hadn't achieved the promotion "up" to the timed diners. One made very little attempt at all to know our names (which was on the seating slip). Another never smiled and seemed miserable. (We had to request not to have him again) Twice, we were seated alone in corners of the dining room (away from the festivities). We felt like rejects each night. :( I cannot say that breakfast/brunch dining in the Paris was much better. One morning, our waiter never returned with the rest of our breakfast. On the other mornings, there was a long delay in our waiter returning. They just seemed tired or under-staffed.

In regard to ENTERTAINMENT, there were many choices for those who didn't want to drink or sun by the pool. It wasn't anything like "Vegas" entertainment, but it was still "entertaining." I heard other veteran cruisers comment that they've seen better (more professional) entertainmnet on other cruise lines. For us, it was sufficient. Jen (our cruise director) made a great effort to be available to everyone. She had tons of contagious energy and added greatly to the "funship" experience. Read more