My wife and I were pleasantly surpirsed how much we enjoyed this cruise considering the horrible reviews I read in advance. The one negative that we agreed with was the ship's hideous pink design, especially the dining rooms of the Golden and Black Pearl. Now I know why Carnival has fired their old designer and gone in a completely different design direction, similar to Norwegian's new cruise ships. The second negative was the entertainment, especially the main shows led by Dos Santos Jefferies & Allison Foote. They would be voted off in the first round of Americaln Idol, that's how bad they sung. The shows are cheesy, boring, and just not that good. They really need to be revamped, they are just tired and we walked out of 2 of the shows. Now to the good stuff.

Embarkation/Debarkation: 5 star, again we got the fake Carnival letter about not showing up before 1 PM due to immigration inspection. We always ignore it, and we got to the pier by 11:45 AM and were on the ship sitting down to lunch by 12:15. We did self assist to get off, and our deck was called by 8:30 AM. What a pleasure.

Cabin & Cabin Service: 5 star, we had an Oceanview on deck 2, and it was by far the largest cabin we ever had. Great service from our Steward, and the room was nice and ice cold, perfect for sleeping. Read more