This was my 8th Carnival cruise and my worst.
The good: Carnival continues to impress me with the quality of food, food service, cabin, cabin service, and shore excursions for the money. Boston, 6 out of 10. Portland, 8 out of 10. Halifax, 7 out of 10. St. John, 8 out of 10. The vegas style shows and music still impress at 7.5 out of 10. I probably would go higher if I was a new cruiser, but there's only so much booty shaken I can take. However, solid 9 out of 10 for the juggler from America's got Talent.
The bad: The comedians on this cruise were 5 out of 10. The best comedians I've seen on Carnival was actually on one of the smaller ships out of Jacksonville, FL. The Fascination I believe. I bought CD's from both they were so good.