Let me start by saying that we have never cruised Carnival until this cruise and this time last year said we never would. We had heard too many poor comments from others. Reviews and pictures just didn't entice us to go. We have sailed before on Norwegian and Royal Caribbean. We started looking at cruises for this vacation and quickly were surprised at how many cool itineraries were available with Carnival and not the other lines. We kept researching more and decided we might as well try Carnival on the basis of price and itinerary. We were very concerned and nervous about our experience up until we even boarded.

Let me try to be as objective as possible because some things we did not like, other may and vice versa. We have learned that every ship and cruise has a different purpose and market. We've learned that so much of the cruise experience has to do with your expectation and purpose of this vacation. In this case, we wanted a good time with our kids and the Carnival Breeze did not disappoint.

From the moment we were waiting in the terminal to board we noticed this wasn't going to be like our Norwegian or RC experiences. Music was blasting in the terminal with music that wasn't our cup of tea. Nevertheless, we were going to get on the boat with a positive mindset. Read more