This was our 3rd cruise on Carnival (the other 2 were on the Legend). Third time doing this itinerary. Jim and I were celebrating our 2nd anniversary and were looking forward to seeing a ship similar to the Legend, but different.

The drive to NY was rainy and a bit difficult, but we were on board by 12:30. The rooms were not ready so we explored until 1:30. Drinks of the day in hand and text messages sent to our families stuck at work, we settled in to enjoy our vacation.

Our luggage came and we were panicked when we figured out that I forgot to put a tag on one of the bags...yep, the one with our camcorder, 2 stuffed animals that travel everywhere with me (yeah, I know, I'm 28...), our toiletries and some other stuff. Spent the evening going between the casino and the unclaimed luggage area. When all hope was lost, we went back to our room and found our bag safe inside! Turns out they used the old tag from the Legend to track us down on the miracle! Big sigh of relief! Read more