I recently returned from my first cruise ever. My wife had cruised quite a few times in the past before I met her so she knew what to expect. I did not.

We selected the Carnival Destiny due to the sailing date and countries visited. Before we left, I had been turned on to the CruiseCritic.com web site by a co-worker but I did not have a chance to visit the site and read the reviews before I left. Now that I am back from my cruise and have read reviews from the past weeks, I really wish I read up before I went.

Overall, I enjoyed the cruise and I will first tell you the bad points and then get into each day and give you tips for each port to help you should you choose the Destiny or another similar cruise. Read more