I am writing this review 3 years after I went, So these are just a few of the highlights that stand out in my mind. First cruise. Dreamed about this day for years. I had very high expectations. Did not know about cruise critic until after this cruise.
I lived in Tomball, Tx. only one hour drive. Embarkation was fast maybe 40 minutes at the most. This was after all those major hurricanes came through and messed up our ports of call! I was soooooo disappointed in the ports they replaced it with, but managed to make the most of it. (vera cruz, we snorkeled very scary to jump off the boat and not be able to see your hand in front of your face, kept swimming and it cleared up, was interesting and my first experience with snorkeling. Progresso went to see the pink flamingos, kind of boring)
Ship was awesome such an adventure just exploring it. I probably took us 3 days to really figure out our way around. beautiful ship. We had an inside cabin which was fine, enjoyed the cabin steward and all his towel creations. Went to a class on how to do this and bought the book, Still haven't used it though. I do remember a musky odor in some parts of the ship. Loved going to the game shows, and played lots of bingo. We won a bottle of champagne, another time we won a massage in the spa. Don't like the idea of a massage so I gave it away to a lady who was jumping up and down she was so excited. You would have thought she won the lottery. Glad I made her day. Our table mates had won this cruise for free because they played bingo on another carnival ship.