Carnival Miracle Review

A good time was had by all.

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Blizzardlane
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jan 2008
Cabin: Balcony

We arrived at the Fort Lauderdale port area about 1 p.m. and quickly cleared baggage drop-off, security, the check-in process (most of which we'd taken care of online ahead of time), photography and boarding. We were on the ship before 2:30. That nonsense they tell you about not getting there before 1:30 is just that. We went directly to our room and changed into casual (and cooler) clothes that we'd brought with us in a carry-on bag, marveled at the balcony, then ran upstairs to grab a bite on the Lido deck.

A word about our room: We bought the 8A guarantee and wound up with an 8C room, 5108, which is the most forward of the extended balcony rooms on the Upper deck. It was wider than the room itself because it extended toward a massive air intake that generated a steady white noise. The position and slight angling of the forward part of the ship made it pretty breezy on sea days but in port it was a delight -- provided you didn't have both the deck door and the cabin door open at the same time!

We asked our room steward to get us a chaise lounge from the Lido or Sun decks; it was delivered the next day. Even with two chairs, a table and a chaise, there was room to spare. A BIG balcony! However, the wheelhouse of the bridge extended over it, so no "relaxed" sunbathing -- Captain Cupisti might be staring down through the porthole they use to dock the ship!

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