Traveling Day We left Augusta, GA at 6 am on Feb 29 arriving at the Courtyard by Marriott at the Airport at 6:30 pm. Got checked in and went to a Cuban restaurant for dinner.

Embarkation Day Our Personal Vacation Planner from Carnival came to our hotel at about 11:30 am to finally meet us face to face. She has been booking our cruises since 2002 and this was the first time we had the opportunity to meet. She talked with us until we boarded the shuttle. The shuttle picked us up at about 12:30 pm and we were at the port by 1 pm. After entering the terminal, we were assigned a zone and waited. After about an hour, we were finally boarding the ship. We went to our cabin, 1026 on the Panorama deck, and dropped off our carry on luggage. My DW's flowers were already in the cabin along with our cognac that I had order. Off for lunch on the Lido deck and our first (of many) Foo-Foo drinks.

Cabin We booked a guaranteed balcony and were upgrade to an 8E cabin. Our cabin was directly under Camp Carnival and we never heard any noise from them. We meet our Cabin Steward, Jose and Jarur. I would have to say that after 6 cruises, they were the best. They always met us with a warm smile and always took time to chit chat with us. The cabin was very nice and always very clean. Read more