The cruise was wonderful! It was our 4th time cruising with Carnival and we find cruising is our best vacation overall. The food was excellent on the buffets, however, the dining room was not up to par with other ships and we enjoyed the Horizon Grill and the Lido Deck better than the dining room. Don't get me wrong - it was still good, just not as good as the dining rooms on other Carnival ships (Destiny being the best by far) we've sailed, and certainly not as good as the food presented at the grills. But there is always food on Carnival!
The entertainment was okay . . . the Karaoke was fun except for a couple of untalented guys took over thinking they were funny when they were just drunk and really had no talent at all -- so we just left and came back when they were done. But the host in the Xanadu Lounge hosting the Karaoke was wonderful. We would like to see an old fashioned juke box in one of the lounges so that people could choose the music they would like to dance to. People who cruise with Carnival like to party - that's a given. (There are plenty of cruise lines for those who do not). So why not give them the choice of selecting the songs they like to dance to? Rather than trying to find a band diverse enough to play genre for all ages, a juke box will allow passengers to select the special songs that they like to dance to.
The comedian on the last night was a riot - we enjoyed him very much. The first night's comedian was okay - but typical. Jokes were tired - even heard some before . . . maybe even on carnival (maybe we saw him before?). They had a magician one night.