June 10th Miracle- My wife and I just returned from a cruise on the Miracle...our previous cruise was on the Glory in April. To put our Carnival enthusiasm in perspective, we have booked five more cruises between now and next May.

Embarkation- New York was clearly much less efficient than Port Canaveral. Most of us stood in line for several hours...Carnival personnel could have explained what was going on.

Stateroom- We signed up for an "obstructed view" balcony and prior to the cruise we had difficulty determining what this meant. On the Miracle there are Lifeboats and Lifeboat/Tenders that obstruct your view. Unfortunately for us we had a Lifeboat/Tender in front of our balcony which is taller than the Lifeboat. The top of the Tender came just below the balcony railing and is a fairly large boat which extends out about ten feet. You can't look down at the water and you can't see much if you are sitting in a chair. You can look straight out if you stand. Obviously there is a cost saving but you have to decide if that obstruction is acceptable. Read more