I have taken several Carnival cruises but after this one maybe I will try Royal. Lets start with the ship. Excellent décor and the crew is mostly helpful. The cabin stewards appear to be the best in the feet honestly. Take advantage of the steak house on board which is currently Fahrenheit 555. The price for a dinner is $35.00 however it is well worth it you will have to trust me on that. The stupidest thing Carnival did was redesign this ship. The ship has three Serenity decks but good luck getting a spot. The pool on lido is by far the smallest pool I have ever seen. Kids play in there constantly. The highlight of the ship is the variety of food available. It has pretty much every cuisine on board. The Italian restaurant charges you for dinner but not lunch and the food is very good. Guys burger joint is really good but gets old fast. Due to the amount of people on this ship lines are ridiculous. The Comedy Club is extremely small and good luck getting into any of the shows. Most times (if you get in) they have you exit the back doors go up one deck, through the casino to stand in a line that normally starts 45 minutes before each show. The Liquid lounge is where all the Broadway shows occur. Again get there early if you want a seat. There are simply to many guests on this ship to be enjoyable.

Stateroom that I had was a Ocean Suite Balcony room. Nice room however the Jacuzzi tub is built for one person, barely and the toilet is set to close to the tub so you must sit sideways to use bathroom if you are of average size.

Casino of course is smoking. If you don't some don't go near it. EA sports bar is connected to the casino and the amount of smoke makes viewing sports miserable for non smokers. Not to offend smokers but we are on a ship which is a closed environment. Fire hazard. Read more