First the positive. Carnival lives up to its reputation of being a fun ship. The activities never stop and the members of the activities staff are excellent. Our cabin 8244 was very nice and there was plenty of storage space for all our clothes. Navigating the ship was easy. This a not a big ship but a spacious one. Information on the day's activities were delivered the evening before with a tear-away that fit nicely in your pocket.

Now the negative. The busing staff was horrible. Tables up on deck nine in the pool area were never clean. Although there were always empty tables, they were loaded with dishes and glasses. And when someone did come to bus the table, the didn't clean off the table. They just took the dishes. Milk for coffee was scarce and when you found someone to fill the pitcher, he took it and never returned. The lines at the buffet were horrendous all the time. We waited on line a half hour at the wok station. There was a knife on my balcony floor for the entire cruise, so apparently no one thinks to clean the room's balcony.

Overall, we had a good time despite the service staff.