EMBARKATION: The embarkation process went smoothly. We ended up getting on the ship in record time. As we headed to our Stateroom, we found that we had a connecting cabin with another couple. It turned out that our next door neighbors were these two, middle aged, women, who were very friendly. We enjoyed talking with them.
FOOD / DINING ROOM: We found that our table was only available for the late dinner seating. George, who can't eat after a certain time, talked with the Maitre'd. On our past cruise on board the Carnival Victory, September, 2007, we ended up with a Maitre'd who didn't seem to care. Anyway, this person was way cool, and we ended up changing our seating time to the earlier dinner seating. We had the table to ourselves! We like sitting with other people, however, since it was our anniversary cruise, we really wanted to be alone. And, it didn't bother us that we were seated by the railing, so we could overlook the dining room. The food was delicious, as always! We couldn't ask for better service or better food. The head waiter and his assistant were very friendly. They took pictures of us with our camera, and we enjoyed talking with them.
CABIN: We had an ocean view stateroom on the Rivera Deck. Even though we were on the ground floor, we were still able to have a smooth sailing. We didn't feel the boat rocking too much, and the cabin was spacious. We could see out the window, which wasn't a port hole. There was enough closet space and drawer space for the two of us. We definitely weren't cramped.