Cabin - will attach photos, U69, was upsold from an oceanview room to this one about a week before sailing, Carnival rep promised whirlpool tub, couch, and other grand suite amenities. As we were cruising with friends and love to play boardgames, this sounded good. However, U69 is a disabled-person suite, no couch, no tub (but big shower still), motorized door (cool at first, then annoying to wait for every time). Still felt very roomy, but the change w/out warning wasn't cool. Complained, received $50 onboard credit.

Dining - We were expecting low-end buffet style food, and were pleasantly surprised, especially by the in-room dining and Dining Room dinners. The buffet on the pool deck was around or a bit above Chuk-O-Rama or Golden Corral. Lots of variety, mostly hits with a few misses.

Embarkation - Overheard a crew member say the ship was only about 60% full, I think this helped a lot with lines getting on as well as food and shore excursion lines, we rarely had to wait for anything. Read more