The ship does not look its age. Tampa port is such an easy process both embark and disembark. Our Inside Guar. turned out to be on the Upper deck forward...nice quiet location..not much foot traffic up there. The lack of a fridge was a disappointment..but our Steward kept us in plenty of ice for our Cokes..so all was fine. The food was average...the service was remarkably efficient. The only stand-outs were the wild mushroom soup and the lasagna. The quality of their beef could be improved. The "Shout" show is very good...Male vocalist is outstanding and the costume changes and choice of songs were great. Choreography was smooth..we thought it superior to any 'revue' we've seen on a ship in the past three years. The Paris Lounge itself has many seats behind poles which make choosing a 'good seat' a challenge, esp when they run bingo right up until show time! The Magician and Comedian on the second night were very good also. Our main purpose was to play in the casino and we were pleasantly surprised to find a letter in our stateroom on our first day welcoming us back to Ocean Players Club. We were given a free drink and 500 pts as an advance which was a nice gesture and much appreciated. (On several past cruises I had emailed the Casino Host prior to our departure and never received ANYTHING so we were grateful) We had a good time in the casino and spent many nights 'playing with their money'. We didn't use the pool or hot tubs but the pool seemed small and crowded. We didn't do any excursions in either port because we've been to both many times. All in all a good cruise for the $ and will cruise Carnival again.