Wanted to cruise New England/Canada and chose Carnival due to past positive cruises on other ships from their fleet. This ship is difficult to navigate from aft to mid and forward on many deck levels. Elevators noted not to stop on mid level decks when coming from upper decks i.e.: 10 or 11 or from lower decks 4-5, and noted very slow!

Disembarking in Halifax port was very poor having to wait till ship purchased excursions were boarded on their buses first, requiring a 1.5 hour wait to get off ship for self tours (car rental) which required shuttle service to pier since we could not walk the piers. Should have had 2 disembarking areas to facilitate more people leaving the ship since shuttle buses were there waiting. We lost 2 hours of precious port time due to this delay resulting in an incompletion of our personal itinerary which was long planned not knowing we could not leisurely walk off at will. Not Happy!

Plenty if not too many eating opportunities, great selection of food in dining room, and happy we were able to change from late dining (wait listed since booking) to early without a hassle. Service from all staff members was great as usual, and guest service responded to my complaint regarding port visit issues with an acceptable compensation. Read more