We were gifted a 7 day cruise for Christmas, and it was a beautiful family vacation for my husband and I, and our 3 and 4 year olds. There were 35 of us in total in our group.

Embarkation was slightly hectic with the kids and the bags, and having to have all of the proper documentation at our fingertips. I felt a number of times that I would lose everything, but alas, I did not! I really think that Carnival did a great job, and without children, it would have been loads easier.

We did not get on the ship until about 3:00 PM, which gave us very little time to get anything accomplished before we had to go to the muster station. We really wanted to get something to eat, and go to see Camp Carnival while it was open for viewing. We barely had time to get to our room and back down to the muster station, and had to wait to get something to eat. Read more