This was our fifth cruise on Carnival (seventh overall). The shows were the best we've ever seen on a cruise. The cruise director (Malcolm) was the best - even better than John Heald (Carnival's Senior Cruise Director). Malcolm's "silent movie" was a gem. The "Salute to The Beatles" production stage show was fantastic - I'm usually not impressed with production shows.

The food was good and our wait staff was excellent and certainly worth the additional tip we gave.

The menu for breakfast and lunch in the dinning room could be improved and after the second day we opted for the buffet for those meals. The omelets on the buffet are great. Read more