Embarkation/Disembarkation: one word sums it up, seamless.

Cabin: I had an inside cabin category 4D on the 6th deck aft. The room was fine. Plenty of storage space. Carnival's robes are the best. They are nice and plush, and were hanging in our closet. There was only one hanger in the closet that has clips on it. I like more of these type of hangers for my skirts. I did request more from the cabin steward. He ended up finding me plastic ones rather than the wooden ones, no big deal, but I did find it odd that there was only one of these types of hangers. Every night there was a towel animal and chocolates on the pillow. Occasionally we did hear music from The Song on the deck below us, but it did not keep us awake. Yes there was a smell of sewage on deck six. I found it more in the middle of the ship while walking on the port side rather than the aft. I did hear a woman complaining at the purser's desk that her room smelled and that nothing was done about it. I do not know where her room was located, but if it was in the middle of deck 6 portside it certainly was possible.

Food: Never had a bad meal in the dining room. We thought about going to the steakhouse but decided against it as the food was great. I loved the Yukon Gold Potato soup. Everything we had was done to perfection. One night I noticed banana splits go by our table. They were on the children's menu. The next night everyone at my table ordered them and our ages ranged from 50 - 92. There were a couple of days that there were long breakfast lines at the buffet. The aft pool had breakfast as well and there was never a line. Lines for lunch were long at the deli and Mongolian grill. Afternoon barbeque was excellent. Read more