WOW. What a great week my family of five had on this cruise. We sailed the last week of June and had the time of our lives! We were a bit worried by some of the negative reviews of the ship being old, rude passengers, etc. We never experienced any of this. Yes the ship is 10 years old and the carpets are starting wear down, but the ship is so well taken care of. It is a beautiful, clean ship that was always being cleaned. You would not know the age of the ship if someone did not tell you before hand. We enjoyed all the other passengers and never experienced anyone who was rude. The population onboard was around 1/2 American and the other 1/2 was Puerto Rican and Spanish. They use many Spanish translators on board since there is a high number of those who do not speak English well. This didn't bother us in the slightest as everyone on board was there to have a great time.

We found the crew on this ship to be excellent compared to other Carnival cruises. We loved the Cruise Director Karl with K and the wait staff at dinner was simply fantastic. Food was great also. Watch out for the cupcakes on Lido deck...they were the only thing we ate that was always non-tasty. The spirit on board is lively and we would book this cruise again in heartbeat.

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