My husband and I have cruised before with three very popular cruise lines. We enjoyed every single cruise. We either flew to our ship of choice, or took our cruise from New York City. This was our first cruise from Baltimore Maryland and our first Carnival cruise ever!
What made this cruise the BEST was the staff. The people were good and bad, mostly GREAT :-) The only problem we had was on our last night when the couple who sat at the table next to ours decided that dinner time was a 'NO talk silent time'. And so they wanted us to observe this as well... no way! We were on our anniversary vacation, and we were enjoying one another and some good conversation as well :-) I am sorry if they chose to ignore each other throughout their entire meal. LOL
The waiters on this ship are wonderful. One waiter who took care of us quite a few times on our open dining choice was Phillips. He was on the second floor of the Normandie dining room. He was extremely fun and a not to forget an excellent waiter!
We had cabin 8210 on the Panorama deck. We were in mid ship and it was very quiet. Hardly a sound in the hallway. Just one thing: We were under the Lido deck, so occasionally we heard wheels from food carts rolling across our ceiling... nothing to write home about. We actually want this cabin again...
The closets are pretty large. There are two for hanging up clothes and one with large shelves. We also had a desk with a few small draws. And another short closet in front of the bed for our shoes.
The bathroom has several small shelves to hold toiletries. It was GREAT...I have tons of stuff and they all fit. I loved the walk in shower.
The balcony was heavenly :-)) Plexi-Glass enclosure allowed for a great view :-) It was the Panorama deck. Need I say more? :-))