First, I hate the reviews where someone is clearly an unhappy person, and cannot find a single thing good. I will try to use this review as an honest assessment of my time on this ship, and give you the type of information I look for while searching for information about a cruise I am looking to book.

I really had a very good time on this cruise. Now, most of my cruising experience has been on mid level Carnival ships, and each cruise, including this one has been a 'working' vacation for me. I am a musician, and each cruise I have been on, has been chartered by an outside company, and hired the band I work with to come be entertainment for the guests for the duration of the cruise. All of that to say, I get a pretty good overall vibe for the cruise and the destinations, but my experience is not exactly like a regular guest when it comes to certain aspects like embarkation, etc.

The room: My girl and I stayed in room 5042 - ocean view. I was a little surprised how small the room was, but there was ample closet space, and drawer space to store all of our stuff, while shoving the suit cases underneath the bed. I did not find us tripping over ourselves. As usual, the bed was 2 twins pushed together, and as my experience on other cruise lines, the mattress was a bit firm and uncomfortable to my liking - didn't keep me from sleeping though. As typical of this room level, the bathroom was small, and shower a little tight. The room and bathroom size met my expectation from my experience on other cruise lines. The one small surprise was the amount of channels on the television. Other lines had less...not that you want to stay in the room and watch tv, but it was a nice surprise. Our room steward was very friendly, and made a point to remember our first names. Really nice touch that made me feel good. Love that the room service is "free", but was disappointed in the room service breakfast menu - just continental breakfast items. Read more