Evidently, Carnival has done away with the usual last-day comment cards. Thus, I will post my comments. This might have been the best cruise ever! I loved driving under two hours to leave from the Port of Charleston. It was great coming down the night before and seeing the historic sights (and enjoying the epic seafood at Hyman's!) A side note: The churchyard at the Circular Congregational Church is the sort of place you read books about; a lot of history there in those stones. The churchyard is usually open to the public during daylight hours.We were apprehensive about sailing out of Charleston. It's not really made to handle the number of people a cruise brings. Turns out it all went very well for us, but I can see where there are real weak spots that can get tangled! First off, drive over to the terminal area early. You can even drop off your luggage early, and they tell you to just come back beginning at a certain time. Get a metered parking spot on the side of the road right next to a really nice public park. Let the kids play on the field and/or playground equipment. The guy at the gate will tell you when they open the gate, and you can just fall right into line from your parking spot. They do take credit cards for parking at the port. I think it is all inside parking (warehouses.) You have to queue up and shuttle to the terminal that is about 100 yards away (a drag) but if you are early, the wait is not hot or long.There was no hairdryer in the room, but Anna, our steward was able to get me one, along with extra hangers and pillows.OK, so is it a better lookin' crowd that sails from Charleston? I sure do think so! It was great being on-board with all those fellow Southerners. Also, since this was a Spring Break cruise, it was about half kids. And I'd say that about 800 of them were girls. My boys were in heaven! ;-) The kids were all very well-behaved and polite. Also, I did not find heaping plates of food discarded all over the place on this cruise, something I have seen at almost every other cruise....The cruise director and assistants were not totally annoying, and Chloe was really sweet! She did not seem to mind us trivia crazies taking up all her time! They do a "Minute to Win It" sort of game that is a hoot!Sam our waiter was amazing! He loaded us up on all the best food and double desserts! His table was in the "dine anytime" area of the Celebration dining room. That reminds me of something I want to comment on. It was the only negative thing that happened the entire cruise. OK, here it is: one of the first things we always do when we get onto the ship is check out the location of our dining table. We like having an assigned table, and we like to eat at the early seating. This time, we found our table and were really disappointed by the location; my husband and I are both platinum cruisers, so we figure that should rate a good seat, right? Anyway, the table location was no good, so we called the platinum help line and talked it out. We were told that we would be given a better table to sit at for the first night, and then we would be given a permanent seat that was better. We were shown to Sam's table, and just loved it. So we asked everyone from the mai•tre d' to the hostess, even Sam, "Can we sit here each night?" we were told, "Yes, absolutely." Well, the next night we can in and sat down in our new table, but were chastised by the hostess. We talked it out with her again. The next night we got to dinner at about 6:05 and someone had already been seated at our table, so we sat next to them. It was all just really awkward. We never knew what to expect. What's the big deal with assigning a table to a family? Just get it done, y'all!PS Lights was the reggae band. They were very enjoyable. Usually, I cannot stand the heavy, droning beat of the on-deck reggae band, but this group was so light and they played all sorts of super tunes. The Music Boulevard group was just super, as well. They loved playing the dance/party music and they were so good.The water park for the kids is very nice! A note to parents: Warning! There is a "grabber"-type game in the arcade where kids can try to cut the string and win big prizes (ipods etc.) This game needs to be moved into the casino!Also, in the dining room for lunch, Carnival must get with it and realize that there are many men who, due to a very common medical condition, cannot eat seeds, not even those on a hamburger bun. OFFER SEEDLESS BUNS! My husband ordered a hamburger one day, and Alvaro (the waiter) told us they had no seedless buns and could not even get loaf-bread for his hamburger. My husband excused himself from the meal and went to the Lido deck and returned with a sourdough roll before the meal arrived.Suggestions for this Charleston-based cruise: 1. Have one of the customary dance lessons be the Shag. It's an easy dance, and it is the official SC State Dance. They did teach the Charleston, but (as is so often the case with these fun but useless "dance lessons" no leads are taught, just sort of a little choreographed bit. Fun, but not really useful. 2. Offer sweet tea, maybe? Or how about getting really Low-Country and serving shrimp and grits? Mmmmm!