THE GOOD NEWS:
The value of a carnival cruise remains it's strongest selling point. The cabin was clean, the staff friendly and efficient. The food was ample and available at all times. The food in the main dining room was well prepared. The Carnival system for anytime dining seems to work, we had almost no wait time getting a table each night. The coffee was better than I remembered from prior cruises on Carnival. Ice cream machines were running at all times and no additional fee for the soft serve ice cream. Embarkation and disembarkation were very easy and quite fast. The entertainment was good. The shore excursions offered covered the best of the ports. We had no mechanical issues.
THE BAD NEWS:
The cabin shows it's age, however it was reasonably clean, there were no mechanical issues, the size was similar to other lines of the same category. The window was a decent size without obstruction, other than it needed a healthy cleaning. The cabin steward did a fine job. Closet space was very good, suitcases fit under the bed and the free in cabin safe worked well.