i'LL START OFF WITH booking the excursions. Booking through shoretrips.com was at least 30% cheaper than had I done it through Carnival, but, I was unprepared for how much BETTER the excursions actually were.
Our buses were at the very least, on par, and OFTEN superior to Carnival's;
In Rhotan, the tubes we used were FAR superior to those others (WE had high back tubes for comfort, and netting on the bottom in case anything fell out o our pockets - NOT so with the other companies. (lol, you could SEE the jealousy in the other excursion's members)
THE most comfortable bed !
MUCH larger than I expected.
Clean and well tended.
Nice shower.
Lots of amenities.
I LOVED this room !