After 10 other cruises I feel like an experienced cruiser. We took this to celebrate our wedding anniversary, 35 years. It was a nice cruise, but not breathtaking. We paid extra for a balcony and that was a waste of money. The balcony was only about 1 1/2 feet wide, 4 feet long, and two people couldn't even be on it at the same time. However, it was nice to be able to open the door for the fresh air.

The ship itself, although clean, was tired and old and needed some TLC. The room was very nice, large, and that was worth the extra money. The dining room was ok, but the food was not very good. Most times it was cold, or chewy, can't say there was one great meal. The coffee was old and tasted like swamp water. The dessert's were terrific though, Carnival seems to be famous for their desserts.

We cannot say enough about our cabin stewards and the dining room servers. They were excellent. The cabin steward introduced himself, and from then on he was discreet and aside from a smiling Good Morning on most mornings he went about his business and we had little interactions with him. Our room was kept immaculate at all times. Kudos to them. Also the dining room Head Waiter learned all our names and used them from the first night forward. Kudos also to him. Read more