Embarkation/debarkation Galveston
We arrived at the port about 1:30 for our 4:00 PM departure. The line was outside the door for a long distance. My wife is disabled so I went into the building to ask direction. They were gracious to invite us forward, but when we said that we had registered for wheelchair assistance, the Carnival people said that there were none there and that it would be a two hour wait. They said we could go ahead on a shorter line as she walked with her cane. When we got upstairs to register and get our sail and sign cards, there was a very short wait. The ramp up into the ship was quite long and it was not easy for a disabled person.
On the other hand, debarkation was easy and the staff was quite helpful. We went to the "relaxation areas" waiting to debark. I saw a man with wheelchairs, and he said we could get assistance when our number was called. Almost immediately someone came with a chair and we debarked with help in a very short time. The baggage in the Galveston port was easily seen and retrieved.
We were happy to get an aft balcony cabin, on the Vista Deck It had a very large balcony, which was nice. We were on the end, and we noticed that our friends next door, toward the middle of the ship, had a smaller balcony, but a larger room. Our cabin was very good, the bathrooms the same as usual and the beds extremely comfortable. There was a flat screen TV, a mini-bar and safe in the cabin. Unfortunately for us, being next to the housekeeping closet on our deck, meant that we heard alot of entering and leaving, as well as what we determined was the ice machine. We were on the Vista deck, below Lido, which meant that when chairs were moved in the early morning set-up, we got to hear the whole thing. During the day and night, there was no extra noise.