I was slightly worried before this cruise because of some of the negative comments here, but we had a wonderful time and I cannot wait to go on my next cruise with Carnival. I think some people tend to complain about everything and can never see the positive side of an experience. I will blame the bad reviews on them! :)
This was our 4th cruise (2nd with Carnival). Even though there were more people on this ship, it did not feel any different than prior ships we had been on. We never had a problem finding a table for breakfast, lunch or finding deck chairs. Of course, if you go at peak times it can be a little bit harder. Carnival still has the issue with deck chairs being saved, but I heard they were trying to fix this problem. On one of our sea days, we would see chairs saved for 4 or 5 hours and no one would ever come and sit in them. That is absolutely ridiculous!
Our room was great. This was the first time we stayed in a balcony room and it was definitely worth it. I do not think I will go back to an interior room again! My sister and her husband stayed beside us, so our steward opened up the door separating our balcony's. It was cool to feel like we had a little bit extra room.
Cabin 11248 - Deck 11 - Our cabin was great. It was right around the corner from the elevators, so we had easy access to get in and out. We were right under the spa rooms, and we did not have any noise at all. Our steward Jonathan was awesome!