This cruise was a family reunion for my uncle's 50th anniversary, so the line and destination were decided on by their family. The group included seniors down to young children. We traveled with my daughter (10) and son (2.5).

The embarkation was well done, not too long of a line, although we got several pre-embarkation emails from Carnival. One that moved back our time to 2:00 (which also said it was a 7 day cruise, not 5 - they later retracted that).

I was shocked that this ship was built in 2004! The rooms were really cheap and dated and all of the public rooms were pretty tasteless. My husband called the ship "Circus Circus Afloat". There was not a quiet corner to find, every room was garish, with Lava Lamp lighting, even the elevator lights were strobe styled. The ship itself if confusing and the public rooms are small considering the amount of people on the boat. This boat was at FULL capacity: 3650 people and they were everywhere. If you like tight quarters with lots of lines, this is your place! Read more