This being my third cruise, but first on the Carnival cruise line, I had high expectations of spending my first experience in a mini suite with a balcony. The cabin was smaller than I had expected, but turned out to be a lot roomier than the neighbors across the hall in a really tiny inside cabin. Our beds were very comfy ,and having a jacuzzi bathtub was really great after days of walking around in port towns. A warning... this tub was very tiny and I would assume not suited to larger adults.... who may only be able to soak their toes in!

This voyage included a large teen population who appeared to have little to keep them occupied. I heard complaints when disembarking that they had nothing to do.

We had 3 incidences of children gathering outside our cabin doors making loud noise. Door decorations were stolen from 4 of our doors in the course of the week. Security was slow to respond and acted like I was bothering them by calling to report the kids kicking into the doors and swinging from the metal bar in the ceiling. Read more