This was my second cruise with Carnival (first being an 8 day on the Miracle earlier this year). The five day cruise left much to be desired. There were 2 ports - St. John and Halifax - both of which were beautiful and the time spent there was enjoyable. However, there were issues with the trip, unlike the Miracle experience which was 5 star.
Some of these are picky, but in total, they effect the overall quality of the trip.
Embarkation process was a bit tedious. The photograher taking ID pictures before we went on the ship was cranky and rude. After being told to "stay with your party", when it came time to have the pics taken, I started up to the camera and my husband followed. The photographer snapped, "back of the line" stay back of the line" to my husband. Then he uttered Geez under his breath looking and acting very annoyed. Cartainly did not make us feel very welcomed.