This was our fifth cruise. All with Carnival and all in a balcony cabin for 7 nights. Galveston is not the prettiest port to depart from but now that we have moved to the Houston area it sure is convenient and cheaper to cruise from here! We are over 60 and it was just the two of us for this cruise. There were many times when I wished we would have had our family on this ship because they would have all loved it!

Because we only live 60 miles from Galveston we drove down on Sunday morning and used the Park n Cruise lot right across from the pier. Excellent place to park and very reasonable at $50. We dropped off our luggage and drove across the road, parked and walked back. We arrived at about 10:30 and was surprised at how many people were already checked in and waiting! Check in was very quick and easy. We were on the Lido deck shortly after 11:00.

We had the Mongolian Grill which was just right for us. It does get pretty smokey when they are cooking though. We then started exploring the ship! It's a great ship, especially for families. There are a lot of areas for everyone. The sports court, miniature golf, ropes course, water park, etc would be a lot of fun for families. I loved the beach pool area with the big screen theater. They have some pretty comfy chaise lounges under shade that make it very easy to relax and enjoy the activities. There was only one time when I found it so crowded that you couldn't easily find a chair and that was during the "hairy chest contest." Yes, that's still a huge attraction for Carnival cruisers and is a lot of fun. The contestants were happy to put on a fun show for everyone! Read more