Hi all! Just got back from our first cruise (honeymoon) last Sunday and had a great time! I read many cruiser reviews and just wanted to let ya'll know what we thought!

Embarkation - Yes, this was a mess and we had to sit around and wait a long time due to the Cuban refugees they picked up the week before. Most of the Carnival people who we dealt with were very friendly, if a bit confused. We got different answers from each person we talked to. They told us we would have to wait 2 hours after checking in to get on the ship, but we saw a line and got in it and were on board in our room about 30 minutes later.

Cabin - Since this was my first cruise, I had no idea what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised by the size of the room. We were on the Empress deck and had a window, so I felt like we were in the middle of everything and didn't get one bit claustrophobic! We never saw our room steward until the last night, but the room was always clean when we got back (it's like they know exactly when to go in) and we had lots of cute towel animals. Read more