First of all, we are experienced cruisers and really love all aspects of it. Saying this, then you will understand the comments I am making on this cruise. If you live in Texas, going on a cruise from Galveston is the least expensive way to go. We also chose an inside room as doing this we can cruise more often. The following is my take on this ship.
The ship appearance: Overall, I would say the ship was in just OK shape. It looked like there was a lack of crew members everywhere on board. I don't know if this is due to Carnival cut backs or what. The elevators (which are used constantly) really needed servicing as people were spilling drinks, food etc and it was a real mess. I never saw anyone cleaning these. Also the public restrooms lacked attention as they were used a lot with people coming and going to different public places.
The staterooms: We chose an inside room and it was a great choice. The room is big enough (if you get the steward to push the beds apart). There was a big closet with a safe, a smaller closet with an upper and lower shelf, plenty of drawer space and corner table space. We hardly ever saw our steward, in fact, it shows a hair dryer is included with the room, so we didn't carry one with us. This is not true. If you can ever find your steward, you can ask for one to be put in your room. I am sure our steward was around as our beds were kept up, bathroom cleaned etc but I would have liked to have met her.