This cruise was our 2nd on Carnival and we were celebrating our 20th anniversary. It was so awesome! We had wonderful service and lots of really nice fellow cruisers. We live in NW. Fl and decided to stay the night before at the Raddisson at the Port. We got a deal to stay overnight and leave our car there for the week. It was very convenient because we planned to stay there after the cruise. They provide a shuttle to and from the port.

Embarkation -- I really like the port. We arrived at 12:00 pm. And were aboard in about 30 minutes. We had a balcony suite so we had V.I.P. check in. We couldnt get to our cabin until 1:30 so we had lunch at the Red sail.

The Ship -- This was my first time on a ship this big and I read that it was hard to navigate but we didnt find it difficult at all. We thought the decor was very nice although I had read some kind of negative things about it. We had a wonderful cabin steward named Anthony. He kept our suite clean and made me lots of cute towel animals. My favorite was the elephant he made and left standing in my husbands dress shoes. He took care of our every need. He always had a smile and greeted us warmly every time we saw him. Read more