We flew into JFK and took the shuttle into the City, checking into our hotel the Westin Times Square, a gorgeous hotel with a great view of your ship when you wake up on embarkation day.

The cab to the port is $9. , Embarkation was long, we waited about an hour. I thought since we were checking in around 3:00 that we would breeze through.

The ship is a very different layout from the other Carnival ships that I have been on. Many of the public areas such as the shops and photo area are astonishingly narrow and difficult to navigate. We have been on the Legend, Elation, Celebration, Fascination and Sensation. I liked this ship the least by far. Read more