My 17 yo son and I took this trip together as his sr trip. We had gone on another cruise when he was much younger with the whole family and didn't have the best time. After our initial plans were cancelled due to the Triumph's sad mishaps, Carnival gave us a discount plus 2extra days for this cruise. We did have to go out of New Orleans instead but the discount compensated for our extra travel expenses. We were pleasantly surprised at the size of the room-ok it IS a ship so it's small but very well appointed. The shower was great with plentiful hot water and pressure. Love the robes in the cabin. Can't say enough positive things abt the crew. They constantly work their tails off, are pleasant-I would even say warm, make a real effort to know your names, and strive to make you as comfortable as possible. They deserve every dime they are tipped, so don't jip them. The towel animals are cute. Our room was immaculate although it was difficult to ever catch them cleaning.

The food was pretty good overall and very good in some instances. We had late dining which was unable to get changed, and not the first choice I would have preferred, but our waiters were very attentive, funny, and charming. Again, they work their tails off so unless something bad happens that THEY do, don't take out any pettiness on them. We only had breakfast once in the Renoir, and it was probably the worst service we had anywhere on the ship, but later we had brunch in the same restaurant and it was great, but still a little slow. I felt the buffets and dining choices -our dining was in the Monet were excellent in variety. The pizza is DELICIOUS. Our favorite is room service which we thought had better fruit and desserts than the main areas...we did tip the delivery crw member $2 each time as we had read on other reviews. Idk if that made a difference but each one was very gracious at the gesture. The desserts look good but I didn't love any of them.

We only saw 1comedian but he was hilarious. I saw all the shows,but really didn't enjoy them much. In fact, I actually detested the Divas which I found somewhat edgy if not vulgar in some parts. I am more of a tranquil seeking cruiser, so I went up to the 10/11 floors at the back of the ship to get away from the constant loud music and drinking on the Lido deck, which is great if that's what you like. It is crowded and difficult to get into a hot tub bcuz of all the kids....everywhere....unsupervised. You'll have better luck trying the hot tub at the back of the Lido deck where the pizza is made. The spa is fabulous! The mgr ran a special if you went to the drawing the first afternoon onboard for 1/2 price-$129 for a massage and facial-the BEST facial I have ever had. My son made friends the first fun day at sea and although he didn't really love the club o2 activities (he reported very vulgar dancing and grinding by some of the other older teens), he and his group had a lot of fun around the ship with karaoke, piano bar, etc. Read more