We booked the Breeze two years in advance and as the anticipated sailing date grew near, so did a bit of apprehension with all the negative reviews I had read about this ship. Well, I'm happy to say - the naysayers are so wrong about this ship.

Embarkation: A "Breeze". We arrived at the port, dropped our bags off with the porter, and with passports and boarding pass in hand, we entered the terminal. A quick check of our documents and we were up the first escalator into the "holding area" where we waited in a constantly moving line for about 15 or so minutes. And we didn't even mind! The excitement level of all in line was very high as everyone was looking forward to setting foot on board. Next thing we knew, we were getting our pictures made (they do this now when you get your Sign & Sail card instead of first getting on board) and then it's up the next escalator to have your "sail away photo" made. Once this has been completed, a quick short walk and you're ONBOARD! WhooHooooo!

The ship is absolutely gorgeous. Carnival has done a specular job in the decor and the layout of all the different areas. The atrium is basically the same - straight up to deck 12 through a glass skylight - what a view! We took the glass elevators straight up to the Lido (this ship it's deck 10) for a bite of lunch and to take in all of her glory. We chose to go to the buffet opting for the first area we came to. The food was terrific (we later discovered this was the "comfort food" section of the buffet. The seating areas here are laid out different - there are raised areas and "covered" tables with open umbrellas - yes umbrellas - inside. Bright yellow ones! And palm trees! Bright cheery colors everywhere you turn. We lingered in this area a bit as we knew we couldn't get to our cabin until 1:00 - but the time flew by and before we knew it - was time to explore! Read more