I'll start by saying I was very worried about sailing on Carnivals oldest ship in one of their worst cabins,with a predicted tropical storm, but no worries.

I booked this 8 days out on the carnival site based solely on price and then got all worried after I went on the boards. The boat is small so less walking. The boat is old but seemed decently maintained. The art work and neon are ugly but kinda fun and cruise cheesy, changing neon isn't for everyone. The food is by no means five star but sure was plenty good since I gained 5 pounds.

The boarding process was great. We did off site parking at cruise parking and touched no luggage which my husband was a huge fan of. we walked right on the ship and had lunch and a cocktail with in 10 minutes. The pool was hopping and the music was playing lots of fun dance tunes. Sailaway was nice with lots of silly line dances and plenty of tropical drinks. Read more