Carnival Miracle - 10/29 to 11/5/2006

Background: My husband and I are in our early 50's. This was our fourth cruise on Carnival, my eighth overall and his seventh. I have also cruised twice on both Princess and Royal Caribbean. We had been in drydock for two years and were very much looking forward to being back on a ship. We are very easy to please people and are not demanding of those who provide us a service. In most cases, we roll with the punches and little things do not irritate us.

Flight: We chose Midwest Airlines at the recommendation of a friend and found it very much to our liking. Wide, leather seats two across and a direct flight from Kansas City. (Being a chocoholic, I found the chocolate chip cookies a nice touch as well, however we only got them on our return flight.) Previously we had taken other airlines with a layover in Atlanta before reaching our port of embarkation. Our flight left at 8:50 CDT and arrived in Tampa at 12:15 EDT, about 2 ½ hours, with no problems. Read more