Information about ports of call was sparse at best with no maps of any real use. It was just about the organised trips which while good are too expensive to rely on for every port of call.

Afternoon tea, held at 3:30 not 4:00 as is customary where such practices were developed, was very disappointing. Instead of scones and cream with jam they had 'scones' that were more like cookies and filled with cream cheese. Others sweet treats were laden with fake cream and sickly frosting. I am not one to complain about food but nobody we met who went to the tea was impressed by it. Carnival should not have bothered. Compared to the equivalent on the Carnival cruise we took out of Jacksonville of a couple of years ago it was a total flop.

Many of the announcements made in the theatre and elsewhere were done by people who have English as their second or third language. A valiant effort on their part but it results in total confusion as most English speaking people were having great difficulty understanding them. Read more