The embarkation was a snap, very well organized. We found our cabin to be in good order. It was very spacious with tons of storage and a nice sized bathroom. Comfortable bed - we slept well every night. Even though we were below the showroom, it was a very quiet location. Lovely view out of the big window. We love to watch the bow waves and flying fish.
Lots of activities ( it IS a Carnival ship), but not much well-lit interior public quiet space for reading. Most of the interior public seating was near the smokey casino. The dance bands were very good. I haven't danced that much for quite some time. The "Ticket to Ride" Beatles tribute show was excellent. Very professional staging and dancing. The Victoriana Showroom is huge and has little tables to hold your refreshments.
I could not use the swimming pools because I have an arthritic knee and cannot use those straight up/down ladders so prevalent in ship pools, I wish they would put in some stair steps into at least one pool for those of us with mobility issues. It was very warm and humid, so I really would have enjoyed a dip in a pool. From now on, pool stairs are a must for me on any ship.
We found our cabin to be in good order. It was very spacious with tons of storage and a nice sized bathroom. Comfortable bed - we slept well every night. Even though we were below the showroom, it was a very quiet location. The sofa was hard and the extra chair really was in the way all the time - we both tripped several times. Great towel animals. It was my Birthday, and my husband surprised me by having the cabin decorated with Carnival's Birthday items. It was quite lovely. It is the first cruise cabin I have been in that had a piece of artwork over the toilet. The steward (Sean) kept the bathroom well-stocked with everything - much better than our steward on our first -and last- HAL cruise last year.