Let me start out by saying that I have traveled on Carnival three other times. Once on the Legend and once on the Dream. Both ships were nice but the freedom exceeded my expectations.

Embarkation: Our flight was delayed in Philadelphia and we nearly missed the boat. Literally made it on the ship with 30 minutes to spare. Besides the rushing we were boarded within 15 minutes. On a side note do not buy Carnival shuttle service from the airport. Saved $170 by taking a taxi from FFL to Port Everglades. Overall very smooth embarkation

Cabin: Cabin was balcony room 8297 on the starboard side. Same dimensions as the other ships. Roomy and spacious especially with storage space. Our cabin steward Natan was very nice and helped us recover some lost items that unexpectedly were thrown into a dirty towel pile. Book a balcony room they are amazing and you not regret it. I found the air conditioning was lacking in this cabin however and had to notify guest services before it was fixed. Read more