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This was our 4th cruise and after a good experience on our last Carnival cruise, we had high hopes. Although it was a good cruise, there were some surprises!
Our first Carnival cruise had a higher percentage of young people (3 day weekend cruise) while this full week cruise had many more older people. There was only a handful of children on board, which also gave the cruise a different element.
We stayed at the Airport Embassy Suites based on a cruise critic review. It was a good choice. They have a great managers cocktail hour where the rum punch was double fisted at each order and the snacks were abundant (nachos, popcorn etc.). The hotel also has a small casino and an Outback restaurant as well as the hotel restaurant. We ate at the hotel restaurant right outside the bar. The food was good - nothing to write home about, but not just an average meal.
Cabin Review
Great quiet room with no public space above and below it. I would switch to the same room on the other side of the boat next time to see the view when docking from that perspective. Great access to the lido deck and buffets. Short walk to the casino. Plus entry on and off the boat was frequestnly on this side of the boat as well.