I just got off the ship this morning, so I am writing this with memory still fresh.

The ship was pretty nice and large - biggest I've been on so far. Generally everything was pretty clean and the crew was super nice (as on all cruises I've been on). The room was adequate - smallish, but considering what I paid and what I've seen on other cruise lines - it was exactly what I expected. At night when laying in bed and everything is quiet, you can hear a bit of creaking but absolutely nothing that will keep you awake.

The food was pretty nice. I've read some reviews that complained that the food was the same over and over again. Well, that is sort of true: the buffet was exactly the same every day. However, there are so many things in the buffet that you can eat something unique every day. The fancier (but free) restaurants (Aqua and Versaille) have a menu with 2 sides. Left side contains entrees that are available every day and the right side has a number of dishes that are unique to that day. All in all, I loved the food. Can't complain. My better half, who is an expert in chocolates (expert at eating them, that is), thought the the Chocoholic buffet was better on Carnival. I can't tell though - to me chocolates are chocolates. Read more