This was our first cruise ever, and as such, we were quite optimistic and excited that our cruise, booking 89RHF8, would be a fantastic vacation. We read so many positive comments about Camp Carnival and cruising that we couldn't wait to leave port.

During our first day on the cruise, our son woke up early in the morning, around 7am, crying. We did not pay much attention since he's 3 years old and we had booked a family room for four. As we walked out of our cabin towards the elevator to eat breakfast, a security guard (from India, did not get his name) stopped us and told us there was a complaint about our son crying. He then told us to go to guest services to move our cabin, which we did.

We were very upset because we then had to pack our bags again (with a 3 & 4 year old present and restless) to move to another cabin, from M146 to M191, which we did. The problem was, we had paid a premium to Carnival to "choose your own cabin." The price of letting Carnival choose your cabin was over $100 lower. We worked hard with our travel agent to book the cabin she suggested. Read more