After reading all the negative reviews here, I wondered if we were either on the wrong ship or missing out on the negatives. Then I realized that since we always have fun, it was probably the latter.

To start off with, the embarkation issues at the Port of Tampa are not the Carnival employees fault. And while it was slow, it was not bad. The required safety briefing, which had already started when we arrived, was however, one of the worst on any ship. A long quiet wait in a club, then outside to the lifeboats, to line up and wait some more. The process took far longer than was necessary, and while required, needs to be reorganized to be more efficient.

After that, all was well. Our room was nice and clean, our steward, Jean, was attentive and always brought everything we needed. Read more