To be honest, I was extremely skeptical about going on Carnival based on the fact that I had been on three other cruise lines and also comments from other people (even some of the reviews on this site). Had heard bad things about service, drunk college students (and/or Canadians), and especially the food.

I must say, upon arriving at the port, I was pleasantly surprised how quick and easy it was to get on the ship. I had ensured that my funpass was completed so I think that made things quicker. Anyhow, we were on the ship by about 12:00 pm enjoying the buffet on deck 9.

After eating lunch we journeyed to our interior cabin stateroom and was surprised at how spacious it was. Having been on the Majesty of the Seas and Princess Sapphire, I was expecting the typical very small room, however it was bigger than expected with plenty of room to move around. Read more