I'll write about a couple aspect of the cruise both in general and going solo.

For this cruise I got a call from Carnival after looking up some cruise dates and then just putting it off. They offered a great deal and couldn't pass it up. I had a few free flights from Southwest and a hotel stay at the Hilton. I flew in from Indy and was on my way to Ft Lauderdale to take an Uber down to Miami. However, my flight was stuck in Tampa so I rented a car from Avis and drove to Miami with a quick stop to see family. I stayed at the Hilton Miami Downtown which is an awesome hotel.

This was my second cruise the first one being also Western Caribbean (7-nights on the Freedom). The first one was amazing. For this This one was good with a few noticeable differences. This ship is smaller and does not have quite as much to offer. My favorites on the Freedom where the alchemy bar, fish and chips, and all the 2.0 upgrades they had just added. This ship had none of those. On the Freedom the cruise director (Skip) was amazing. He was everywhere! The cruise director on this cruise was...ok. The piano bar guy on the Freedom (Seth Gibson) was stellar...I think the piano bar on the Victory was almost empty every night. Read more