Okay, I've put off doing this, because frankly, I'm a tad depressed it's all over with.

This was our second cruise, first with carnival, celebrating our 11 year anniversary. My husband and I are both 28 and left the kiddies at home! I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post this but I paid $825, taxes include for an inside guarantee, and was assigned an inside room on the upper deck.

Pre-cruise hotel stay: booked the ft lauderdale beachside hotel (formerly BW) thru quickbook for a total of $77 (tax included). I only booked this hole in the wall hotel b/c it was on the beach and I figured no matter how bad the hotel was, I could always sleep on the beach! Well, upon arrival we were told they had overbooked (due to the air & sea show I had no idea about until a local friend pointed it out about a week beforehand..thank ya Adam!) and we were sent to the La Quinta and our stay was free. Nice! The La Quinta (tho not on the beach) was nicer and cleaner...and had an excellent continental breakfast! Make your own belgian waffles...yum! They were nice enough to put us in a King poolside. This hotel has a very nice pool/hot tub with a covered breezeway flanking the side adjacent to the parking lot. (helps the poolside view) Beware..there are lots of lizards (large ones) running amok on this property. Local wild life. I personally loved it, but I know some women are squeamish so I thought I'd point it out. Read more