We just returned from a 5 day itinerary on the Carnival Inspiration to Grand Cayman and Calica. In general it was a great trip, with many highs and just a very few lows. I am wordy, so I apologize for the length of this review ahead of time.

This was our third cruise, and the second with Carnival. Our first was on the Disney Wonder, which we hold up as the high water mark for a lot of our comparisons. This was a five night itinerary, previously the others were 4 nights.

There were nine in our group, four adults and 5 kids ranging in age from 11 to 18. Two in our group had never cruised before. My family is pretty low maintenance, yet we have stayed at some very luxurious resorts in the past, so we know all levels of service and accommodations. We don't require all the fluff, just the basics, and I think we got that and probably more on this trip. Read more