About us: Our party consisted of me, my husband, and two sons ages 7 and 9. We have only cruised on Royal Caribbean for this one. We had a balcony room on the upper deck.

Embarkation was easy. We used EZCruise Parking. Very good. We arrived before 10:00 and were one of the first on the ship. We had cheeseburgers and hotdogs for lunch and our rooms were ready by 1:00.

Our room: Plenty of room for the 4 of us. Plenty of storage. Our room steward was great. First time getting a balcony and really liked it. We'll get one next time for sure. The shower curtain gave me NO trouble as some have mentioned here on CC. I don't see the point of bringing clothespins?? There was only one outlet in the room. We only used it for our fan and to charge the cell phone so it was okay. There were free samples of toothpaste and disposable razors in the room. The fridge did not stay very cold. Our room was a little too warm most of the time. Good thing we had our fan. The bed was very comfy. I liked how Carnival lets you check your sign and sail account on the TV. Read more