We left out of Miami on Sunday. This was our second cruise. The first one was also a Carnival Cruise (Triumph last March). The layout of the ship was almost identical to the Triumph, so we felt at home. Our cabin, 8268, on Verandah deck was spacious and nice. Cabin steward, Emilse, did a wonderful job. Cabin was directly across from Steward closet, so we heard a little noise in the mornings beginning about 7am. Not a big deal for us as that is about when we got up anyway.

The most disappointing part of a cruise was our dining experience. We had Reynold as our head waiter. He was horrible. He got one meal correct out of 7! The last night I ordered fruit plate and got escargot. Each night he made horrible mistakes like that. It was a joke at our table- what is he going to mess up tonight?? None of us complained, we were optimistic that the next night would be better. We should have. I have learned, and next time will complain to the Maitre d right away. I should have reversed tips, it was that bad- but I know a portion of the tips go to other food servers as well and it would not have been fair to them. He did almost ruin our cruise though. We dreaded seeing him each night and were in a not so good mood by the time dinner was over each night. He did not have a pleasant personality and was not friendly. I almost think he made the mistakes intentionally. Learn from our mistake and complain immediately! Our assist waiter was very sweet and thanked us each evening and said "Maybe tomorrow will be better" as we left.

Food was average. Not as good as last year. Pizza and calzones were excellent on lido deck. Did not care for fish and chips -was too greasy for my taste- but my husband liked it. Read more