I traveled on this cruise with my mother, father, and sister. This was my 18th cruise and 6th on Carnival. We booked the Carnival Miracle for three main reasons: We found a good price online, it was during spring break, and we had never been to two of the ports. We flew out of Denver to Ft. Lauderdale and boarded our cruise for a wonderful adventure in the Caribbean.

EMBARKATION The embarkation on most cruise lines has definitely gotten much better over the years, but this was definitely the best embarkation we've ever had. Our ship was set to leave at 4:00 pm and we arrived at the cruise terminal a little before 2. There was not a single person waiting in line. We walked right up to the counter, checked in, and boarded. It was just that easy.

FIRST DAY When we got onto the ship we were welcomed by a somewhat a mediocre atrium. It was very nice, but being on 18 cruises, we've seen much better. We headed to our room, which was the average cruise ship room. We didn't have a window, but we didn't go too insane from the claustrophobia. Read more