October 27th, 2002 Carnival Victory - Western Caribbean Cruise

First off, I'd like to say that this review is not intended to be a diary of my vacation, just some things I thought might be helpful to someone who might want to consider cruising on Carnival's Victory.

Embarkation: After reading several posts about some of the nightmares since September 11th, I figured I might as well get to the port early to avoid the crowds. I arrived at approximately 10:30 a.m. and was able to check my bags and was in line inside the terminal by 11:00 a.m. There were about 150 or so people in front of us, but only 2 people checking passengers in. Around 12:00 several Carnival employees showed and 2 additional lines were opened. Those of us who were already in line, had to wait in our original line. Those customers who walked in at around 12:00 were promptly checked in. We were finally checked in around 12:30 or so and proceeded to pick up our sail and sign. The ship began boarding around 1 pm so the whole embarkation process lasted around 2 ½ hours. Not too bad, in my opinion Read more