Background...
Family Cruise - me, hubby (both 35), son (7) and daughter (5). Left out of Tampa on the Carnival Legend on Sept. 7th for a 7-night cruise to the Western Caribbean.
I love to cruise and have been on 15+ so far. Mostly RCCL cruisers, thought we were done with Carnival. Had a trip to Key West planned this week and that changed quickly due to Hurricane Ike causing evacuations and us to book a cruise two days before sailing. The only cruise available with a room for four was this one. So we were off! Very excited at the short notice and didn't know what to expect as usually I have researched the ship, etc. and we really haven't loved Carnival in the past so...
We had to book last minute and the only thing left for four was an outside stateroom on deck 1 (Riviera). For what it was, it had plenty of space, a large shower, storage, etc. A little smokey in the hallway the entire cruise sue to smoking being allowed in the cabins. The noise of the ship doesn't bother me, but for those who are sensitive to this, you did hear a bit of ship noise at night. Great Forward/Mid location!