After a little over a year of not sailing on Carnival, and having done three cruises since then on NCL, it was certainly good to be back on Carnival. They continue to be my favorite cruise line. From the moment you get on one of their ships, it's FUN, FUN, FUN. The atmosphere is lively, upbeat, young (although not necessarily age-young...just young-feeling). We were on this 3-day Bahamas cruise celebrating our anniversary as well as an engagement and a birthday for our travelling group. It honestly felt like coming home after a long time away. We all felt comfortable and like we belonged. There is a sense of ease and comfortability that Carnival offers their guests like no other cruise line. As usual, the staff, being that in the dining room, the cabin stewards, the bartenders and the purser's office staff, were friendly, helpful and never an unkind or rude word! They truly set an example for the rest of the cruising industry. From our first night in the dining room...the first dish, the soup....it was all oohs and ahhhs. The dining was magnificent throughout the rest of the cruise. What a vast difference from our dining experience recently on the NCL Sun. They really have a lot to learn from Carnival. The ship is also great. Although it's an older ship, it has been renovated recently and it looks fantastic...and as always, clean as a whistle. The cabin stewards maintained our rooms perfectly clean, while supplying all the extras we requested throughout the duration.

Kudos once again to Carnival for another great cruise. I will be sailing with the Splendor in 45 days on January 24 and am looking forward to that cruise as well.