We chose this cruise as we felt it would be a relaxing yet fun way to complete our two week holiday in Hawaii and we asked friends who had only cruised once before to join us. We have cruised 10+ times before and most of those cruises have been with Carnival.

Boarding was hassle free and so easy and our cabin was ready for us by 1.30pm. We had a balcony cabin on deck 8 located mid to aft. Our cabin was comfortable, clean and well located. The only downside to the location was the noise from the Lido deck. This really only annoyed us in the evenings but for anyone who likes to nap during the day I would suggest booking another deck down. The usual towel animals ech evening graced our bed but Carnival have done away with chocolates on turn down and the quality of the bathroom amenities are not what they use to be. All in all, our cabin was good and our cabin steward friendly, courteous and helpful.

Dining room staff were amazing and most meals were extremely good. A couple of times some dishes were not so palatable...dry fish, tough steak .......but all in all I would rate the food and experience in the dining room as very good. The one negative to our dining room experience was the "My time dining". When we booked we requested early sitting for dinner but were advised it was unavailable/booked out and we were allocated "My time dining". The first 4 nights saw us waiting 20 minutes in a queue only to be told that we needed to wait up to a further 40 minutes for a table, so we tried varying the time we arrived at the restaurant.....everyone else had the same idea!! Carnival need to work on this. Read more