I have traveled on Carnival in the past and have not been overwhelmed by the ships amenities. When booking this cruise for our reunion the price, departure port and the timing were more important than the ship or the destination. I was totally surprised by the whole experience. The Inspiration was refitted in 2007 and it shows. This is not a super star ship but the cabin size, dining rooms, and public rooms were all very clean and well done. The entertainment was excellent, particularly "Shout" and the "Latino Review". The dining room food was very consistent and I enjoyed every meal. The lobster and shrimp was some of the best I have had on a cruise. We ate breakfast and lunch on the Lido deck as there was a large balcony right next to it just for adults that had the best cushy recliners on the ship!!! It was wonderful to have this secluded place to read, watch the water, or sit in the hot tubs.

The only negative was the noise level was a bit much in the dining room, there was running in the halls at night, and the walls seemed thinner between rooms. BUT it did not detract from our vacation. All of us were on the bottom floor and think if we had gone higher the noise might have been less as those who had cabins with adjoining doors seemed to have more noise. There were a lot of families on this floor and some noise can't be helped.

Carnival takes pride in doing what it can to ensure a great vacation and all of our group walked away feeling like we were treated very well and would certainly cruise with Carnival again.