I have been on 40+ cruises and I absolutely loved this cruise because of the new Carnival "HUB" phone app which costs only a one time $5.00 fee for the entire 7 day cruise per phone. There were 10 of us going as a group with our grown children and this app is currently only available on 3 ships. I'm sure down the road it will do more advanced things and the 'group chat' feature didn't work but it allowed all 10 of us to know where everybody was (if they wanted this to be known) so that we were able to find anyone in our group and hook up at events as we chose. The android seemed to work a little better than the iPhones but overall it was awesome. If you've been on cruises with friends or family than you know how frustrating it can be to leave your cabin (or casino or event) and think "wow, I would really love to hook up with others, I wish I knew where they were?" Now you can!!!!!

This ship also had the best Maître d' I've ever had on a cruise. His name was Chubby (Csuba?) from Hungary (and yes he liked to joke about that). He was at dinner and available EVERY evening. He was helpful, kind and funny.

This ship had the Guy Fieri Burger joint which we all loved. All they do is burgers (and fries) and they made great burgers! Everyday we had a cheeseburger with no bun and no fries... a fairly healthy food choice. The fries were soggy and I didn't care for them. The toppings bar was great which many choices including sautéed mushrooms that were delicious with the burgers. Read more