We are frequent cruisers, platinum with Carnival and have been on many other cruise lines. But this one is FANTASTIC, an absolutely beautiful ship, every detail is stunning, you don't even know you are on a ship it is so large but SOOO easy to get around because of the ship models and signs everywhere, no problem at all. This is the largest cruise ship ever built (at the time (April 3, 2016) We hardly EVER felt the ship move at all. And loading at Port Everglades was quite easy. Do NOT bring irons, we saw many taken away.

This ship is made up of several neighborhoods like Central Park which is loaded with trees and plants and restaurants and music, beautiful. Another is the Boardwalk where there is a merry go round, ice cream and candy shops, entertainment, donut shop and the huge aquatheatre where there are big shows and movies too.

Lots of activities like the flowriders, rock climbing walls, many pools and hot tubs, HUGE adult only areas, absolutely fantastic shows like Oceanaria, Blue Planet, Ice Show, and Mamma Mia all which were top notch professional shows and left us WOWED. You MUST reserve your shows ahead of time or you will be waiting at the door and may not get in, the shows fill up fast. Note that not every show offered is there every night so make a list of the available shows and dates and times then look at when you want to go, be sure to look at port days and what you will be doing in port so it doesn't interfere with your show times. We also loved the Madagascar show during the day towards the end of the cruise. The COMEDY show was the worst, I wouldn't waste your time on that one. There is a full basketball court, game rooms, mini golf, ice skating, lots of ping pong tables, trivia games, bingo, the PARADE on your first sea day SHOULD NOT be missed, it is an absolute MUST!! There is karaoke, dance clubs, lots of stuff for kids and teens, line dance and Caribbean dance classes, a full jogging track around the entire ship, the largest fitness center we have ever seen on a cruise with TONS of machines and weights. And of course there is a SPA with all kids of treatments, this is the first time we didn't visit the spa so not sure how good or big it is. The PROMENADE area is like no other ship ever built, it is more like a mall with shops and restaurants lining each side. There are numerous bars and music all over the ship. Read more