We have used Carnival Cruise lines several times before and loved them. This time it wasn't nearly as good and even to the point that we don't know if we will use them again.
To begin with we usually get such wonderful service that we have up to 10 individuals that we pay extra gratuities to. This time we had 11/2. I say the 1/2 because he was the only one of our servers at the dining room that made a half effort to take care of us.
We went with 6 others to celebrate my 60th birthday. They always ask if we are celebrating something special when booking a cruise. We told them. The room steward was so sweet and made sure he decorated our cabin right to begin with and even gave me a couple of gift certificates to use. He went above and beyond to make sure our cabin was great. He is the one we tipped extra.
We took a different ride to the beach and shopping
We took a ride to the beach and shopping
We did Universal Studios and Lego Land on our own. They were both wonderful