My best friend's family was cruising and they had an extra bed available, so I figured I had to fill it and check out the Carnival experience! I've cruised with Royal Carribbean, Norwegian, and Holland America, but this was my first Carnival experience and as a 26 y.o female I was interested to see what it's all about.

Embarkation line looked tremendously long at 12:30 but everything moved pretty quickly. All in, boarded probably within forty-five minutes and room was ready.

The ship is new, designed so that you're not bored if you're open to checking out water slides, ropes course, sky ride, mini-golf, and the gazillion events they have planned throughout the cruise. I'd say you should be excited about the pool being a serious party atmosphere with a rockin' DJ, or this may not be the best option for you. (The DJ with long hair was incredible and really made the party come to life. The other DJ however really was not good.) The serenity deck is great for adults but if you're looking for a quiet, subdued, relaxing atmosphere overall, I'd pick a different cruise line, after all, Carnival is going for fun and folks are pretty serious about it NOT being "bougie." Read more