PRECRUISE: We drove from NC the day before. Port Everglades charges $15 a day for parking so I found a hotel online, Candlewood Suites, that offers free parking for 7 days and a free shuttle to the port. The total w/tax was $89. That's less then parking alone would have cost at the port!
EMBARKATION: We arrived at the port at 11:30. The porter who took our bags at the dock actually put his hand out and asked for a tip! I'm not sure if they work for the port or for Carnival. I don't think Carnival would allow such a tactless act. Embarkation was a breeze! We were having a DOD (Drink-of-the-Day) on the Lido by noon!
ACTIVITIES: When I saw on the first Carnival Caper that couples-dancing lessons were at 8:30 I was bummed because we had dinner @ 8:15. I would continue to be disappointed every time I looked at the Caper throughout the week. Instead of being filled with fun activities it was mostly filled with advertisements for the casino, shops, & photo gallery. Because of our dinner time we would also miss Battle of the Sexes, Liar's Club, Sea Feud and the Game Show. Why aren't these activities offered twice so both dinner groups can enjoy them?!?!? I was looking forward to watching a movie @ the Seaside Theater but their selections were terrible. Who really wants to watch High School Musical 3? The lack of and disorganization of the activities was by far the worst thing about the cruise. Funship? NO! We spent most of our time watching movies in the room because there wasn't anything else to do!
Plenty of storage space, quiet location, lots of movement felt from the boat, got seasick twice