This was a last minute choice as our husbands went to a NASCAR race in Tennessee. This was my first time on Carnival as I have cruised mainly on Royal Caribbean Celebrty and Princess. My friend is an avid cruiser also but has done one or two on Carnival. There were a few things we liked, but many we did not:
We both liked the embarkation and debarkation process. Taking our picture on other cruise lines is a tedious process and Carnival scans your passports/photo id and uses that picture. Moves the lines along.
The food was just OK. The deserts were a big disappointment. We both don't eat deserts too often at home and an indulgence on a cruise is something we looked forward to.
Nice size for a ship and really nice shower. Bedding was a little bit to hard for me, but was fine for the length of the cruis
Love Key West....been there many times. We ate breakfast at Blue Heaven - worth the long walk there -- food is EXCELLENT
Nice port - prettier than Ft. Lauderdale. Easy to get to by car - we live in Ft. Myers and drove over the morning of the cruise.