For the newest ship in the fleet, I was expecting a few more bells and whistles, or something, but really this ship was not much different or better in my opinion than the Valor we sailed on several years ago. Perhaps we are not cruise people, because I was not impressed with the ship.

Embarkation: Quick and painless once we got inside the terminal. The wait outside was a little bit long, but I think we got there about the same time as a lot of other people. Overall no real complaints here.

First Impression: The decor was toned down quite a bit from that of the Valor which we had sailed on several years ago. Two thumbs up to Carnival on that one. Very pretty. We had a balcony room on the Lido deck by the elevators, I was afraid we would have noise problems, but it was really very quiet. The room was your standard Carnival balcony room. Read more