My parents 50th Anniversary: My mom and dad treated My wife and I and our two children (ages 8 and 11) and my brother and his wife to join them on a cruise to celebrate their anniversary. since we all live in Florida and we had a short week, we choose a 3 night cruise on the Carnival Sensation in April 2010

Emberkation: What a breeze, got to the port at noon and were on the ship by 12:20. No lines or back up. we all meet up at the casual dinning room and had a respectable lunch and by 1:30 the cabins were open for guests. The ship was at capacity since it was spring break but it never really felt crowded. We were at the pool by 1:45 and the luggage arrived by 3:30. Ship left on time

My wife and kids cruise carnival every year but my paprents are more of a Holland America or a Princess fan. To their suprise the felt the ship was clean and the staff was super nice. Read more