Embarkation in Seattle was effortless. We arrived at the terminal and were on the ship within 20 minutes. We came the day before and spent the night in Seattle. Do not waste your money on Carnival transfers town cars are a heck of a lot cheaper even over taxies we used Falcon town cars very good service, would use them again. Carnival likes to scare you into thinking that you'll miss the boat if you do not use their transfer service, HINT: taxies, buses, town cars know all the ships schedules they want your business you will not miss the boat.

Cabin crews were friendly, efficient, and cooperative; kept cabin clean. One thing to remember Carnival does not have privacy curtains between sleeping areas, which in my opinion is very disappointing considering I travel with kids, my wife and I certainly would like some private time at night, and we do not need little eyes peering at us. Introduction to ship emergency procedures was handled professionally and I think everyone was happy that the bulky life preservers were not required at the briefing.

Decor of the ship was rather schizophrenic in that there was no unifying theme. One area had rather formal, European style decor; another had Egyptian or Middle Eastern feeling where there were naked breasts I'm not a prude by any means but when with young boys who laugh and giggle every time you pass them got embarrassing; buffet area was a modern mess guaranteed to help you lose your appetite. Someone even remarked that the lamps hanging into the walkways were hazardous to people walking by; since they were at head height I hit my head on them many times. Read more