This was our second cruise. First time with Carnival. I booked this cruise because of the itinerary. Due to Hurricane Earl the itinerary was changed and St. Martaan was omitted from the trip.

We flew to San Juan from New York the morning of the cruise. We arranged for transportation from the cruise line. We arrived early so it gave us time to get something to eat before we went to the boat. We left the airport at 11:30am and went right to the ship. We were able to check in and get on the boat at that time. We had a carry on with our bathing suits because the room wasn't ready until 2:30pm. We spent the afternoon at the adult pool and headed back the room around 5:30pm and our luggage was waiting for us.

Day 1 was spent at sea to avoid the hurricane. I would rather be safe than sorry so this didn't bother us very much. It was a nasty day the the sea was rough... We had anytime dining and happen to get a wonderful waitress named Viktoria. I have a food allergy to gluten and she took very good care of me. We requested to sit in her section every evening and the staff was wonderful. We found the food on the ship to be very good. I had sushi every evening before dinner and we got ice cream almost daily. Read more