I wanted to add a few more thoughts about our cruise last week.
1. The dining room.
We purposely chose Carnival over NCL because we wanted to sit with other couples at a large table for dinner. And we made that specific request when we booked the cruise. So what happened the very first night?? They seated us at a table for TWO. I was livid!! That's exactly what we did NOT want. We enjoy meeting other couples for lively conversation and making new friends. And we want the same waitors every night so they get to know what we like and want at dinner. So I immediately went up to the maitre d' and insisted finding us a large table. Thankfully he was able to do that and he sat us with 2 other friendly couples who made our dining experinece more enjoyable for the week. So don't depend on Carnival to get it right the first time.