This cruise was over the MLK weekend, Jan 14-17, 2011, to Ensenada, r/t Long Beach. This was our (wife and I) 7th cruise, 3rd on Carnival. From various review sources, we had an idea about the cruise. We have not been on a cruise of less than 7 days. This cruise was fun and the party was definitely on!!
We flew in from Phx via US Air to Long Beach. Arrived around noonish, grabbed a cab ($30), cruise terminal 12:30 ish, security (10 min), check-in (10 min), photos and on board by 1pm. Went by our cabin and met our steward Anton. Took very good care of us for the 3 days.
Speaking of the cabin, oceanview, deck 5 (main), comfortable for 2. Odd placement of a storage/table in the corner which meant one of us ;) was climbing over to get in-out of bed. One outlet in bedroom and one in the bathroom (didn't work). Large shower, no tub, plenty of room and nice amenities.
Good location, odd location of table/storage in corner. Outside, in hallway, between this and the next cabin, is some type of storage closet. You will hear the stewards accessing, well closing, the closet.