This was my 92nd cruise, 32nd on Carnival, 4th time on Sensation. Took a "Virgin" cruiser on his first trip and his verdict is still out. We had decent weather, smooth seas. We had to cut our overnight stay in Nassau to avoid hurricane Irene but that was not a problem for us either.

The inside cabin R45 was fine for the two of us, more than enough storage space for a short cruise. As I am a Platinum repeater with Carnival embarkation was a breeze and we were on board by 1215 PM. As I know my way around the ship I headed straight to our room even though they were not officially "ready". Found our steward for the trip nearby and he let us in to our cabin. We headed up to buffet for lunch and then I took my companion on full tour of the ship to familiarize himself with it. Back to the room to unpack. Skippped emergency drill which never changes no matter what they tell you on the loudspeaker so got the drill paper shoved under the door again!

Had a table for 2 first sitting in Fantasy dining room. Waiter and Maitre D remembered me from my January trip so had excellent dinner time service. Food was all ok and lots of choices from their slimmed down updated menu. Unfortunately, open sitting breakfasts in the Fantasy dining room were disappointing both times that we tried them due to mixed up orders and cold and lukewarm food ( as though the waiters on duty just didnt understand English or just didnt care anymore). I spoke to the Food and Beverage manager on duty but the second day we ate at a different station/ table and it was even worse! The one and only sit down lunch on the final sea day was fine although then menu has not been updated in over 5 years! Read more