We are a family of three, mum, dad and teenage son. This is our first family cruise.
We left from London Heathrow on a wet and windy morning, no delays the flight left on time, direct to Barcelona. The Carnival representatives that met us at the airport were not in our opinion very friendly, abrupt and very flustered, not the best first impression of Carnival. We had pre booked transfers with Carnival, so our luggage was taken from us and then delivered directly to our stateroom on the ship. Excellent service, and we would recommend this to other guests. Make sure however that you pack some shorts in your hand luggage to change in to as weather was very hot and luggage took a couple of hours to get to the room.
Once on the bus we had a short transfer to the ship. The process to check in and collect our sail and sign card, and ship deck map was very straightforward, and took no more than 30 minutes from arriving at the port. The staff are extremely well organised with 4500 guests they needed to be!.
Outside oceanview deck 2. Nice size for three people. Comfortable, nice decor. Bathroom a good size. Good shower. Lots of clean towels. Slight noise when docking. Not alot of movement as low down on the ship. Good cabin choice. No hallway noise. Laundry on this deck.