SebastianS

Cozumel, Mexico

A little lengthy but not crowded and very convenient to shops and restaurants.

Mobile, Alabama

The Port of Mobile is despicable. Was practically mugged for a tip by the luggage porters. Physically stood in front of us demanding we "show some love" before he would take our bags or let us leave. The sad part was all he did was put our bags on a cart and pushed them 20 yards to the boat, and Carnival crew did the actual work of loading them on the boat and delivering them to our room before we boarded, so the Carnival guys do all the work but the port porters demand the tip. Will never go through Mobile again.

Carnival Fantasy

Book on the Empress deck because it is right below the main dining deck and closest to all the action decks. The elevators are very slow - they're not run by a modern system to optimize efficiency, so if you stay on Empress you can just take the stairs anywhere you need to go.