Our only complaint would be the braised short rib fell short of the quality we were accustomed to from carnival food. The cruise was so great I hate to even mention it. Used lighthouse parking this time and that went pretty smooth. Seriously was so happy to be cruising again it was hard to find complaints.
Embarkation
4 out of 5
Without faster to the fun I expected a long slog to get through covid documentation process and normal security checks. The line was long but moved steadily. It was 30 minutes from when we got in line until we were sprinting up the gangway lol. We had physical copies of vaccine records and negative tests ready to go and the same documentation available in the patient portal from the electronic medical records on our phones just in case.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
Everything was great except for the short rib. Steak house as always was superb and Guys burgers cannot give me too many of their fries. Room service had good choices and were reasonably priced. No free items this time and of course no BLT because of the bacation.
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
Shows were entertaining and comedians were a hoot. The CD Adrian kept everything light and fun. Music options were really good. Robby from piano bar was so talented. The violin players are incredible.
Entertainment
5 out of 5
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Maybe they were just as happy as me to be cruising again. On the first day gave my usual cash tip to our steward Rus but the gift bag prepared by my wife of toiletries seemed to really hit home with him. He was so spot on for the whole cruise I wished we had a second gift bag.
Ship Quality
4 out of 5
Everything was cleaned and well maintained and crew was constantly working on it.
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
Balcony room was exactly what we expected. Our steward Rus kept it clean and we always had a full ice bucket. Any questions we had he was ready with the answer. Thanks Rus for making our first cruise back so comfortable.
Ship tip
Spicy bloody Mary in the morning are awesome at casino bar. There is a no smoking casino annex that was great for us non smokers. Thessalotherapy in the spa is wonderful and my wife says the acupuncture was a big help for her back pain.
The hurricane damaged the dock at Progresso so we had to turn around and go to Cozumel early. It was ok, been to Progresso before and didn't miss the pushy people selling stuff.
Do not get me wrong we did not want to disembark. But it has never been easier. About 0830 we went to dining room because we checked our luggage the night before. Within 20 minutes we were in the area to grab our bags. Walking out stopped in front of the facial recognition tablet, got a checkmark and walked out without ever showing passport. Officials stand by exits asking if you have anything to declare but that's it. From the time our number was called we were at shuttles within 15 minutes.
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