Older ship, but a great crew. Half Moon cay is highly recommended and I really liked the Sat to Sun eight days with two sea days back. Finally a cruise that didn't feel rushed!
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Being platinum really helped this time. We bypassed a long line and went straight into the terminal. After about a 30 minute wait, the gangway opened and we went right onboard.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
No specialty dining this trip. All meals in the MDR. The Emeril selections were all really good and are a welcome addition to the menu. Mrs. Jallaway said the desserts were all really good and the brunch Voyager burger is one of the best things you can get on the ship. Did you know that adults can get the kids banana split? And that some dopes will get it almost every night of the cruise??
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
We mainly just hung out on the serenity deck and relaxed this cruise.
Entertainment
4 out of 5
We didn't do a lot, but all the live performers and comedy shows were good. One of Carnivals strong suites is the how they offer a wide variety of live music nightly.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
As usually, all the staff were super friendly
Ship Quality
4 out of 5
I like this size ship and layout. The common areas are kept very and well maintained
Cabin / Stateroom
3 out of 5
Cove balcony room 2349 was in a great location in relation to the elevators. Overall very quiet. But! There's no hiding this is an older ship. The light switches and TV remote were very wonky, the A/C cooling was erratic, and, on one day, a very stinky smell of sewage funked out all the balconies (apparently it came from the balcony drains). Service was very responsive and the floor supervisors even did followup checks
Ship tip
Every knows the value of a Passport. But they also make a huge difference in disembarkation times. Even at 9:00, a massive line had formed for birth certificate disembarkation checks by ICE. Passport holders have facial recognition and literally flew right by
This is one a nicest venues I've ever been to. Beautiful island, crystal clear water, and a nice free lunch. We rented a clamshell, but spent amost the entire time in the water.
With only two ships in port, we were fortunate not to get the full whammy. Our day was at the Blue Lagoon and then a short visit to the straw market. Not a perfect day, but probably then best Nassau experience for us so far
Again, very lucky. The combination of being platinum, having a room on 2nd floor disembarkation floor, and having passports allowed us to be out and on the parking shuttle in 15 minutes.
My favorite “secret” menu item is the kids Mac n Cheese at sea say brunch!! They discontinued it from the main menu… but it’s the exact same item on the kids menu. Same size and everything. So yummy!
Picalo, Mrs Jallaway said this one was "much better". I know she will want to do the Jubilee when it comes to Texas (that was smart thing putting that Texas star on the bow), and you can bet she'd jump on a holiday cruise with them if the price was right.
to me Carnival's greatest asset is thier nightly entertainment, they always have a cover band, piano bar and thier production shows always have pop music...more things than you can goto! ...glad no one on Shipmates is ordering the kids banana split every night😗🙄😏
Happy you had a great cruise. The passport line (like you said) in Galveston is a lot quicker than birth certificate. Yes it is good that people know you can get off the kids menu at mdr. My wife gets the childrens banana split when there is not another desert she wants on the menu. Good review.
I don't know what happened to all my star ratings for the ports of call. It didn't want to post and when it finally did they all default it back to three stars. Overall this was about a four and a half Star cruise for us we had a very good time
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