Christmas was lost on ship

While we had a very good time, Christmas was lost in the cruise. Yes there was a Christmas tree lighting (Hanukkah Menorah Lighting also), Christmas songs, but there was just too much going on that the 16 of us just missed being at home.

Long lines for food on the Lido deck was a pain, as well as always out of silverware. Felt like a herd of beasts, no one seems to walk to the right on the cruise. So much so that I would not go on Lido deck during busy times.

First night dinner we found out our party of 16 was seated all over the place. The Maitre D was helpful but not friendly at all. He did make arrangements for us all to sit together at a different restaurant at an earlier time. Again helpful but not friendly!

Dinner in the restaurant was awesome. Food was very good to excellent with good choices. Our waiter Armon aka "Tiger" was genuinely friendly, funny, caring, and always there to make sure we where very happy! Tiger made us look forward to dinner every evening. AWESOME

Room service for breakfast is minimal, starches, grains, cereal, fruit, and drinks. No protein, VERY Disappointing!

Our cabin steward was Arvin and he was great. Another genuinely friendly, smiling member of staff doing his best to make sure we were happy with our cabin. Always checking when would be a good time to clean, update, etc to not interfere with our time. Just GREAT!

We attended numerous shows and productions. They were all fun to attend, entertaining, and funny. Everyone enjoyed them. LOVED 'EM

Our room was on deck 1 Riviera, room was relatively spacious, bed was comfortable and ocean view window. A/C worked well, but there is not a temp setting, just a dial for cooler or warmer. Water temp in shower was too hot at first but Arvin had it fixed while we were at dinner the first evening. 

Noise was a big issue for our room! Every night you could hear and feel mechanical things going on the deck below, made it hard to get to sleep.

The seas were less than accommodating on our cruise, no fault of Carnival but it was at times very difficult to walk anywhere. Something you just have to put up with...

Overall our cruise was good, not great, and I don't plan on a Christmas cruise again. 

We enjoyed on time together and had plenty of good times, so I will plan a cruise again in the near future.