Pack your patience and you'll be fine. If it's at or near capacity, there will be lines for everything. Understand that and anticipate it. The ship is perfectly fine, the crew is awesome, and the food/drinks are plenty tasty.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Easy peasy. We were for some reason sent down the line for VIPs and those with Platinum or higher status, which we definitely aren't.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
3 out of 5
Food was as expected. The lines everywhere were rough at seemingly all times of day, except dinner at Northern Lights. Never waited more than a few minutes for a table.
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
Standard fare.
Entertainment
4 out of 5
Only went to one show in the main theater. It was fine. Spent most evenings either in the casino making donations or at the comedy club. Comedians were very good, especially Dan Mengini.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Everyone was awesome and helpful.
Ship Quality
4 out of 5
Ship was always spotless, other than where rude guests would just abandon their leftover food and drinks in odd places.
Cabin / Stateroom
2 out of 5
Full disclosure: the cruise was comped by Carnival Player's Club, so I knew we might not have the best room. But the location and configuration was awful. The room was turned sideways versus a normal one, so the entire length of the room faced the hallway. The noise was greatly elevated compared to normal, and we both had terrible problems sleeping.
Ship tip
For dinner, choose main dining room over the buffet every night. Not only is the food better but the wait is actually shorter.
Reasonably fast. Ship arrived to port early and started disembarking guests about 45 minutes before schedule. We did the express option and weren't quite ready when it started.
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