First time cruising with Carnival - pleasantly surprised
Embarkation
4 out of 5
Took about an hour
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
We ate in the main dining room every night, the food was of a really good standard. Also liked the rare finds on the menu each night (including things like snails, frogs legs, boar, alligator), we always got one of these to share. Loved the burger place and Mexican by the main pool. Great quality
Plenty to do, from the sky ride to waterpark to rope course.
Entertainment
5 out of 5
Watched two shows and both were of high standard. Great that you can also order drinks in the main theatre too
Children's Programs
5 out of 5
My son went twice and enjoyed it both times
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Great service overall. The majority of the people in the main dining room were friendly and helpful and did everything to make our meals enjoyable. A couple were great with our 7 year old making him animals out of the cloths etc.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
Cabin / Stateroom
3 out of 5
The cabin was average - it's the first cruise ship I've been on where there have been opening doors rather than sliding doors on the balcony...and the sound of doors slamming constantly was annoying. Also our toilet broke 4 times during the week, it just wouldn't flush and guest services kept saying it was fixed then it would break again. Found the cabin a little dated compared to ships I have been on recently. Still did the trick though!
Ship tip
Go on the sly ride and rope course on a port day....they opened at 3pm and there were no queues so we went on twice. Sometimes the queue was 45 mins long for the sky ride, for something that lasts a minute.
We hired our own private catamaran for 4 hours for 6 people. We sailed for about an hour and half then anchored down by the rocks for 2.5 hours. We snorkelled and swam and relaxed. It was a great experience 🙂
We flew at 8pm on the last day and we were hoping there would be some excursions on the last day that then drop you off at the airport but there were none. Previously in Miami they have had trips that drop you off at the airport.
It was Ok nothing special, off the ship for about 2 hours. There isn't that much to do in this port, definitely the least enjoyable port of the three we stopped at...but that meant we got to be back on board early and enjoying the ship
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