Very impressed with Carnival!

The ship was clean with beautiful architecture and amenities.  The staff was so attentive and really went out of their way to make sure customers had a great time.  We had a room on one of the lower decks but the room was still a good size and I was really impressed with the bathroom.  Plenty of room for 2 average sized adults.  The food was very good and I was really happy to see there were healthy options (the sushi was fantastic!).  We loved our waiter at dinner and looked forward to seeing him at night (Regalando - his singing voice was amazing).  We went to Grand Turk, Half Moon Cay and Freeport Bahamas.  All gorgeous places especially Half Moon Cay which is like your own private island.  Steve the Cruise Director did a fantastic job keeping all of us informed about what was happening and the events of the day.  There were so many options of things to do - you could lay in the sun or go to a spinning class.  Keep in mind that there are certain charges attached to activities and if you don't purchase the alcohol card, you have to pay for every drink as you go  (they keep your credit card on file and run a tab throughout the week).  Needless to say, it got a little hard to stay within our budget.  And it's really hard to bring your own alcohol on board so you are stuck paying $10+ for every liquor drink.  Another issue we had was the Carnival app did not work for us.  The ship wifi is very expensive so we couldn't text.  We thought the app would help us communicate but it has many bugs.  There were 14 of us and it got really hard to keep up with everyone.  I saw someone with a walkie talkie and think that is a great idea for next time.  On the last day of sea, our toilet started to really smell like a port a potty so that was a little gross but I guess normal?  Overall, we had a great time and will definitely sail with Carnival again