This was our very first Carnival cruise and it was a last minute decision to take this trip. We booked this cruise less than a month before sailing and gambled on an inside Guarantee, which is something we had never before tried. We ended up being very pleased with being quickly assigned an 4F midship on deck 7.

Leaving from Port Canaveral is very easy. We stayed at the Radisson and used their car park/shuttle service which was excellent and well organized. Embarkation was very efficient.

Our cabin was very clean and well maintained by Phillip who greeted us warmly each day. This was our first inside cabin and it didn't bother us a bit as we got out and enjoyed the ship and the ocean views. It was quiet and large enough with comfy beds and pillows. The safe required a credit card to activate it. We didn't want to put our credit card through it so we used a AAA card and just kept it covertly hidden so that either of us could open and close the safe. I'm guessing any magnetic strip card would work. Read more