This was our (mine and my husband's) first cruise, which we decided to take at the last minute to celebrate our 20th anniversary. It was the best vacation we've ever had! The ship was beautiful, the staff very helpful and nice. We had a cove balcony room and loved the privacy and proximity to the water. The food was great, and we loved the Serenity deck for adults and the comedy club. Some things we would do differently however is look for a cruise with more ports. There were 3 days at sea, including 2 in a row the last 2 days. We would have enjoyed more time in the ports as well. Neither of the excursions we booked with Carnival were as described, so we will think twice about booking through their excursion desk again. Overall though it was a great cruise and we'd book with Carnival again.

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