I'm sorry to hear some of you had bad cruises. My first cruise was last year, triumph and on sun- 9/18/05 I leave on the victory for the eastern carb.
Before I leave home for any vacation I have a talk with myself,

. How do I want this vacation to go? Sometimes things are beyond my control and do go bad. But I decide I won't get mad if someone cuts in line ( in a buffet line or a ride at disneyland) Because by getting mad...I'm giving them my time. And hey i'm on vacation, and if I wanted to get mad at everything little thing other people do wrong I might as well stay home, Because no matter where you go, there's NO perfect vacation. But carnival does have a guarentee...if the cruise is so bad, you wanna leave they drop you off at the next port and buy you a ticket home and refund your $. I've never heard of anyone taking them up on that yet.
I try and be thankful I can afford a vacation, so I usually truly have a great time. Most people do. Last year we got stuck in hurricane ivan....we had to stay on the ship 2 extra days- not much of a punishment- more of a treat.

I hope everyones cruises go well- don't let others get to you....you put 3000 people on a ship and there will be a few rude folks. NO worries though
Melissa