terrible

As promised here goes my review.
We had sailed on this ship 2 years previosly on the western caribbean leg and dedcided to go back and travel on the eastern side.We had enjoyed the ship previously so decided to give it a go.
We had swapped a weeks timeshare with I.C.E Gallery and paid for the upgrade into a balcony cabin for the first time.We had always previosly had an outside window cabin.It was well worth it and made the cruise even better.
The ship as you would imagine is HUGE and on our previous trip needed to keep a copy of the deck plan with us for most of the week to get around but didnt need it much this time,altough my wife kept turning right out of the cabin when going for dinner (wrong way Liz!!!).For such a large ship with so many passengers on it all year round it was kept remarkably clean with no sign of wear and tear even tough it is only 4 years old.It is typical Las Vegas style decor with only the Ionian room done out like a library come smoking room whilst the rest of the ship is all glitz and glamour.We dined on the late sitting in the Pacific dining room with fantastic views across the stern of the ship.Late dinner is better as I didnt want to wear a tux at the capatains early cocktail party(or should I call it drink as much as you can in 45 minutes party) at 5.45pm with the sun still shining.
The food in the dining room was excellent altough after 4 cruises with Carnival the menu is a bit samey i.e if its wednesday it must be lobster tails!!!
We always ask for a large table so that we can meet people and beleive me we have met some really interesting ones (or should that be mad)
The ships staff are first class and always helpful,the excursions like on most holidays are expensive booked through the desk so we always get together in a group and grab a cab.
Our cabin was massive with a fantastic balcony but even the standard cabins are very roomy althoughwe saw in some of the lower deck inside cabins and they were very small seemed to be occupied by the kids in a family group.
the entertainment was excellent altough after a late dining with some excellent wine i did struggle on a couple of occaisions to stay awake.
All in all it was a terrific cruise. The itinery was great calling in at San Juan,St Maartin and St Thomas with glorious weather,which we were told by guests who we met in our Miami hotel who had travelled the week before on the western side was not the same as they had experienced.
If you asked me I would recommed both this ship and Carnival as a whole,however they are not for everybody,something along the lines of the Walmart of cruising,pile em high and sell em cheap,albeit in nice surroundings.