I decided to take 4 first timers on this cruise. My 2 brothers, my 6 year old nephew, and my brother&#39;s girlfriend. They had been wanting to go on a cruise and I thought this would be the perfect one since it&#39;s a large and new ship.<br /><br /><br />We drove to Port Everglades since it&#39;s 45 minutes from my house. We got lost on the way there with directions that I got from the internet. I had never been to that port.  <br /><br />Embarkation was super quick. It only took 30 minutes from checking in to boarding the ship. <br /><br />Once we boarded the ship, we checked out our cabins. We booked ocean view connecting rooms. We were on the riviera deck. We found a letter that they left for the passengers that were in there before us that they gave them a &#036;25 shipboard credit for a complaint about noise. We didn&#39;t encounter any noise or disturbances.  <br /><br />We then headed for the Lido Deck for lunch. The food was absolutely delicious. They now have a station for Thai food in addition to the oriental one that they already have. They also have a pasta station in which you choose  which type of pasta you want along with the sauce and they make it right in front of you.  The Lifeboat Drill was superfast. <br /><br />The sail away party was a lot of fun, but they only played 2 songs and that was it. The only complaint that I have is that they did not have many activities for the guests. They neglected us because there were so many Carnival employees on board. They only had a trivia game one day and karaoke on both nights. The shows were excellent. <br /><br />We never made it to the dining room because my brothers were at the Casino the whole time and we were super late for dinner. They made a large contribution to the Casino. They cannot wait until next time. We had dinner on the Lido Deck.  <br /><br />My Nephew loved the arcade and eating pizza and ice cream. <br /><br />In Nassau we went to the Atlantis resort. We were going to do the dolphin encounter, but my nephew had a bad cold. He loved the aquarium at Atlantis Resort. <br /><br />Debarkation was another story it took super long, but it didn&#39;t bother me at all because I was on a cruise and I didn&#39;t want to get off. <br /><br />This ship is absolutely beautiful. I would definitely sail on it again.