I was on Queen Mary 2 in July and the service was better on this Carnival budget class cruise.  <br /><br />Food was great, and dining is staggared at 4 times for dinner. Carnival cabins and bathrooms are larger than most cruiselines, but I dont use the cabin except to sleep in.  <br /><br />My one complaint is about the basic layout of the Fantasy class ships (Carniival has 6 or 7 identical ships) is they dont have a traditional prominade deck below the life boats where you can just sit in the shade without loud music and read a book, watch the sea, and the people passing by.