I went with my mother. She celebrated her 57th birthday on the ship. This was her first cruise. She went all out and booked a suite. On the second day she was already planning her next cruise. She loved it&#33; Embarkation<br />It was a breeze. We arrived at 11:45 and were on the ship at 12:15. I was on the Imagination 2 years ago and don&#39;t remember having a key to open the cabin instead of the sail and sign card. I went on the Victory in March and on the Glory last August and the Sail and Sign card was used to open the cabin. <br /><br />Cruise Director<br />Troy Linton was the cruise director. He&#39;s been working for Carnival for 12 years, and will be retiring in September to pursue a career in television. He was not my favorite. All throughout the cruise, he kept making fun of Miami people saying that they barely speak English(not true). He didn&#39;t target anyone else. <br /><br />Dining Room and Wait staff<br />The food was delicious. I always look forward to going to the dining room because the wait staff is very friendly. Our waiter introduced himself, and didn&#39;t speak to us except to take our order. He didn&#39;t even ask us our names or where we were from. There were a lot of people wearing jeans in the dining room including formal night. I dressed up in formal wear every night because I love to dress up. <br /><br />Entertainment<br />I loved all of the shows. There were a lot of fun activities scheduled on sea days. There was always something to do. <br /><br />Cozumel<br /><br /><br />We booked a sightseeing and shopping tour through Carnival. We then went to Carlos &#39;N Charlies. It was a blast. <br />Key West<br />Since we didn&#39;t go to this port due to construction of the pier, we received a &#036;10 shipboard credit. <br /><br />Sail and Sign Account<br />I missed the feature that other ships have where you can check your sail and sign account and book your excursions on the t.v. <br /><br />Lounge Chairs<br />The ship was full, but I never had a problem finding a chair. <br /><br />Debarkation<br />We did not use the express debarkation because we purchased so many items at Cozumel. We were off the ship at 9:15. Carnival called me a week before the cruise because they had overbooked the ship. They asked if we were interested in going the following week on a 5 day cruise instead of the 4 day. My mother had already asked for those days off and couldn&#39;t change them. My mother was surprised that there were people her age and a lot of families. She didn&#39;t believe me. She thought that she wouldn&#39;t fit in, and that it would mostly be a young party crowd. I had told her that there were a lot of families on the cruise and people her age. She&#39;s ready for her next cruise which will be 7 days.