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First of all...don't go expecting everything to be spectacular...and don't sweat the small stuff. Ships are huge and the people on them are human...so stuff happens. We've had annoyances on our 12 cruises...but nothing that totally ruined a cruise. We've also learned that the nicer you are to your wait staff and room stewards the better service you receive from them. Be interested in where they are from, etc. They do have...or use to have...some rules about not talking about their family but we've found that most want to. Don't be offended if someone doesn't.

Research your ports ahead of time so you know what you want to do. If you are nervous about making it back to the ship on time in each port then take a Carnival excursion. They wait for their own.

You don't say when you are cruising...so I don't know how long you have. About the only thing I can think of as far as upgrading would be to watch the prices of your particular cruise...if they go down perhaps the amount it would take to upgrade would be more reasonable.

We were on the Destiny in October of 2004...if you have other questions please let me know.

Happy Cruising!

<blockquote data-quote="SandyBeach" data-source="post: 1037994">First of all...don't go expecting everything to be spectacular...and don't sweat the small stuff.&nbsp; Ships are huge and the people on them are human...so stuff happens.&nbsp; We've had annoyances on our 12 cruises...but nothing that totally ruined a cruise.&nbsp; We've also learned that the nicer you are to your wait staff and room stewards the better service you receive from them.&nbsp; Be interested in where they are from, etc.&nbsp; They do have...or use to have...some rules about not talking about their family but we've found that most want to.&nbsp; Don't be offended if someone doesn't.&nbsp; Research your ports ahead of time so you know what you want to do.&nbsp; If you are nervous about making it back to the ship on time in each port then take a Carnival excursion.&nbsp; They wait for their own.&nbsp; You don't say when you are cruising...so I don't know how long you have.&nbsp; About the only thing I can think of as far as upgrading would be to watch the prices of your particular cruise...if they go down perhaps the amount it would take to upgrade would be more reasonable.&nbsp; We were on the Destiny in October of 2004...if you have other questions please let me know.&nbsp; Happy Cruising!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SandyBeach, post: 1037994"] First of all...don't go expecting everything to be spectacular...and don't sweat the small stuff. Ships are huge and the people on them are human...so stuff happens. We've had annoyances on our 12 cruises...but nothing that totally ruined a cruise. We've also learned that the nicer you are to your wait staff and room stewards the better service you receive from them. Be interested in where they are from, etc. They do have...or use to have...some rules about not talking about their family but we've found that most want to. Don't be offended if someone doesn't. Research your ports ahead of time so you know what you want to do. If you are nervous about making it back to the ship on time in each port then take a Carnival excursion. They wait for their own. You don't say when you are cruising...so I don't know how long you have. About the only thing I can think of as far as upgrading would be to watch the prices of your particular cruise...if they go down perhaps the amount it would take to upgrade would be more reasonable. We were on the Destiny in October of 2004...if you have other questions please let me know. Happy Cruising! [/QUOTE]