Hmm, the food for us ranged from inedible to delicious. I always greeted all staff with a cheery hello, how are you doing? It went a long way to turning those grumpy frowns upside down. Before you think I’m sparkle farkle I have complaints. The debarkation in 6/7 ports was horrible! 2 hours to get off in Reykjavik and if you needed an early tender ticket for a non carnival excursion you had to be up and in line before 6 am! Holyhead was awful. It took 2 hours to get to shore. The excuse was rough seas. Yet they weren’t! Carnival seemed to go out of its way to punish those who wanted to see the ports independently. People were exhausted, on one sea day there were a lot of “snoozin” signs up all day.
every port is worth getting off for but try to book a tour for Stornoway. The island is lovely.