ncook1970

How was Carnival Dream?

Thank you Madame Voyager for the sage advice. (about better to have a bad cabin on a great ship than a great cabin on a bad ship, that is...) Hopefully we can land a great cabin on a great ship!!! :) What ship and what cabins/staterooms/suite, etc should we book? My husband is starting to get annoyed with me for spending so much time on cruise critic, and frankly, so am I. But I want to make sure that I'm left feeling like a rec'd a good value. We have never cruised before and haven't even booked anything yet...the choices are so overwhelming...We will be travelling with our 14 year old daughter. Have it narrowed down to Port Canaveral for a port. That's it. I'm thinking that I'm preferring RCs Freedom of the Seas. I would LOVE to do Oasis, but for a first time cruise I think it's too expensive and too big. But then, I wonder if Carnival wouldn't be better! I hear so much conflicting information. In the interest of time...I've spent hours on this site and think I've just ended up with more questions! I'm desperate! I'm almost resigning to just picking the next cruise that comes into my view and booking it. But then I came across your wonderfully cheerful and informative thread. So I'll take one last kick at the cat. I will take your advice and not hold you liable for anything! If you were travelling for the first time via cruise, didn't have many opportunities to get away, and are on a medium budget, like modern, up to date decor, desperately need some R & R until we feel rested and then need to balance the rest with a great time, not to mention ensure our daughter is having a blast, with us (ie: excursions) and without us (kids club) AND MOST importantly need a nice warm and sunny balcony!!! (Am I asking for too much ;)!? Respectfully, ncook1970