It was our first cruise also. We were on the MG in March of 1990. Our cabin was on the Main deck aft. There was a full size bed with a twin bunk above it. We had one of those, now infamous, camper-styled toilet/shower combo. The sink was in the room. We had one porthole high on the wall. We were adjacent to the room with the electric plugs for hair dryers, curling irons, and the like. The walls were lined with counter-tops and the walls were covered with mirrors and tiny mirror-finished mosaic tiles (like a disco ball). As I recall the room also had some sort of fancy lighting fixture in the ceiling.
The cabin on the other side of us had 2 sets of bunk beds. It was occupied by four people who had never met before they got on the ship. Carnival would hook you up with other single travelers to share a single room.
We were so new to cruising. We were blown away when we boarded and they fed us lunch on the back deck - huge submarine sandwiches that were sliced into individual servings, slaw, salad. We thought we had died and gone to heaven. Our dining room server was Jamaican and was responsible as I recall only for our table of 8 or 10. Most of the pax's were 18-35 years old.
We had such a great time. The excursions, as I recall, seemed to all include unlimited open bars. Thank goodness it was only a 4 or 5 day cruise - otherwise I would have needed to go into detox.
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It was our first cruise also. We were on the MG in March of 1990. Our cabin was on the Main deck aft. There was a full size bed with a twin bunk above it. We had one of those, now infamous, camper-styled toilet/shower combo. The sink was in the room. We had one porthole high on the wall. We were adjacent to the room with the electric plugs for hair dryers, curling irons, and the like. The walls were lined with counter-tops and the walls were covered with mirrors and tiny mirror-finished mosaic tiles (like a disco ball). As I recall the room also had some sort of fancy lighting fixture in the ceiling.
The cabin on the other side of us had 2 sets of bunk beds. It was occupied by four people who had never met before they got on the ship. Carnival would hook you up with other single travelers to share a single room.
We were so new to cruising. We were blown away when we boarded and they fed us lunch on the back deck - huge submarine sandwiches that were sliced into individual servings, slaw, salad. We thought we had died and gone to heaven. Our dining room server was Jamaican and was responsible as I recall only for our table of 8 or 10. Most of the pax's were 18-35 years old.
We had such a great time. The excursions, as I recall, seemed to all include unlimited open bars. Thank goodness it was only a 4 or 5 day cruise - otherwise I would have needed to go into detox.
I got hooked on Carnival and seldom stray.