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We stayed in a side entry cabin on the Sunshine and found that it actually had more open space and just as much or more storage. I have included a diagram for you to compare, note...they are not to scale, just a rough estimate.

We stayed in cabin 5355 on the Sunshine in April. It is one of those hallway oddball cabins that don't have the same layout as a typical interior. The bathroom is the same size, but the door to the cabin is on the side of the cabin and the normal closet is against a wall and out of the way. We found that this layout actually increased the space in the cabin and we really enjoyed it and would book it again in a heartbeat. It was also in a nice quite location with access to lots of things with minimal traveling.

Just a little bit of advice...Long Beach is one of the worst ports when it comes to communicating boarding of VIP's. If you are waiting in the Captains lounge and expect to be called when they start boarding you will end up getting on after they have already started general boarding, they do not make announcements in the Captains Lounge. My advice to you is this...when you arrive, check in at the VIP check in, get your S&S, then make your way over near where the VIP boarding is and wait to be called there. They really don't board in order of Diamond, platinum, FTTF, they just start letting all VIP on at once. Another option, which I tend to prefer is to just get there close to the time they are starting boarding, then you will be able to just walk on with no wait. Once you are in the dome, it's a simple walk to the gangway...for everyone else, the wait is just getting started...lol. Have a great trip!

No, you would have to upgrade to the social media plan. Hub and social media plan are great, however wifi can be a little spotty in cabins but in my experience works great in public areas.

Was just on the Miracle for the Hawaii cruise. The Hub app works great...wifi not so good in staterooms, but in all common areas it works great. Used the $5 per cruise texting without issue. Also had the unlimited internet....the one up from social media package. Was not the fastest internet, but internet none the less. If you have an Iphone put it in airplane mode and you can use Imessage, facebook, facebook messenger etc. If you have any other questions, let me know.

How bad was the process of getting your rental car in Maui? Also, just curious, what did the age demographic of passengers turn out to be. Glad you had a great time, looking forward to our trip next month.

Hopefully this is an indication of good things to come for Carnival at Long Beach. I love the Miracle, but it would be nice to see a newer, larger vessel there.

It's gotten a little better. Just left out of there in April. The priority embarkation is still a disaster. They have no milestone-diamond-platinum-fttf order....it's kinda all go at once.