Excellent point, Da Cruznut. Carnival is trying to corner the cruising market and I believe I read that they are going to be branching out from just the caribbean market with their new ships. Carnival changed the way every cruise line does business and I like it. There are still your luxury cruises (HAL, Celebrity) that are better but for the family of four Carnival offers the best dollar for dollar value. Since that includes me, I travel on Carnival more than any other line.
Dennis