i must agree with james. of course it was my first cruise...the only thing i didn't care for was camp carnival. however, speaking to others and reading what others think of camp carnival i now believe this was exclusive to carnival's Holiday. every thing else (except the weather) was fantastic. especially the free ice cream, iced yogurt, and pizza 24/7. and when you travel with kids this becomes very important. when we did go nto dinner our waiter was (and i hope still is) the best, most outstanding waiter i ever had the pleasure of being serviced by on land and on sea. he was fabulous to all his clients and took my grandson during the dinner dance session and put chase (grandson) on his shoulder's and off they went into the conga line. i'll never forget chase's delighted face as he went dancing round and round the room. yes, i'll be on carnival again. if you really want to party then carnival is your line. i've been known to party and/or be with those who can PARTY and i can say with all honesty that the people on the "fun ships" are a partying crowd. next carnival cruise i won't be taking kids along. that way i can party with the rest of that partying crowd. carnival simply put is the fun ship. my opinion.