This was our eighth cruise, our seventh on Carnival. We selected this cruise because it goes to some different ports than we've seen before and we really wanted to go to Aruba because many friends have gone there.
I think because of the different itinerary and perhaps because it was 8 days it was not the first cruise for most people on board and also it was not their first Carnival Cruise. There were many Platinum Status customers on-board.
It was not a "wild" group but it wasn't totally "quiet" either.
Typical cabin interior - fine for our needs. Extended balcony was nice but not necessarily worth extra cost to us.