This was not our first cruise, but it was our first Carnival cruise. We sailed on the Glory for Easter Vacation with our 7 year old Granddaughter, my 75 year old mother, along with my sister and her husband. We enjoyed it so much, that three days later, we booked another cruise on the Carnival Victory for January.
The service was excellent especially the assistance at embarkation for my handicapped mother, our waiter would cut our granddaughter's meat, and the bus girl would bring her hot chocolate when we had coffee without asking. They truly treated you, "like kings, queens and prices." The food choices were abundant and the quality and taste excellent. The shipped was filled to capacity and every food station was up and operating so lines were not long.
We had a balcony stateroom and it was large with plenty of closet space. Carnival also provided all the toiletry items you could possibly need, in fact, I did not use any that I brought. Next, time, I won't pack those.