The Emerald Princess was our home for 20 days over Christmas and New Year's as we did Southern Caribbean and then Eastern Caribbean cruises back to back. Our family of four thoroughly loved this escape from reality; it really was a fabulous family vacation. We are in our late forties and our children are ages 12 and 16.
My husband and I stayed in a verandah room while our children stayed in an inside cabin directly across the hall. I especially enjoyed the verandah when we were pulling into port to stand outside and take in the sites while still in my robe!
My children could not really be coerced into using the kid zone areas - they were happy to do their own thing.