We are a family of 4 - My husband and I (early 40's) and two kids, ages 10 and 6. Our family cruises every year, and this was our second time on the Carnival Conquest. We decided to cruise the Conquest again because of it's location (It is in Galveston, and we are in the Houston area), and because of our previous experience on it. Of all the cruises we have done in recent years, Conquest had been our favorite, and still is in many ways.
Overall, we had a great cruise. Embarkation was quick and simple. I suggest using Lighthouse Parking, as they will shuttle you and all your bags to the terminal. We arrived at the terminal around 11:30, and we were on the ship by 12:30. We went straight to lunch, and were able to enter our cabin at 2pm.
Our cabin was on Deck 2, Aft. Deck 2 is the lowest deck we have ever been on, on any ship, and I was a little concerned that we would hear noise from the Galley which was directly above us. However, we never heard any noise from the galley, and it was a very quiet room, except for the occasional loudmouth in the hallways at 1 am. We felt almost no movement at all during the whole cruise.