10 of us left on July 4 for Glory's sail to Eastern Caribbean. Between the travelers (grandparents, our family of 4 (9yo and 12 yo) and my sister in law's family (5yo and 6yo) we have 10 plus cruises on a variety of lines. This was our second Carnival cruise as a family, having sailed last year on Conquest.Embarkation: Very well organized and smooth. We arrived at the terminal around 10:30 and were onboard at around 11:15. Much more organized and painless that our experience our of Galveston.Our cabins were on the second level and our room steward was very attentive. We were near the exit to elevators/stairs, so had few neighbors nearby. It was convenient and quiet most of the time. I will have to say that that wasn't the case for everyone on this level. When I was walking down to dry our towels/swimsuits one day in the self service laundry there was a blood curling scream coming from a room and then a huge crash. No less that 6 cabin doors opened and people came into the hall complaining that "here we go again". Someone was going to call security for what was not the first time. One lady in the laundry told me that some families had reserved rooms on two separate levels and put young to late teens by themselves in these rooms. Apparently, they were making noise and running up and down the halls knocking on doors at all hours. Nice. We did notice as one reviewer already mentioned many young "tweens" hanging out in groups on the stairs. I also saw some very young girls (13 -14?) hanging out with some much older boys that were definitely not their brothers. Later I saw the same girls in our elevator and one was very visibly upset and telling the other that she did not want to go hang out with some boy. This was after 10 PM. Folks, what is up with people thinking that letting their young kids have a free for all on a ship is okay?! I don't know all 3500 people on this ship, not to mention the workers. How easy would it be for someone to pull a young girl or boy into a stateroom? Do you know if anyone on this ship has a criminal record? It did seem like the Camp Carnival and Club C and O2 had a lot of activities planned for all age groups. The younger kids in our group did attend a couple of activities and had fun. However, the five year old was in the same group with 2 year olds in diapers, so he wasn't really interested in going back. Most sea days, our kids were happy going down the water slide, swimming and playing ping pong.

Naussau: Weird to be in port for such a short time and on a Sunday at that. However, we had a great day. We did the Sheraton day room ($99) for 2 adults and 2 children. We left the boat as soon as we could and took a city bus ($1.25 pp) to the property. It was very nice. There were 4 pools, one with the swim up bar was heated. Very clean and well maintained. Swim area was roped off, but there were enough fish and tiny crabs in the water to keep the kids interested. There were also a variety of water toys available - water bike, kayak, etc. No extra cost. Wyndham next door has a large pool with a water slide. We went and did that a few times which was fun. Nice to be away from the crowds. We used the room to rinse off and it was very nice with a little patio and lounge chairs.

St. Thomas: Took suggestion from boards on Cruise Critic and 4 of us (2 adults and 2 kids) did High Pockets day sail. It was really fun, although my 12 yo got a bit sea sick. Some ginger gum and a bonine did the trick. Beautiful water for snorkeling - we saw a sea turtle. We enjoyed the unlimited drinks, yummy lunch/dessert and learning about the area. Expensive, but a good trip. We sailed over to St. John to an isolated park and were the only boat there for quite a while. Others in our group did Magen's Bay and had a good time. Read more