My husband and I are in our mid 50's and have cruised with NCL once, and RCCL five times. We decided to try a Carnival ship because of the itinerary and leaving out of NY.
We were in an obstructed view balcony which was just fine. We never had a balcony before and it was so nice to have when there are so many sea days. The lido deck did get crowded on sea days, but we always found a place to sit. Enjoyed the variety of food at the different stations. Always felt there was enough food available no matter what time it was.
Enjoyed eating at the early seating and found the selection and quality of the food was very good. Our servers, Zeffrey and Vergel were excellent and would bring us as much as we wanted and made sure everything was good.
Reduced price for an obstructed view balcony made it possible for us to have. Mattress was not the most comfortable.