Just returned with my family aboard the Carnival Miracle. My wife and I are 39 and we have a 2.5 year-old daughter (she had as much if not more fun than we did-- thanks Camp Carnival!)
Wow! Were we impressed!
My wife and I have cruised about 18 times. This was our first cruise aboard a Carnival ship. We had always been told that Carnival was for people that had never cruised. Therefore, we thought Carnival was "beneath us". You could call us "Carnival Snobs". However, I am here to tell you that I am a Carnival convert. This was one of our best cruises ever. The food was fantastic at or above anything we've had on Celebrity or Holland America. Much better than Princess and Royal Caribbean cruises we've taken. And, about the level of the specialty restaurants that we love aboard the NCL freestyle vessels.