I am the matriarch of the group, and have been on 20+ cruises with a variety of cruise lines. This was my fifth Carnival cruise and the second Carnival cruise with the whole family.
The Good:
We booked directly with Carnival six months in advance and used their Price Guarantee program. By my checking in with them every couple of weeks, we were able to save quite a lot of money by the time the cruise rolled around.
Spacious for two, everything worked properly, nice balcony, quiet, very little motion.