We, my wife and I along with our daughter, husband and twin 9 year old boys went on the Carnival Glory. It was the first cruise for 4 of us and we enjoyed ourselves. We are not big party people but we never had any trouble finding a suitable place to sit. There is always something to do and we were never pressured to partake in anything or hassled to buy something.
We ate in the dining room most nights and the food was good, service was friendly and attentive. The wait staff went out of there way to engage the boys and made it a most enjoyable time for them. the food was on par with any 4 star resort and probably better since there was a wider variety available.
My wife was convinced prior to the cruise that she wouldn't like it and to her amazement and mine she throughly enjoyed herself and would go a cruise anytime.
We had a balcony and connecting rooms, so we were able to open the balcony and it was perfect for the 6 of us. Room was nice, clean and staff did an excellent job in keeping it clean and fresh. No complaints.