My husband and I are 44. This is our 5th cruise. 3 in the Caribbean with celebrity and 1 in the Caribbean with Carnival. We travelled with another couple and their 17 and 20 year old children.
We left from Toronto a couple of days before because we got a great deal on a late flight. We stayed at the Accent inn that night and then the next day stayed at The Hyatt. We got a great deal at Hotwire for this hotel ($233 Cdn) It was a very short walk down to the pier. Maybe 10 minutes. And the room was lovely.
Vancouver was quite nice. We walked from our hotel to Stanley Park and went into the Aquarium. Then walked back down to the pier. Next time I would probably rent bikes and ride around the entire park as they have a great bike path.
Pros: Very large cabin. Lots of closet space. Lots of cupboards. Fair size balcony. 2 free bottles of water a day. Blu!
Cons: Shower leaked EVERYWHERE!
While the overhang is nice to keep the rain off you it also blocks the scenery.