We had sailed on Princess before and were wondering how Carnival would be, especially during a traditional spring break week. We had an absolutely great time and we all found the service to be impeccable, the cabins well-appointed, the food great, and the entertainment fun. We cruised with my dad and his wife (60s), myself and my boyfriend (45 and 62), another couple (70 and 60) and my daughter and her friend (both 17, in a next-door cabin). My dad has been on over 7 cruises and our friends on 2 others, but all of us found this cruise to be the most fun with the very best service. We had absolutely no problems with the ship being clean--the buffet area was busy all the time and we were amazed at how quickly dishes were removed. We had no problems with waiting long in line, either. If you're easily annoyed by kids--don't cruise spring break--or take a cruise on Seaborne or Silversea. That said, the kids were easily avoided by using the adult (aft) pool. Yes, you could find them around the ship, but they were never an annoyance for us. Our 17 year olds loved the fact that there were other 17-20 year olds on the ship, and they had fun with that group. The service was outstanding. My dad and his wife had a damp spot in their carpet which was not that big of a deal, but they received some ship credit, two "check up" phone calls, and preferential debarkation for their "trouble", which wasn't trouble at all. Our server was "Ickie" with "Jerry" as his helper, and Suresh as the cocktail server. All went above and beyond to make us feel welcome and they added to our fun. When we ordered coffee room service in the morning, it came within 10 minutes each time! We go to Las Vegas a lot, so we are used to that level of entertainment. Of course the ship's show's weren't at that level, but it was still entertaining and good fun. Besides, if you didn't want the main show, you could easily do something else--piano bar, comedians, karaoke, whatever you wanted. There were some great karaoke singers, plus some hilariously bad ones (Bohemian Rapsody guy had us laughing so hard we were crying)... I mean really, it's karaoke, have a sense of humor! Overall, my dad characterized this cruise as "one of his top two" and he was one who was actually worried about what the Carnival experience would be like. We would recommend this cruise and Carnival to anyone, especially since Carnival is traditionally less expensive than some other cruise lines. As a sidenote, my best friend was on the 7-day Splendor Mexican cruise at the same time and her assessment of Carnival is exactly the same as mine--super fun, great service.