i would recommend Carnival Cruise Lines to all families wishing to take a great family vacation.  The food was excellent.  There were many activities for my children to participate in as well as my husband and I.  The state room suite was very large and accomodated my entire family.  When at ports we had very imformative brochures to decide on which excursions to participate in.  We cruised 3 months ago and my family is still talking about how much fun we had.  We are looking forward to another Carnival Cruise.