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I have not done Carnival..I was 33 years old on my first cruise-Princess....11 years ago....we are not big Party people, I like a drink here and there...we love casino's , dancing, strolling the deck for star gazing, and enjoy music at the venues, pool things work OK, love the tea at 3:30 each day in the Formal dining room..I limit the amount of kids on my sailing..ours are grown, no big slides, etc for the kids, on Princess...we have second seating fixed traditional for dining..we love the ambience and dressing up Formal... ..the AFT pool terrace area on all Princess ships is ADULTS only...works for us..check out reviews, hope you find your niche..post on the Main Community board too.."nice to meet you"..=welcome to cruise @ddicts...Princess is renowned for soft ELEGANT muted decor...Carnival is say more BRIGHT, over the top etc, it's all in what you want..DH Mark and I go as a romantic get away sailing..good luck ...happy research..ask questions as you get them...:wave..Joanne