Yeah it's carnival but they have gotten alot better. We are taking 5 kids so we wanted the kids program more than anything and it was one of the only cruise ships that had staterooms to accomodate 5 people in one room instead of us splitting up. My first cruise was carnival, the ship was great the itinerary sucked since then I have cruised Princess, Norwegian, and Celebrity. Wanted to do Royal but with the kids it was twice the cost with not as good of an itinerary, ya get what you can take right.