And my family had a great time. So much in fact that we will be sailing on a Carnival cruise again. I just thought I would let DCL lovers know. In the past, we have sailed the Magic once to twice a year. While we love the Magic, the price is getting too high to support a yearly cruise plus saving up to pay for my daughters higher education and retirement. I know a lot a people on this board swear by the DCL and say it is the best, but some have only sailed that line. The same week of cruise (3/24/07) priced about 14 months prior to the sailing would have cost an additional $3,000 for my family. There were some aspects that Disney does better and some that Carnival does better. The food was better on the Glory and their super card was nicer too. The shows were better on DCL, but not $3,000 worth better. The room sizes were about the same. There was no split bathroom but I was never a fan of that feature. I did not see a bunch of out of control drunks on the Glory, just a few you could tell was having a good time, just like what I observe on the Magic. Yes, dinner was at the same dining room every day but for me, it even gets boring year after year with the DCL dining rotation, same old, same old. My daughter, who turned 9 during the cruise, enjoyed the kids club on the Glory better than the Magic. The Magic (my opinion) has far too many storming the lab and movie watching as activities. I was really nervous when we got to the pier because we could see the Magic. The Glory club was no fee until 10PM and after that there is a $6/hr for the first child and $4/hr for each additional child in the same family until 1AM. Carnival cruise line offers a steep military discount to all those who served for a least 2 years, teachers, policemen, and firefighters. My family of 3 paid only $2100 for a balcony room. Repeat Carnival guest pay about $200 more than the above discount for the Glory.. The beds were nicer on the Glory and they provided robes in the cabins for use while on board. Carnival allows guest to bring bottled water, pop, juice, and wine on board. They do charge for a pop card. Until a few years ago Disney also charged for a pop card, no one in my family is big pop drinkers so we did not pay the $35 for unlimited pop during the cruise. I do not drink coffee but my husband said the Glory had the best coffee of all the various cruise lines we have sailed. There is no charge for cappuccinos or espresso in the dining rooms. Debarkation is smoother on the Magic. We were on of the first ones (after early flights and suites) that were called off and we did not hit the pier parking lot until 10:30. We were allowed to stay in our rooms until we were called to disembark. There was a family we dined with who was nervous about the Carnival cruise line and they felt the same way we did, the Magic is good, but not worth the thousands of dollars extra for a week. I heard the same comments from other families who like the Magic, it is just costing too much to sail her once to twice a year for a middle class family, especially if the family combines it with several days at the Disney parks before or after the cruise.