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If your old enough they have awesome casinos, and they will do shows and stuff and talent contests and like games tht u win awards for and for age limits like they have 3-6 7-12 and then 13-19 clubs, i dont really like them but ehh. Also you will never get bored its nonstop food and pools and ICE CREAM lol. And if you been on like 3 or more carnival cruises they do a show and give free alcohol and stuff.

I will answer the most important question first. You DO NOT need a passport IF your cruise leaves from California and regardless of where it stop, it ALSO returns to California (OR any part of the US .. any US state) BEFORE December 31, 2007. But, if your cruise returns to the US AFTER December 31, 2007 then you will need a passport. The new passport law requiring ALL who enter the US by car, train, bus, plane or cruise ship to have a passport goes into effect on January 1, 2008. Unless your cruise ends in Ensenada your cruise ship stop there is more than likely a regulatory stop; only to meet a regulatory requirement that all US cruise ships stop in a foreign port. That is usually the case in cruises from the west coast of the US. Carnival and Princess cruise lines are actually owned by the same company; actually Carnival owns Princess. BUT, Carnival is the budget cruise line and the one that most young people ages 21 to about 35 go on, and also the ship that most first time cruiser go on. Its the party cruise line by reputation and actual. People who go say that they have a great time on Carnival ships (for the most part). Princess is a more upscale cruise line and that means the cabins are a little better, the food is a little better and the ship has a more reserved crowd. Now that does not mean that the people, many of whom will be in the 40 to 65 age range, do not have a great time. There will be some young people on the Princess ship but not as many as on Carnival. I have been on three Princess ships and they have great discos and lounges and the people have a great time. You just do not see people staggering down the hall or being loud at the pool areas. If I were making the selection I would go with princess since I absolutely loved all three of their ships that I have been on. We did the cruise to the Mexico Rivera, Cabo, Acapulco, and Puerta Vallarta in October 2004. The weather was great with one exception. The sailing was smooth and the weather was very pleasant but a hurricane came across Mexico and dissipated near one of our planned port stops. Because of that they diverted the ship to a different port. But we never had any bad weather, not even rain and it was sunny and warm enough to sit on the balcony or most anywhere on decks all day long. Since your cruise date is outside the hurricane time frame you should not have to worry about any of that type weather. My bet is that you will have great weather for the whole cruise like we did.

its really nice on the carnival cruises! they have some shopping stores available, the dining room is fantastic, they have competitions and contests on the boat, they have games like bingo, they have shows at night, they have meeting groups for kids :)

There is plenty to do. Exploring, shopping, shows, pools, food, casinos, games, entertainment, and all kinds of stuff like that. Not to mention all the excursions you can do at the different ports! It's great!

Check out cruisecritic.com. Specifically, do a search on the boards for "fun times." Also, you can do a search online for "fun times" and specify your ship and itinerary

games, trivia, music, library, shows, competitive games, arcade, shopping etc.