The best of the Carnival bunch to be sure, the Conquest class has the fleet's largest children's and teen's facilities, a giant video screen on the Pool Deck, and plenty of bars and lounges -- all packaged in a pastiche of both pleasing and jarring colors and design themes.
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I’ve cruised to Alaska more than half a dozen times on ships of all sizes and have always preferred smaller vessels for the intimate access they provide to the state’s supercharged scenery. (That preference is one reason I cofounded QuirkyCruise.com to share news and reviews about these offbeat travel experiences.) Last month I spent a…