I was on the same cruise. I know a lot of people won’t agree but……From my point of view the number of children on board was way too high and a big part of the problem was lack of supervisor by the parents. The kids were running crazy, climbing under and running around the tables in the dining room. On sea days both pools were packed with kids jumping and splashing….on that point maybe HAL should have one pool designated as adult only. My solution, for myself,…….look at the calendar and don’t book a HAL cruise during Thanksgiving week.