Funny you said that. Our granddaughters 'absolutely loved' the formal Italian pool & gardens and the Family pool at Portofino. Often, we were the only ones in the formal pool, which was right outside of our Villa room patio. Nine or ten guests in the pool at most. Family pool always had a decent crowd, but not to the point of overcrowding. The girls spent many hours in the pool every day. When we went to Cabana, they used the pool the first three days, but never again for the rest of the vacation. They said it was too crowded, like the WDW pools two years before. Portofino 'spoiled' them.
But, we left them in the room and went to the Cabana pool ourselves. The allure of the Bar is too hard to ignore.