Carnival Glory

Just got back from a 7 day cruise on Carnival Glory. There were 9 women that went (8 of us left our husbands at home). We drove to Port Canaveral on Friday and spent the night at the Raddison in Cocoa Beach which was great. We took a shuttle over to the ship on Sat. about 11:30 after leaving our car at the Raddison for the week. By 12:30 we were on the ship having lunch! The check in was by far the easiest that I have done! (this was cruise #8 for me) When we got back, we walked directly to the van for our shuttle back to the Raddison to get our car.

This was my 2nd cruise on the Glory. Very nice ship but a little confusing on a few of the decks because you can't go all the way through from one end to the other. We had a balcony room- beds were very comfortable and plenty of storage space. The bedding is wonderful! Our cabin stewart took good care of our room. We didn't see him very often but he did his job well. Except for the last day when he put a $1,430. charge on our room for in cabin beverages!!! It was definately a mistake and it was promptly removed with apologies from him!

Three stops on this cruise- Nassau, St. Thomas & St. Marteen. All are port stops (no tenders) so that is nice. We took a tour in St. Thomas and St. Marteen. They were both nice. We always take our tours through the cruise lines. I personally don't want to take the chance on doing my own - at least with booking through the cruise line we don't have to worry about the ship leaving without us! Plus the cruise lines have investigated the tours so we are at least on a fairly reliable tour (at least one would hope!)

The shows on the Glory were great, the casino loved our money! My biggest complaint with the Glory is the smoking in the Casino. It can get very bad and there are no smoke free areas in the Casino. You are very likely to get a smoker sitting on either side of you. The dining rooms and the Amber Palace are smoke free.

We thought some of the food was wonderful, some OK and just a little was just not good (tough meat a few times). Our wait staff was adequate at best, nothing to brag about. We were almost always the last table finished eating and it wasn't our fault! We were always in the dining room promptly when the doors opened at 6:15 and never left before 8:00! Many evenings our food was up and sitting there waiting for our waiter. We think maybe he just had too many tables, looked at 9 women at ours and figured no extra tips there- I'll concentrate on the tables with men! I don't know that this was really the case but I do know that we didn't have great service.

Bottom line- the cruise was good- I've been on better but it was well worth the money we spent. Any time I can put my feet on a ship- I'm a happy camper! Lisa T. at Putman booked our cruise and was great! Thanks Lisa!