Just got home this morning from our cruise on the Glory. This was our seventh (I think) cruise and second sailing with Carnival. Starting with embarkation it was the quickest by far that we have ever experienced. When you get to the pier they direct you to a shuttle lot where for $60 you park for the 5 days. They then shuttle you the 2 blocks to the boat. We literally got dropped off and walked straight through to check-in, no waiting at all. Once onboard we went up to the buffet for lunch as rooms werent available until 1ish.

We had an aft facing balcony. This was our second aft facing cabin (first being on a transatlantic in march). The balcony was slightly bigger than our cabin on the Ruby Princess. We had two deck chairs and a lounge chair out there. The cabin was your standard cabin no bells and whistles. Everyone said how amazing the beds and pillows are on Carnival, I didnt really see it that way, they seemed pretty standard to me, but I was in the minority with that opinion.

The food was very good. We ate in the dining room for each dinner, and had the buffet or grill for lunches. The only meal I would stay away from was the jerk pork loin...holy spices...i love spicy food but this was so over the top it burned my throat for a while. But other than that the food was very good. I recommend the lobster and the prime rib (be aware they are served on the same night; but no reason you can't ask for both :). Read more