We enjoyed our vacation on the Glory, and I would like to share a few items that were memorable, and some that need improvement. I am a grandmother traveling with my 34 year old daughter and 9 year old grandson. I have cruised for fifty years and have sailed over a dozen ships. embarkation was easier but could have been quicker had Luis at Carnival phone extention number 82687 told me that I had VIP boarding. I was not informed and we stood on all the lines and turned at the appropriate poles like mice in a maze for no reason. I suggest asking Carnival if you have VIP boarding or if you can get VIP boarding prior to your cruise to save yourself the trouble. This was my grandson's first cruise, and it was important for me that he have a good time as I would like to plan a family reunion and bring him on our next cruise and future cruises thereafter. When we set foot on the ship my grandson smiled and said "I have just found my new happy place!". The ship was beautiful and our room was clean.Our steward Nenja introduced himself and never failed to address my grandson by name every day. I was impressed by the bedding which was comfortable. I have been on ships where it would have been better to sleep on the floor than the bed. Problem was, grandson's bed, which was a sofa, was still a bed during the day, so you had to sit on the beds all day to have a conversation or eat room service. That could be better. No plastic bag liners in the garbage cans..this is a new thing I started to notice in Atlantic City resorts last year. I guess it is a money saving issue, but makes guests feel uncomfortable. The cabin was on the warm side the entire cruise although we called for A/C service, and stayed overly warm. Bring a nine inch fan. I bring one on every cruise. The fan noise also drowns out any hall noise.Invaluable! I only brought my noise machine, so was out of luck this cruise. The television viewing options were scarce. I had tv news withdrawal.

The first night's show was twenty minutes of song and dance and an hour of " where are you from?". During the dancing the lights were turned off on the background dancers and there was only a light on the front performer, which I found annoying. Why have them on stage if you don't want me to see them? We skipped the next night's show and saw the comedian, whom we enjoyed. Loved the magic also.

We got our sign and sail cards punched in the casino, although the casino employee refused to punch grandson's card as he was too young to gamble. He then gave us free lanyards. This really made my cruise, as I love free stuff. Then we went to the ship info counter and asked for free playing cards. They gave us three decks. I was in heaven! Later we taught Grandson how to play gin on deck, which was great fun. Get used to going to the info deck, as you will not get them (humans) on the phone from the cabin. No option, just recordings of "you can look that answer up on your paperwork!". Read more