Carnival Glory Cruise from January 28  February 4, 2006

This was a 7 day Eastern Caribbean cruise, with stops in Key West, Belize, and Costa Maya. My wife and I were first time cruisers.

Embarkation/Debarkation was a breeze. We arrived at Port Canaveral from our Orlando hotel at approximately 12:30 PM, using Arts Shuttle to transport us. (We also used Arts post-cruise to take us back to Orlando - $85.00 each way). We dropped our carry on bags in our stateroom and were on the Lido deck drinking our first beer by 1:15 PM. Check in was smooth, and the lines moved steadily. Likewise, debarkation was as smooth as can be expected considering they were unloading 3,000 people as quickly as possible  with about half of them doing self debarkation and trying to haul several large bags behind them. We placed our bags outside our stateroom the night before, and they were waiting for us when we cleared Customs. Customs was a breeze. It is more difficult clearing security at the airport than it is clearing customs. Embarkation/Debarkation gets an A. Read more