This was the second cruise for my wife and I. The first was 3 years ago on the Carnival Inspiration - Western Caribbean. We loved that cruise so we wanted to go again. This time we will not wait another 3 years before going again. I am 44 and my wife is 42 and we do not go to bed early and we like to have a good time. No kids. We were ready to have fun !!!

Embarkation was very simple. We arrived at 11:30 am. It was a breeze, we arrived at Canaveral, dropped off our luggage at the luggage drop-off, parked the car ($84.00 for the week) and got into the line-up which took about 30 minutes from start to finish - so after 30 minutes in line, we were on the ship. The staterooms were not quite ready for us which was fine. We just enjoyed the drink of the day and had lunch while we were waiting (no more than an hour). Note - for those who are cruising for the first time, the drink of the day is not free. They will ask for your Sail & Sign card. When you first get on the ship, they will put one of these drinks in your hand making you think it is complimentary, it is not. We watched some people take the drink and then walk away, they were surprised to find out they had to pay for it. But, they are good drinks and you get to keep the glass (nice souvenir). We had invited friends to accompany us on this cruise. They had also been on a cruise before and swore they would never cruise again. They had travelled on a different cruise line which I will not mention. They had a great time on this cruise and are planning another, as are we. We were in our cabin by 1:30 pm (#6458 on the Upper deck) at the back of the ship with a balcony. This was absolutely fabulous. We had originally booked an Oceanview cabin and were upgraded to a balcony. Carnival knows what they're doing because now that we've had a balcony, we don't want to go without. On our previous cruise, we were upgraded from an inside cabin to an outside with a porthole and we said we would have to have a window on the next cruise. The balcony is worth the extra money. We did enjoy it. We would keep the door open at night with a bungee cord and went to sleep with the sound of the water and the smell of fresh air. It was incredible. We would even step out on the balcony in the middle of the night or very early in the morning while it was still dark outside and they were the most relaxing moments I can ever remember having. I am not sure if we were just lucky, but we received all of our luggage by 6pm and we had 4 suitcases (and I am happy to say that all of our bottles were intact).

Our first experience (and all experiences) with the food on the ship were just great. Our waiter Selvin and his Assistant Dwi were very good. Although Dwi was the most helpful and friendliest of the two. We ate in the Platinum Dining Room. I am not sure how anyone could complain about the food on the Glory, there is more than enough and everything seemed to be delicious. I was never hungry. You can order as many appetizers and/or entrees as you like. I had a shrimp cocktail every night as my appetizer, a salad, entree and dessert, and I was full and I am a big eater. Having said that, my wife while standing in a buffet line-up at lunch overheard this gentleman complaining to his wife about the food on the ship. This guy had his plate piled high and we watched him eat everything on that plate and go back for more. Some people just like to complain I guess. Read more