Carnival Glory Review

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Glory days - She may be older, but she is beautifully kept

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Jeep108
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Jan 2015
Cabin: Balcony
Traveled with children

The Glory might be showing a few grey hairs and laughter lines here and there, but she is still a beautiful ship and is extremely well looked after by her crew members. In fact, they are almost obsessive about cleaning every single inch of the ship in perpetual motion. The crew obviously care very much about keeping her pristine and this showed. This was only our second ever cruise. Having sailed on The Dream last year, you can tell that the Glory is older and smaller than some of the newer ships, but in my opinion her 'seasoning' and petite stature actually delivered a far better experience all around. In addition, our daughter (10 years) felt that the Camp Carnival group leaders were far more friendly and approachable (and fun!) than the people on The Dream. She actually resisted going to camp for the first 2 days because she hadn't enjoyed her camp experience on the Dream. When she did finally go to camp on the Glory, she had such a great time she wished she'd tried it sooner.

Our Cruise Director was the entertaining and energetic Dr E. From leading line dances on the Lido Deck to hosting the Hasbro Game Show, his energy never seems to flag. The food was good, especially Guys Burgers and the Pizza station, but I did find that after 6pm the choices for eating away from the MDR were limited so if you a more casual cruiser you might want to pack a couple of MDR suitable options (although Glory didn't seem to be too worried about enforcing formal dining attire - smart casual fitted the bill for us).

As soon as we boarded the ship and found our way to the Lido Deck for a drink - our main man was 'G-Man' from the Blue Iguana bar. Not only did he immediately learn our names and our drink preferences, he took a note of our sail and sign account and never (throughout the remainder of the cruise) needed us to show it to him again. He would make sure we had the drinks we wanted, as soon as we wanted, with a receipt ready to sign. I was very impressed when late one evening my husband ordered another bucket of beer and then decided he was going to bed (yup) so when G-Man brought over the bucket with the receipt ready to sign (meaning he had already added the charge to our account) he offered to put the beer back in the fridge and have it ready for us the next day. I was sceptical but true to his word he brought the beer out cold the next day without charging us a second time. We stuck with G-Man all week and he helped make our time on the Lido deck so much fun.

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Balcony

Cabin 8D

Our room was in a great spot - On the Lido Deck - Forward, Port side, close to the elevators and the self-serve laundry but far enough away that we were not disturbed by their use. I personally love being close to the Lido restaurant for those early morning coffees, croissants and fresh fruit. No need to ever order room service when you can just step outside and help yourself. Plus, close to the seaside theatre for those late night movies. 9258 is a balcony room with a sofa bed for a 3rd person. Ideal for our 10 year old daughter but I'm not sure how comfortable the sofa bed would be for a teen or adult guest. Carnival recently changed their smoking policies so that all rooms and balconies are non-smoking. I was worried how my husband would find this (he is the only smoker - but being able to smoke on the balcony was one of the benefits of having one) but in fact he found going to the smoking area on Deck 10 nearby was a great way to socialize and meet others.

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