Carnival Glory Review
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Myself (Mid 40's), my wife (early 40's), my son (18), my daughter and her boyfriend (both 21), sister in law (early 40's celebrated birthday on the cruise) and her son (16). Four cabins - sister in law had a cabin of her own.
This was our second family cruise in consecutive years. We sailed Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas last year. My wife wanted to do Carnival this year to have something to compare it to. We left the MD, VA area by flying down to Orlando a day prior to the cruise. We rented a car from Budget and we were on our way to the WorldQuest Resort right outside of Disney. It was seven of us traveling this year so we stayed in a three bedroom. Fabulous place!
Saturday, 5 July we headed to Port Canaveral. The drive was a manageable 50 minutes to the Budget location. From there we were shuttled to the pier which is about 5 minutes away. We were all excited seeing the ship in port. We checked our bags with the porters, went through security, received our sign and sail cards and were on the Glory within 45 minutes. Great Check in process. As we first got on we immediately noticed a size different. The Glory's Promenade and lobby areas are a lot smaller. We headed up to the buffet on the Lido deck. The food there was ok that first day we were not really impressed by the looks on the faces of the staff. Some of them looked like they we being held hostage. We finally made it down to or cabins and this is where we first gave Glory the edge. The room was a lot bigger and very clean. We had an outside room on the Riviera deck (1). The drawers and cabinets appeared to be new. I actually unpacked my bag and utilized the space. I loved having a room with a view. I am spoiled now. Ranil our cabin steward took very good care of us all week. After the Muster (lifeboat) drill, we sailed away and prepared for dinner. Our Waiter (Donavan) was great all week! The dining room was noticeably smaller. My chair was sometimes bumped by other waiters serving tables behind me. The food however especially the Melting Chocolate cake was a little better the RCI. The food was well seasoned.