Trip Down - We had a group of 8...myself, DW DD, DS and another DS and his wife and 2 children (yes I am a Granddaddy and a father of 2 young kids . Kids were 3, 10, 11, 12. (Sorry we missed the Meet and Greet. We wanted to, especially considering a lot of folks had kids about the same ages as all of ours). Flew down out of Rochester on JetBlue the day before and stayed at the Hampton Inn on Cocoa Beach. Just relaxed all afternoon and evening on the beach and had dinner. Flight was no problem at all considering the weather on the east coast.

Embarkation - Dropped our Avis rental car off at the Cocoa Beach place right down the road from the Hampton and Avis shuttled us to the pier. As always, embarkation at Port Canaveral is a breeze all things considered. Seemed a bit longer this time than in the past but still easy. Got to the Pier about 11am and were on in an hour or so.

The Ship - This was our 2nd cruise on the Glory and she is still in great shape but some wear and tear is beginning to show. It would be great if she went thru a refurb and had all the carpets replaced. While not all the elevators will get you where you want to be, if you just remember that Deck 5 goes from front to back, it is very easy. Read more