Carnival Glory 2/05/2005

This was cruise number 8 for us, our fifth with Carnival. We have been on HAL once, NCL twice, and are cruising with Princess in May. We are retired and in our mid-late fifties. This cruise didn't have a plethora of young twenty-something year olds swilling beer 20 hours a day as some Carnival cruises do. We were saved from this because this sailing had a convention of more than 1100 John Deere employees and spouses. There was also another company on this cruise with more than 400 employees. As we stood in line waiting to embark we noticed the difference between this cruise and past cruises right away.

We left our home in SE Pennsylvania at 4 a.m. Thursday 2/03/05 to drive to Cape Canaveral. The ride down I-95 was steady without too much traffic. This was right before Super Bowl Weekend and we did pass several RV's and cars decorated with Eagles flags and colors. Some even had signs in the windows "need one ticket," "need two tickets." Stopped at a Va. Cracker Barrel restaurant where we were informed that Cracker Barrel will not have the Breakfast Casserole ever again (Boo Hoo!) because of fights breaking out over who was to get the limited number they prepare. We arrived in Hardeeville SC just before 6 pm and stayed at Comfort Suites for the night. We were too late for their $39 room saver coupon special and didn't bother to look elsewhere as we were ready to call it a night. So we took the next best rate, $55. for AARP members, which could be used toward our choice rewards. It was well worth it, the room was great and a bargain for the price. It even had an oversized tub with Jacuzzi, comfortable king bed and a more then adequate breakfast included. Read more