Carnival Glory Review by an Independent Cruiser

We flew from Jacksonville to Boston on JetBlue on a flight that was delayed, and nearly cancelled the night before the cruise due to bad weather in Boston. However, our delay was greatly mitigated by the fact that the airline gave us a free movie and free alcoholic drinks while onboard. We spent the night in the Boston Logan Hilton that was a nice freebie with Hilton HHonors points. Saturday morning we walked from the hotel to Terminal E and took the Silverline (S1) bus to the first stop at Silverline Way, crossed the street, and took the outbound Silverline (S2) bus to the Design Center Stop which is literally right outside the door of the cruise port. The cost was only $1.70 per person with a Charlie Card that we obtained and loaded at the Massport desk at the baggage claim area of the airport. If you don't have a Charlie Card you can pay onboard for only a slightly higher fee. (The transit rates are also having a small increase on July 1.)

We received an email from Carnival the day before the cruise telling us not to arrive before 1:30pm for check in and we were glad we chose to ignore it after going online early in the morning and seeing the ship was in port at 6am. We arrived at the terminal at 11am and easily and quickly checked in with friendly and helpful Massport and Carnival employees. We were given a Zone 4 number and after a short wait were on the ship by 11:20am. I went to the Purser's desk (deck 3, lobby) and they gave us a couple of decks of Carnival playing cards and I had them punch a hole in my Sign and Sail card. I also picked up a free lanyard at the Casino later to put my Sign and Sail card key on. Our rooms were available to enter by noon, which was a nice surprise. We had ordered a bottle of whiskey from Bon Voyage and it was ready and waiting for us to enjoy along with the 2 bottles of wine we were allowed to bring on. There was room in the minifridge for the 2 bottles of wine without having to take stuff out. Read more