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Carnival Glory Review

4.5 / 5.0
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Celebrating with Family

Review for Canada & New England Cruise on Carnival Glory
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susie2183
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Aug 2012
Cabin: Balcony
Traveled with children

We were a party of 13 with 5 children from ages 9-14 celebrating a Golden Anniversary. Four of us had cruised previously and the remainder of the group was very excited about this cruise. Embarkation went very smoothly as did the muster drill. We had dinners in the Platinum Dining Room (late seating) with wonderful waiters at both tables. "Charlie Brown" and Ariel, were excellent, knowing everyone's names after the first night. (And we swapped tables in order to get to sit with everyone during the cruise.

My husband and I have been on Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, and three Princess cruises. A couple of things that we encountered for the first time on Glory included the signs for the bars, theaters, casino, dining rooms, etc. They were made up of small light bulbs that changed colors and were very difficult to read. Also, there were so many loud bars! Typically we enjoy sitting in a quiet bar before or after dinner, but there was no such place on Glory. We were disappointed in the entertainment that was offered. We did like the comedian and were told that there were to be 8 shows during the week, but then after the 2nd night, there was nothing else until the last night. The singers and dancers did a good job, but I thought that we'd see more of them. In my experience, they are usually 2 shows so that if you have early or late seating for dinner, you can see the shows.

I will also say that Pete, the cruise director, was the least visible cruise director I have ever encountered. On the other cruises, the CD has a morning tv show that starts at 6 am and then is repeated all morning. However, Pete's show started at 9 am when most are out of their cabins.

Cabin Review

Balcony

Cabin 8C

Cabin and bathroom had plenty of storage space. We did hear carts up and down the hallway as we were near "Crew Only" doors.

We were fairly close to the elevators.

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