Cruise Review

This was our 8th cruise and first on the Carnival Glory. My husband and I (50ish) came along with a whole gang of oldies cruisers from Pittsburgh.

Embarkation was fairly painless. There were two entrances to the terminal and everyone was going into the closest door but just as we got there a Carnival employee directed us to a second door which had no lines at all. We were checked through with our sign and sail card in about 10 minutes. Took a little longer to get on the ship due to the line for the picture taking. But we were on board before 12:30. Our room was ready so we dumped our carry-ons, changed clothes and headed to the Lido deck. Nothing is better than your first lunch on the Lido deck. After lunch I spent most of the afternoon walking around the ship to become familiar with the surroundings. It pays off later in the week. The lifeboat drill seemed a little longer than it had in the past but it was probably due to the fact our ship was so large. Read more