Carnival Glory Review
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My DH and I sailed on the Glory 5/5-5/12 from Port Canaveral. We are in our mid-20's. This was our third cruise in two years (our second cruise with Carnival). We picked this ship based on the itinerary and price. Pre-Cruise: We drove down the day before from Atlanta, GA. This was an easy 7.5 hour drive. We paid ~$6 in tolls (0.75-2.00) on the Florida Turnpike. We reserved a 1-night stay at the Country Inn & Suites, Cape Canaveral. We paid ~ $160.00 ($149.99+tax) which included parking for the duration of our cruise and shuttle to/from the port. . This was a pretty good price considering that the parking at the port is $12/day. I would recommend booking early if you know you will be staying extra days at Cape Canaveral for better rates on the room (we booked about 2 weeks in advance). The Country Inn & Suites is new. The rooms were very clean and comfortable. After we checked in, we drove down to the Cocoa Beach pier, approx. 1-mile down the road. We walked on the beach and saw small brown stingrays washing up on shore and being pulled back with the tide. We ate dinner at a restaurant called Fishlips. It was an average meal but was nice since it was outside on a patio near the water.
The next morning we had complimentary breakfast and picked up some last-minute supplies at the Publix market which was down the road from the hotel. We were told that the shuttle to Port Canaveral would do pick ups every 30 min. starting at 10:30 outside the lobby. At 12:30 we got on the shuttle and were dropped off at the port. This was a 5-minute ride. The Country Inn & Suites is the closest hotel to the port. Other hotels that Cruise Critics have recommended are a little further down the road.
Embarkation: We booked a guaranteed inside stateroom. When we arrived at Port Canaveral, the porters informed us of our stateroom and changed our luggage tags from the gray TBAs to the correct color. We had all our documents filled out and passports in hand. There was a good amount of people already standing in line. We were processed fairly quickly and on our way to get our pre-cruise picture taken.