Just returned from 7 day western on the Glory. This was 8th cruise, 5th on Carnival. We are a family of three guys, 2 dads ages 44 and 39 and son aged 8. We always book Carnival when cruising as a family because our experience has been they have the best kids program among the major lines (having tried Royal and Norwegian as well) and this voyage did not disappoint us.

Camp Carnival: When building the Glory, Carnival added the largest Camp Carnival center we have seen yet.. truly expansive and beautiful. On the first night aboard one of the counselors remembered us from having sailed on the Carnival Miracle last year and welcomed us back--a surprising and warm touch. The kids' programming, as usual, was well organized, extremely secure, and fun. We are sure of the fun part because son ate with us the first night in the dining room (when camp is not open for kids' dinner) and did not join us again for the entire week. Every night he looked forward to 6 pm when he could be dropped off in the Lido to have dinner with his friends, supervised by camp staff, and spend the evening on his own at Camp.

Ship itself: Huge. The noticeable aspect for us was the "double wide" sense of the vessel. The extra tonnage meant extra wide, so the addition of 800 passengers from the next ship size down in the Carnival fleet didn't feel crowded because of the ability to walk without being compressed in narrow hallways. The ship was spotlessly clean and well maintained. Read more