Carnival Glory Review
Pleasantly Surprised How Much We Enjoyed This Cruise!!
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We chose this cruise because it fit in with the general locations we wanted to go to, along with the only week we could get everyone to agree on and be available for. We've cruise before, but never on a Carnival ship, and honestly we were a little worried. We're not sticks in the mud, and we were also traveling with three kids, ages ranging from 19-23, so we weren't concerned with the "Fun/Party Ship" reputation the Carnival has. However, as we mentioned to people what line we were cruising on, we did get quite a few funny looks, with one friend actually saying "not sure how YOU are going to handle Carnival"... Made for a little bit of anxiety. Honestly, your cruise is what you make of it, so we had a fantastic time. We're not into the pool antics on any line, so we just didn't hang out in the main pool area (unless we chose to hang out with a drink and take it in, which actually made for some fun people watching). The ship itself was great... My husband and I were on one of the of the ship, and our kids ended up on the complete opposite end, which worked out fine...Same floor, just different ends. Our cabin was spacious, clean and comfortable, as was our kids' cabin at the beginning of the cruise... Only ventured down there once, so I can't comment on how it was at the end of the cruise. My only complaint was that their cabin did smell a little musty, but they didn't have a problem with it... Keeping in mind that they are used to dorm rooms at college, so let's just say we're happy they were in that cabin and not us.
The crew was fantastic and everyone was wonderfully friendly. Our cabin steward, Ruby, was a sweetheart, as were our three Main Dining Room Servers (Antonio, Rowell and Agnes). I enjoy greeting and talking to everyone on the ship as I pass by, and the crew was always right in step with a "good morning", "enjoy your day", etc.
Our kids all enjoyed the entertainment, and went to quite a few of the shows. My husband and I only made it to one of the comedy shows, and it was pretty good. We all enjoyed the casino just about every night, and our 19 year old son even won $100 from the crane machine the first night, on his first try... Of course we probably all spent that and more trying to duplicate his win, but we had fun trying.
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Balcony
As I mentioned above, our Cabin (6208) was great. It was an accessible cabin, not that we needed or requested one, but that is where we were placed. The cabin was recently renovated and spacious. We had one issue one night with the drain on the floor in the bathroom not working properly and water ended up going from the bathroom into the entry way, but other than that, everything was great. As the first cabin on the floor, we were also next to what we called the "secret area on deck 6", which is at the front of the ship right under the bridge. We went out there a few times as it was quiet and provided a great view. The only issue we had with it was when other people discovered it, and then would stand on the deck, literally right next to our balcony and then peer around corner to see what our balcony looked like... Was a bit creepy a couple times. lol
Our kids were in Cabin 6416 at the back of the ship and it was a little small for three people, and I thought it smelled a bit musty, but they were ok with it. It would also have been nice if they had 3 chairs on the balcony since there were three of them in the room, but the balconies really aren't that big, so that might now have worked anyway.