Just got off the Carnival Glory that sailed to Nova Scotia on 9/5 - 9/10, and I must say that there are much better cruises out there for the same money. There were six people in our party on this Carnival cruise - it was a cousin reunion cruise. We are seasoned, easy going travelers due to many trips to the Middle East, Europe, and Far East. This is our first time on Carnival, but we cruised before on Celebrity, Holland America, Uniworld, Disney, Regency (RIP, one of the best), etc. We were happy that the six of us (age ranged 32 - 50) were able to take time off to pull this together and didn't expect much from the ship. We didn't use most of the amenities on the boat, such as the bars, dancing, parties, classes, movies, gaming, or excursions. Following is my categorized summary of Carnival Glory.

The Boat:

o Layout / setup: The layout of Glory is very strange. Don't remember if we were ever this lost on other boats, but we often couldn't get to where we wanted and ran into other lost people along the way. The boat felt very crowded for some reason. There were always people standing in lines somewhere. In the front of the boat, there was an adult only tranquility area; it seemed very nice, but the area was small and often full. Read more