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Ship Details
Began service: 2003
Guest capacity: 2,974
Total staff: 1,150
Length: 952 feet
Passenger decks: 13
CDC
inspection score: 100
Glory Overview
The Glory cruise ship departs from
Port Canaveral, FL. Throughout the year, she offers
ocean cruises to Eastern Caribbean and
Western Caribbean .
Check Dates & Prices for cruises
to Eastern Caribbean and Western Caribbean.
Carnival Glory, the second in Carnival's
Conquest class, is a colorful ship in more ways than one.
With each public room celebrating a different shade of
color, this ship takes the "rainbow connection"
to a whole new level.
Onboard the Carnival Glory passengers will find
a lively "let's do it all" atmosphere. The constant
announcements remind passengers of most of the daily activities.
Occasional congestion occurs in lines at the Lido for
meals, especially on port days, for dinner on formal nights,
and the Kaleidoscope Boulevard promenade
was crowded with lines for formal photos. Colors
Bar in the atrium tends to fill up for pre-dinner
cocktails. And yet there are offbeat, out-of-the-way spots,
like the On The Green sports bar, the
Ivory Club and the Ebony Cabaret Lounge
that offer escape from crowds.
Overall, Carnival Glory's biggest strength is
its appeal to a wide variety of travelers, from families
to couples to groups.
Cabins
Of the ship's 1,487 staterooms, 60 percent
offer an ocean view with 60 percent of those featuring
private balconies. Carnival Glory has a range
of staterooms from Penthouse Suites to
Inside Cabins. One of our favorite categories
is the new Family Stateroom with floor
to ceiling glass walls but no balcony - there are only
18 of these but the cabin's location on Deck 11
right below Children's World is very
convenient.
Interactive television is in all cabins offering up pay
per view movies ($8.99 each) and a different complimentary
movie each day along with port and shore excursion information,
re-runs of onboard shows, and satellite TV with access
to BBC, ABC, and NBC. There's also access to your Sail
& Sign account, an easy way to keep track
of spending. All cabins have mini-bars filled with soda,
drinks and snacks. Beware of the prices; we had a $3.50
Snickers. Bathrobes and hairdryers are also available
in all cabins.
Self-service launderettes are available on most stateroom
decks. Costs are $2 for a wash, $1.50 for a dry. Detergent
and dryer sheets are also available for sale. Each laundry
room is equipped with an iron and ironing board for complimentary
use.
Dining
Dining options range from elegant two-level formal
dining rooms and an upscale reservations-only "steakhouse-style"
supper club to an expansive two-level poolside restaurant
offering casual alternatives for breakfast, lunch and
dinner, a 24-hour pizzeria, New York-style deli, a specialty
seafood station, a grille area, and more.
The Japanese-temple-inspired Platinum and Golden
Dining rooms, both spanning two levels, are Glory's
traditional restaurants. At dinner, they operate on an
assigned-seating routine and offer staggered dining times;
choices are 5:45pm, 6:15 pm, 8pm and 8:30pm. For couples
there are plenty of tables for two. Spa menu selections
are noted with calorie/fat content for each meal. There
is also a vegetarian selection noted on the menu. Breakfast
and lunch are open seating.
The Red Sail Restaurant, the casual Lido
eatery, offers a daily buffet for all meals each day with
varying themes, as well as self-serve ice cream and frozen
yogurt machines. There's also a grill station with hamburgers,
an Asian station, where offerings change daily, a 24-hour
pizza station including calzones and a deli, and fish-and-chips
lovers should not miss the "open for lunch only"
seafood station found on the second floor.
The highlight of the cruise was the reservations-only
Emerald Room Supper Club. The special
menu combined with attentive service is more than worth
the $25 per person fee. Here's a tip; the first day of
the cruise is the best time to get in so call as soon
as you get onboard to book.
Carnival is one of the few cruise lines that still indulge
in the midnight buffet - themes vary (from, for instance,
Mexican to crepes) so check the schedule for details.
The buffet opens early to photo takers only so bring your
cameras.
The Deck 5 promenade is home to Creams,
the extra-charge dessert and coffee bar, and a complimentary
sushi counter that only opens in the evenings. Room service
is available 24 hours. Breakfast items vary from cold
to hot; otherwise, all day offerings include the usual
sandwiches and salads.
Entertainment
Carnival Glory is a ship that was built
for entertainment -- including 22 lounges and
bars that all play on the "colors"
theme with dramatic interiors. The White Heat
Dance Club is the ship's "disco" featuring
a disc jockey. It stays open into the wee hours. The
Amber Palace, a 1,400-seat multi-level theater
inspired by Russia's legendary Amber Room, features the
all-new Vegas-style revues, "Rock Down Broadway"
and "Livin' in America." Each show consists
of elaborate sets and costumes and some of the most dazzling
special effects at sea including a revolving stage, rising
orchestra pit, and a multi-million-dollar sound and lighting
system. We found the best seats to be on Deck
4 where you can really see the special effects
and the "flying objects" from one of the shows.
An Internet cafe is open 24 hours and
is located in an out-of-the-way room behind the Ivory
Club. Charges are .75 per minute. Carnival
Glory is also wired with Wi-Fi wireless technology
but passengers need to bring their own laptops and wireless
cards. It should be noted that the Wi-Fi range is only
in or near the Internet cafe at this time, though there
are plans to expand the service throughout the ship. Packages
are available onboard; $55 gets you 100 minutes of both
standard and Wi-Fi access. Start-up fees and charges for
renting wireless cards also apply.
Fitness & Recreation
Spa Carnival
features an exotic Polynesian design theme that incorporates
lush foliage and other elements such as a waterfall cascading
down a stone-like wall between decks with two indoor whirlpools.
The latest in weight and exercise technology and views
of the sea make it a great place to workout. Inside the
locker rooms are complimentary steam rooms, and saunas
coupled with spa treatment rooms. Among the relatively
unusual spa services available include a couples' treatment
room and a heated seaweed dry float.
A full-service beauty salon offering hair services,
manicures and pedicures is available, but tends to book
up for formal nights so reserve early. Fitness classes
such as low- and high-impact aerobics and yoga, are offered
in the aerobics studio. Some classes - yoga, kickboxing
and spinning -- charge an additional fee of $10 per person.
The pool deck is multi-tiered and large enough to accommodate
everyone. The ship has four swimming pools and three large
whirlpools -- one with a 214-foot-long water slide and
another covered by a retractable dome -- a jogging track,
a half-court for basketball, a volleyball net and ping-pong
tables. A comprehensive golf program offers professional
instruction both onboard and in ports-of-call.
Public Areas
The kaleidoscope of
colors begins as passengers enter The Colors Lobby,
which is highlighted by a giant digital slow-moving kaleidoscope
projected on huge screens over the bar. It is best viewed
from the glass elevators. Carnival Glory's multi-level
main show lounge, Amber Palace, offers
design touches that include paintings of famous Russian
czars and czarinas. The Camel Club Casino
features an Egyptian motif. The White Heat Dance
Club has gigantic white candles lining the walls.
The Ivory Club features elephant tusk
replicas, intricate wall coverings, windows inset with
mosaics of faux semi-precious stones, and a wood-paneled
ceiling.
The Black & White Library features
checkerboard wood squares in black and white patterns
and framed images of famous newspaper headlines.
The ship is easy to navigate, as many public rooms -Camel
Club Casino, the Burgundy Bar wine
bar, the White Heat Dance Club and Ultraviolets,
the teen disco - are centrally located. At one end is
a cluster of hotspots like Cinn-A-Bar,
a sing-along piano bar, the Ebony Cabaret,
for late-night comic acts and dancing, and the Bar
Blue for jazz. The Ivory Club,
the ship's cigar bar, is just below.
At the opposite end of the Promenade Deck
are the "Boulevard Shops,"
all selling the usual cruise fare, from Carnival insignia-wear
to a pretty huge selection of duty-free booze to perfume
and jewelry.
Kids
"Camp Carnival,"
the cruise line's kids' program, targets 2 - 15 year-olds.
The supervised activity program has a 4,200sq ft.play
area for kids including computer labs, arts and crafts
centers, video game rooms, and a new EduCruise
science/geography program.
Camp Carnival targets activities
to specific age groups. 2 - 5 year olds have free play
and structured activities, 6 - 8 year olds are grouped
together for fun structured play, 9 - 12 year olds have
their own club and have group dinners, talent shows, and
"treasure hunts"around the ship.
Of all the policies this program has in place, the parent
call-in policy is the most challenging. The camp asks
parents to call to check on their child after 10 minutes
and then in 20 to 30 minute intervals, which makes for
a hectic night out watching the clock. The program would
be better served by offering text pagers to parents so
counselors can alert parents immediately if there is a
problem. The parent that signs the child into the program
must also sign the child out of the program each day without
exception. Parents of children 9 and over should be aware
that the children could be permitted to sign themselves
in and out of the program with parental assent.
Special supervised children's dinners are available in
the Lido's "Seaview Bistros."
Dinner takes place from 6 - 7pm and is available nightly
except for the first and last night of the cruise. Children's
menus are available in all main dining rooms. After dinner,
children are able to participate in regularly scheduled
"Camp Carnival" activities
until 10pm. After 10, there is group babysitting and it
is absolutely required that parents make reservations
in advance. Group babysitting is available from 10pm -
3am. Cost is $6 per hour for the first child in a family,
and $4 per hour for any additional siblings.
Other "Camp Carnival" features
include a special children's turn-down service offering
freshly baked chocolate chip cookies on the first and
last night of the cruise.
"Fountain
Fun Cards," which are good for unlimited
soft drinks, are available at a cost of $22.95 for guests
under 21 (guests over 21 will be charged $34.44).
For teens, ages 16 and over, Ultraviolets
is the teen center with a dance floor, video wall, lounge,
soft-drink bar, and state-of-the-art video gaming.
Expert Glory reviews are edited by Michelle,
and provided by Ian and Cruise Critic.com, an award-winning
cruise community. This objective information can help
you choose just the right ship for your next cruise vacation.
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Cruise
Ship Inspection Report
All passenger cruise ships arriving at US ports are subject
to unannounced CDC inspection. Glory
Score: 100
Cruise
Critic: Glory
The Cruise Critic gives Carnival's Glory a 4-ribbon rating.
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