Food

The dining room food was very good, there was something for everyone. There was care taken in the preparation of the food and the menu itself. While it is mass produced, it is top quality. There were a few exceptions though. If you like Chocolate try the Chocolate melting cake, it's the bomb!

I have to also mention the waiters we had. Shettie is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet, I have been on four cruises now and he is the best so far. A+++

The Red sail, which is the cafe on deck nine, serves all three meals, as well as snacks and late night dishes.

I found breakfast to be at best ok. Breads were not toasted enough, pastries where a bit stiff. The eggs had a rough consistency. A big positive for the Red Sale is the omelets station, which was very good.

The pizza was exceptional at the outside pizzeria. We also found the burgers outside to be very good.

An A+ goes to the Deli, where you can get a delicious Rubin sandwich, I highly recommend the Deli even though the line can be a bit long.

Room service lacks in selection, this is a known on Carnival and does not stack up to RCCL. You can get simple sandwiches, salads, and cookies, along with many beverages. What's lacking is the late night burger or Pizza on the menu. Thumbs down. The service and speed was very good though.

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The Ship

This ship is in good shape, being only three years old she still has a somewhat new feeling about her. Although you can see signs of wear, such as in some of the elevators, the tiles are lose on the floor. To Carnivals credit, they were fixing tiles in certain areas while we were on board.

We found no grime or foulness on this ship. No sewage smells or stained carpets. The closest thing I did notice to grime was some big spots on my chair in the main dining room. I pointed this out and the waiters attempted to clean it, but they remained.

The Gym was in good shape, and as you can always expect on a ship one or two machines had issues, but they were being fixed on the spot.

I did see rust on metal around the balcony, but if you cruise you know this is normal and it is something all ship lines battle constantly.

The cabins we had were immaculate. Everything worked, everything was extremely clean both in the room and in the bathroom. The Stewards kept it up doing an excellent job. Unlike other reviews we did see our cabin steward Santana, he was very nice and thoughtful and we liked him a little visible once in a while.

Entertainment

First Dana, the cruise director, who has been beaten up a bit on this site, was excellent. I did not see any of what had been written about him. He was on the speaker all the time updating us, joking around. He planned a special New Years balloon event that was great.

Dana if you ever see this, A+.

The shows were very good, we went to just about every major show and I was never bored.

We don't gamble much but the Casino was well the Casino, smoky, full of people and flashing lights. Everyone looked to be having a good time while losing their money ;-)

The ports, Cozumel, Belize, Costa Maya, and Nassau.

All four are tourist traps. You are mainly there to buy little trinkets. If you plan on doing things of substance buy into the excursions, otherwise you're going to be disappointed if you don't like to shop.

Everyone was very attentive and nice on this ship, no exceptions.

One last thing, if you're into the spa, wait until your in port, they discount the spa heavily, and it's worth it. See Rebecca for an aroma therapy massag, she is the best :-)

All in all I would go again on the Glory and I rate it a solid A, although not for the itineraries, which in itself says something very good about this ship and crew.

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