Carnival Glory Profile, Photo Tour, Menus and Interview

This week the focus is on Carnival Glory. The Glory has recently been through what Carnival calls the Fun Ship 2.0 revitalization. Under this program, ships in the Carnival fleet are being augmented with new features and venues found on Carnival's latest ships such as Carnival Breeze.

The Glory has always been an enjoyable ship with a friendly crew. So why change it? Two reasons really. First, Carnival attracts quite a few repeat guests. While they want the same atmosphere that they enjoyed in the past, they also want something new. Second, Carnival competes with other cruise lines. Its two fiercest competitors, Royal Caribbean International and Norwegian Cruise Line, have built innovative new ships that take cruising to a new level. Thus, Carnival had to respond if it wants to remain the world's most popular cruise line.

The most impressive changes to Glory have been with regard to entertainment. Entertainment has now become the new battleground for the cruise lines. Here, Carnival has done away with traditional stage scenery in favor of the use of technology. It allows them greater flexibility in changing shows and with what can be done with the main theater. To go along with the physical changes, the line has replaced the traditional system where the cast consists of a group of singer and a group of dancers and replaced it with a system where everyone sings and dances.

I spoke with Glory's hotel director Alain Lopez and her cruise director Jacques De Lange about the changes that have been made to Glory. That article is at http://www.beyondships2.com/carnival-glory-interview.html

We have also added a new menus page http://www.beyondships2.com/carnival-glory-menus.html and a new page with copies of the Fun Times (daily programs) from Carnival Glory http://www.beyondships2.com/carnival-glory-daily-programs.html.

There is also a new photo essay showing Carnival Glory in various ports. http://www.beyondships2.com/carnival-glory-photos.html

And we have a new review of Carnival Glory's specialty restaurant the Emerald Steakhouse http://www.beyondships.com/CarnivalGlory-Tour-1.html

Finally, we have updated our profile page http://www.beyondships.com/CarnivalGlory-profile.html as well as our photo tour of Glory to reflect the changes that have been made to the ship. http://www.beyondships.com/CarnivalGlory-Tour-1.html