PatnJudy

Discounted but I don;t know by how much. And I agree, very arbitrary. Will have to see how it goes to see if I do return anytime soon.

I called Carnival and found that because I got a 'Casino offer' my stockholder status does not apply. Oh well. Might influence future cruises. (I still need to pay big bucks for drinks and all that.) It will all depend on how I like this cruise. I have not cruised on CCL for several years.

I was just reading reviews for the Glory. The person who wrote it made it sound like you needed to use the Carnival app ( the Hub) in order to find out what was going on. He said paper menus were few and far between, and the daily bulletin was online. How true is this? I personally hate using my cell phone for all these functions. Guess I'm just not 'woke' in my old age.

My wife and I have found in general biscuits on a cruise line are poor. You might try it once and if it is not to yur liking, don;t order it again. But quit complaining. Other countries the word might mean something a little different. I learned that the hard way. I once ordered 'bangers' for breakfast. I'd read books written by British authors and thought banger was just another name for a sausage. I hated what i got. Needless to say , I never ordered again. I watched when another passenger on a later cruise ordered it.They got the same thing but seemed to like it... I can eat many forms of sausage from boudin to smoked sausage... a banger is NOT one of them.

I still have not heard back from CCL concerning mine. Does anybody know a phone number? It was NOT an option when i phoned.

I personally do not care about the late night chocolate orgies. I went the first couple cruises back in the day and indulged almost to excess. Yes, they were impressive. But then I noticed the number of people attending was not that great. I can understand that would be one of the first places to see a cutback. Main dining room limitations will be more problematic for me. I personally do NOT like to eat at the buffet. I eat virtually every meal in the main dining room with the exception of port days when it might be closed for lunch. I like to sit and have my food brought to me. I do NOT like a hundred hands messing with the ladle that serves my food despite prior washing.

Unless they've changed there recipe at some point, Blue Heaven uses real key limes. True key limes are hard to find, especially commercially. Most have been replaced by Persian limes. Back in the 1920's a hurricane wiped most of the commercial key limes. The true key limes are much smaller and tarter than regular limes. I'm betting that now they sell ANY lime raised in the area as a "key" lime. Just makes economic sense.

Is the main dining room available for breakfast daily on the Glory? How about lunch sea days? Personally, I hate going to the buffet. On my last three cruises, (21 days, 63? meals) I ate in the buffet a total of ONCE. I grabbed a hamburger and fries..