AryMay Posted March 19, 2015 #1 Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) We just returned from a B2B on the Carnival Glory (Feb. 28 to March 14). The cruise was booked during Carnival's Halloween Sale last fall (a quickie 3 day sale if I remember correctly.) The rates were about the lowest I had ever seen (other than the casino specials, etc. that only a few qualify for.) The offer also came with a $10/person OBC. When that was combined with our stock holder credit the rate for an inside cabin before taxes and port charges was slightly under $25/person per day. Airfare was another story, so as long as we were paying to get there we decided to just stay onboard for a second week! The Glory alternates eastern & western routes so that would give us 8 different ports! The only hitch was that you could not pick your cabin...you had to book a guarantee. For prices like that I was willing to gamble and figured even if I had a sleeping bag inside the lifeboat it was still a pretty good deal. We got lucky and got assigned cabin #7412 for BOTH cruises...no packing at the end of the first week! This cabin is one of the few SIDEWAYS cabins on the Glory (and other Conquest class ships.) My concern was that because we had gotten such a good deal, this cabin was probably less desirable than the others. I searched online for info on the cabin, but didn't find much so thought I would share some photos here. The cabin was located on Deck 7 (Empress Deck) sandwiched between two other decks of cabins. The cabin was located right next to the aft elevators and stairs which was very convenient. (I was also concerned about noise from the elevator, but it wasn't a problem.) Two decks up the stairs and we were at the entrance to the buffet and the adult pool...three decks down and we were at the entrance to the Platinum Dining room. By entering at the middle of the room, I thought the room felt much more spacious than one of the standard inside cabins (which we have had in the past.) As you came in the door, the beds were on the left, the desk directly in front of you and the closets and bathroom door to the right. We chose to keep the beds separate to maximize floor space. Here you can see the hallway door on the right side of the photo. The large blank wall in this photo became our hat rack using magnetic clips that I took along (the walls are metal.) Although not in the photo, the bathroom was located behind that wall with the door opening up towards the closets. Hopefully these photos will give you an idea of what to expect if you end up in one of these sideways cabins. I was happy enough with the cabin that I would even book it intentionally! Edited March 19, 2015 by AryMay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleibo Posted March 19, 2015 #2 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Thanks for the pix - interesting setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cgsanders Posted March 19, 2015 #3 Share Posted March 19, 2015 That is pretty cool, thanks for posting. Ive wondered how they actually looked inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapcruiser Posted March 21, 2015 #4 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Looks like a good lsuout, I'm going to see if any available on the cruise we r planning on booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springs741 Posted March 21, 2015 #5 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I can't believe you just posted those pics. I was just looking at a cruise on the Freedom and that was one of the available staterooms. I conducted a search as I was curious about the layout. I switched back over to Cruise Critic and there was your post. Guess I need to tell hubby it is our destiny to cruise the Freedom again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamirpr Posted March 21, 2015 #6 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Thank you for posting this. We booked a sideways inside on the Vista for the Med cruise. I was curious what it might be set up like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cupcake8503 Posted March 21, 2015 #7 Share Posted March 21, 2015 How was the motion of the ship during the western caribbean sailing? I will be in 7400 and I am wondering if we should take some motion sickness pills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pirate4me2 Posted March 21, 2015 #8 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Thank you for posting this. We booked a sideways inside on the Vista for the Med cruise. I was curious what it might be set up like. Same here, we booked a Havana Interior on the Jan 8 sailing. OP, thanks so much for posting this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AryMay Posted March 21, 2015 Author #9 Share Posted March 21, 2015 How was the motion of the ship during the western caribbean sailing? I will be in 7400 and I am wondering if we should take some motion sickness pills. It was storming when we left Miami and the first couple of nights were really rough. It was hard to walk and the water in the pools was sloshing out. This was the cruise where a college student went overboard the first night. Drinking was involved, but I can't help but think the motion of the ship played a factor as well. We ate in the buffet the first night, but heard that glasses were sliding off the tables in the MDR and many passengers were sick and leaving early. If you are prone to motion sickeness, then I would make sure to take some type of medication along as a precaution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cupcake8503 Posted March 21, 2015 #10 Share Posted March 21, 2015 It was storming when we left Miami and the first couple of nights were really rough. It was hard to walk and the water in the pools was sloshing out. This was the cruise where a college student went overboard the first night. Drinking was involved, but I can't help but think the motion of the ship played a factor as well. We ate in the buffet the first night, but heard that glasses were sliding off the tables in the MDR and many passengers were sick and leaving early. If you are prone to motion sickeness, then I would make sure to take some type of medication along as a precaution. Thank you so much! The Splendor was our first (and only) cruise and we didn't have any issues but that was Eastern Caribbean in September 2013. I will take some ginger pills just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjinouno Posted March 21, 2015 #11 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Wondering if you had the beds together would there really be knee room with knocking them all the time on the end of the dresser, But like that set up and LOVE your clips on the wall... good thinking there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AryMay Posted March 21, 2015 Author #12 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Wondering if you had the beds together would there really be knee room with knocking them all the time on the end of the dresser, But like that set up and LOVE your clips on the wall... good thinking there! The beds were together when we boarded and we left them that way for the first night. My DH had exactly the same comment about running into the dresser. There was also a small table at the foot of the other bed that was in the way when the beds were together. It just seemed to work out better with a wider space between the beds instead of two skinny spaces on either side! Here is what it looked like: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapcruiser Posted March 21, 2015 #13 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Was there also s chair in the room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AryMay Posted March 22, 2015 Author #14 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Was there also s chair in the room No. Just the stool at the desk. A chair would have been nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseclues Posted March 22, 2015 #15 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Thanks for this very good info and photos. :):):):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandatsea Posted March 22, 2015 #16 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Thanks for posting those pictures :) . Always wanted to see how those cabins looked inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapcruiser Posted March 22, 2015 #17 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Was it difficult watching tv from your bed? It looks like tv faces the doorway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjn911 Posted March 22, 2015 #18 Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) Thanks so much for posting OP....very fun and interesting as well as hopeful for the price and a back to back as share the airfare drama and cost... My Grandma..."Time to spare go by air". Me....."Time and a fortune to spare go by air". Best in future travels...prayers to that family....very glad you had a good time. Sarah Oh...it reminds me a little of feel of 1a's on fantasy class ..just a little....love the feel of your photos...they do need a chair too.:( Edited March 22, 2015 by sjn911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AryMay Posted March 22, 2015 Author #19 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Was it difficult watching tv from your bed? It looks like tv faces the doorway. The TV swivals so you could see it from different angles although the viewing wasn't the best from the bed on the right. Really our only TV watching was: 1. To check out the nightly dinner menus on the interactive channel 2. To watch the "front of the ship" camera channel. We left the TV on (muted) every night when we went to bed. The slight glow provided just enough light to be able to get to the bathroom. As the sun came up in the morning, the light was our signal that it was time to get up! Basically the TV became our window. A couple of times I saw that there was a pink glow on the water so grabbed my camera and ran up to Deck 10 and took some nice sunrise photos...and because I was up early...I got to see a bunch of silly towel animals ready for their day by the pool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjn911 Posted March 22, 2015 #20 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Thanks for such beautiful photos...wonderful!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapcruiser Posted March 25, 2015 #21 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Did you still have 3 closets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AryMay Posted March 26, 2015 Author #22 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Did you still have 3 closets? Yes...I think the closets are the same as any other inside cabin. One closet has shelves, the other two are for hanging clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zabnee Posted May 12, 2015 #23 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Thanks so much! We have this cabin booked for next February 13th sailing. Great to see pictures of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach_gal Posted May 12, 2015 #24 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Quick question~ what kind of magnetic clips/hooks did you use to hold your hats? I need some strong durable ones for all our hats. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCJR Posted June 3, 2015 #25 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Was the cabin noisy being behind the elevator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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