Carnival Glory is a Conquest-class cruise ship

Cruise ship

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 that was built by Fincantieri

Fincantieri

Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. is a shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. It was formed in 1959 and is the largest shipbuilder in the Mediterranean, and one of the largest in Europe...

 in Monfalcone

Monfalcone

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, Italy

Italy

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. She is owned by Carnival Corporation & plc

Carnival Corporation & plc

Carnival Corporation & plc , is a American-British Company, and the world's largest cruise ship operator. It is a dual listed company, with headquarters at Carnival Place in the Miami suburb of Doral, Florida, USA, and at Carnival House in Southampton, England, UK...

 and operated by Carnival Cruise Lines

Carnival Cruise Lines

Carnival Cruise Lines is a British-American owned cruise line, based in Doral, Florida, a suburb of Miami in the United States. Originally an independent company founded in 1972 by Ted Arison, the company is now one of eleven cruise ship brands owned and operated by Carnival Corporation & plc...

.

Characteristics

Some features of the Glory include nightclubs, duty-free shop

Duty-free shop

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s, four pools, seven whirlpools, and a 214-foot water slide. Sixty percent of her staterooms have ocean views and sixty percent of those feature private balconies.

The Carnival Glory was last drydocked in January 2010. During that time, hull structure maintenance was conducted as well as underwater hull equipment inspections and underwater hull painting. The ship also received her Seaside Theater on Lido Deck 9 overlooking the main pool. In addition, she received the Circle C club for kids 12-14 and 18 balcony cabins.

Currently, Glorys home port is Miami

Miami, Florida

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 and New York, and has been since 2009. She currently sails two alternating 7-day Caribbean

Caribbean

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 itineraries from Miami and Canada & New England itineraries from New York. In November 2009, Glory was redeployed to Miami, replacing the Carnival Triumph

Carnival Triumph

Carnival Triumph is a post-Panamax Triumph-class cruise ship, operated by Carnival Cruise Lines in the Caribbean.-Layout:Carnival Triumph has a "Great Cities of the World" theme. Her amenities include the Paris Dining Room, the London Dining Room, the Rome Lounge, Club Rio featuring music, and a...

. The Carnival Glory was redeployed to Miami to make room for Carnival's newest ship, the Carnival Dream

Carnival Dream

Carnival Dream is a Dream class cruise ship. At 130,000 tons, she is the biggest the line has ever built. Her sister ship, Carnival Magic is the latest in the Carnival Cruise Lines ships, being delivered on April 27, 2011, while her other sister ship Carnival Breeze is expected out in June...

in Port Canaveral. Later in June 2010, Glory began doing summer cruises out of New York City, replacing the Triumph for Canadian-bound cruises. The Carnival Glory also has cruises out of Norfolk

Norfolk

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in both October & May.

External links

• Carnival Glory Official Site (Carnival Site)
• Virtual Ship Tour (Carnival Site)