Another Carnival Cruise Ship Gets a Non-Smoking Casino
If you're sailing on Carnival Glory from Port Canaveral, expect a non-smoking casino and a new Club O2 teen space onboard starting now. Three-night cruises depart Fridays and typically visit Celebration Key, while four-night cruises leave Monday afternoons and add a Nassau stop. Check your itinerary to see which port stops apply to your sailing, and let onboard staff know if you have preferences related to the new smoke-free casino space.
What stands out to me here is the timing: Carnival added these features to Glory while the ship stayed in revenue service, skipping the usual three-to-five-year dry dock cycle. That's a notable operational move — it suggests Carnival can retrofit features like a non-smoking casino without pulling a ship from its schedule, which keeps Port Canaveral's three- and four-night Bahamas itineraries running uninterrupted. Smokers lose a bit of real estate on the casino floor, but the shift toward non-smoking casinos has been a multi-year trend across Carnival's fleet, so this isn't a one-off. Teens gain a dedicated Club O2 space, which matters more to families booking the four-night Nassau-inclusive sailings than to solo gamblers. If I were booking Glory, I'd confirm which itinerary variant is running before assuming Celebration Key or Nassau is on the schedule.