This was my 9th Carnival Cruise and I was not as impressed as I was in the past. I noticed the nickel and diming even before we got on board with Spa prices increasing based on demand, i.e. days at sea prices were higher than already overpriced massages. When asked about changing the massage appointment once on board, we had limited options because we booked online which did not make sense. Once my wife was done with the massage, the sales rep was extremely push with trying to sell merchandise. There did not appear to be free room service at night and the room service breakfast options were extremely sparse, basically danishes and bagels. We asked for maps of our destinations at the guest services desk which they said were only available at the port. Other cost saving measures in the room were noticeable. Our room attendant was great. Though he asked us at the beginning of the cruise if we would like the room made up in the morning or night. In the past, twice a day was automatic. Carnival seems to have lost the customer-focused mentality and become a large money making machine. Someone should come around mid way through a cruise or at least call and see how everything is doing. Most people on the ship lost the 'yes' mentality, though there were some employees that went out of their way to help us. Overall, a good cruise with nice destinations and good food. read more

I just went on my first cruise! We went to the Eastern Caribbean on the Carnival Glory despite not being able to visit all designated ports due to a Tropical storm system and being rerouted from Grand Turk to Nassau, Bahamas the overall vacation was Amazing!! We stayed on the Verandah deck 8 a balcony room that was amazing being able to see the amazing views at our leisure. Our room was kept very neat and clean by our room attendant every day and night and left us some cute towel animals as surprises! There was so much food all the time!!! I have to say our experience in the Platinum dining room was exceptional! We were served every night by WALTER FROM GUATEMALA and his team and they were AMAZING!!! Walter knew all of our names (party of 8) and orders and particulars by the second night! He cut my daughter's porkchop every time she ordered it (which was a lot) because she loved the dish! THANK YOU!!!The shows during dining were so cool having all the servers get together and dance!! I have to say although the boat may be a little older it's definitely clean and neat and was a wonderful experience! I can't wait to book our next cruise!! TIP: if you want to get on the ship quicker and off faster during ports and debarkation look into purchasing the FASTER TO THE FUN program definitely worth the money!!! And allows you to enjoy the islands quicker and before everyone else! read more

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We boarded the Glory on 3/3/18 and disembarked on 3/17/18. Two weeks on board a floating city! What an amazing time we had! The embarking was fast and easy and we were welcomed by the best crew we've ever sailed with! Everyone was pleasant and happy and helpful! Hubby won a goid hand at the tables and I lost at the slots. Food was great as well as the service. The evening shows were very good and music around the ship was plentiful! We cannot wait to sail with this crew again! read more

Just took this 8-day eastern Carnival Cruise Line - Glory Ship. Rooms were nice, cleaning good, ship problems- none. The best part was finding out the ship had a fish and chips fast food and Guy's Burger fast food (from Food Network host). The ship had minimum shifting from the awesome weather. The Cruise Director was great and movies over the pool at night were good. Comedians funny. Customer service desk and photographers awesome! The bad: the evening dining restaurant served pretty food although I asked for well done each night, it never came and sometimes the middle of my food wasn't cooked so eventually I stopped going to dinner and ate at the regular locations or buffet. When I asked the server about it, he explained that they couldn't do individual requests because the food was cooked in batches and they couldn't guarantee which one I would get. However, I know I wasn't the other one because I saw others send their dinner back. The ugly: the theater performances were terrible. Singing was off like they had minimal practice and the routines sucked. Outfits to be desired. One show was even highlighting the divas and the guys were singing. Also, paid for the unlimited soda and juice but you had to go to the bar to order and they wanted a tip each time you requested it. So what's the point of paying and unlimited fee? read more

The Glory is a great ship! Mike Pack is a Top Tier Superstar Cruise Director! His staff of Eden, Ashley, and Fedora/Fifi is fantastic! Great food! Great entertainment! What more could anyone want? Never, ever miss Nightly Music Trivia with Mike at 9:15! read more

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We loved this ship. The people were friendly, always something to do. So many places to eat or grab a drink and it was quick. Ports were great, Grand Cayman, Honduras, Belize, Cozumel. Any questions were answered quickly. The entire family loved it. Guys burger joint was good, deli was open most of the day and night. Taco/burrito bar. Buffet had multiple lines for choices. Ice cream was everywhere! Bars were everywhere and with the cheers package you could try all their specialties, wouldn't advise that all in the same day. Trivia, hasbro, shows, themes. 2 pools, track, volleyball, basketball, minigolf(needed some work) movies. The crew was informative and smiling, the cruise director, Eric, was perfect. read more

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This was my first cruise, so I don't have much to judge it against, however, the fact that I got engaged onboard, I think, makes it worthy of a 5 star review. My boyfriend of three years and I decided just two weeks before to go on a cruise for Valentine's Day and the anniversary of our first date. So we booked a 7 day cruise to the western Caribbean - our ports included: Cozumel, Honduras' island Roatan, Belize and Costa Maya. We flew down on a Saturday morning, boarded that afternoon and the eating began and didn't really end until we got off the cruise the following Saturday. The Carnival Glory had more food and entertainment options than I could have imagined. And its sheer size was astonishing. Let me recount the ways: Guy Fieri burger bar, taco and burrito bar, two different buffets, two different sit down restaurants, a steakhouse, four separate bars, a pizza place, a fish and chips shop, a deli and several 24-hour froyo machines. Oh, plus room service at anytime of the day or night. While I won't lie and say it's the best food I've ever had, for the amount of food that the ship had to prepare for everyone, they certainly did quite well. I ended up thinking the upcharge for the steakhouse (we did that our first night) was a little much, but since everything else was included in the price (minus alcohol and sodas - those were extra) it was pretty darn good. Plus, the amount of options you had for every meal was impressive as well. My qualm was on days when we got off the boat to do excursions, sometimes we didn't return until after the normal lunch options had closed, so were limited in our choices then. And then there's the entertainment options. Without having ever gotten off the ship, we could have been busy with something every hour of the day. There was a large casino, two theaters, a comedy lounge, a piano bar, a kid's club, an adults' only pool, a night club, a preteen club, a video game arcade, a spa, a workout room, hot tubs, an adults' only section of deck chairs, not to mention all the impromptu happenings scheduled every day. It was really remarkable. Not really knowing what to expect, I was pleasantly surprised by the size our room on the 8th floor with its little balcony. Whoever designed those rooms did a bang up job of utilizing every square inch of space available. While you couldn't open the bathroom door and one of the closets simultaneously, how often do you really need to do that? And I have to say, that never in my life, have I had customer service as good as what I experienced on the Carnival Glory. Every staff member from our room steward (who made the best towel animals every night), to our cruise entertainment director Dr. E, to the guy who made the burritos couldn't have been nicer. Plus, you can be a total slob on the cruise and it's kosher - there's always someone coming around to pick up left over cups, plates, whatever. It felt weird at first, but got really easy really quickly. My boyfriend and I decided to do shore excursions two of the four days we were in port and saved those for Honduras and Belize. We went ziplining in Gumbalimba Park in Honduras and snorkeling off of a little island Carnival bought in Belize, and both excursions were awesome! I had the best time, and even when we just went wandering in the Mexican ports it was interesting. I would highly recommend doing a few exciting ones. One of the best things about the cruise was the fact that there wasn't much to do beyond eating, sleeping, sunning and lounging. Also, since we didn't bother to pay the hideous cost of internet on the boat, we even got to have a digital detox. But now for what you really want to hear: my engagement story. So here's how we got engaged. It was our first full day on the boat and it was one of the "cruise elegant" evenings, which meant get dressed up and go to a fancy-schmancy dinner and take pictures, etc. We did so and had a lovely dinner then after, we went on to the deck to enjoy the night. We walked over to the adult section, which was crowded during the day, but deserted that evening and climbed into one of the big double hammocks to look at the stars. I said to my boyfriend, "Did you ever imagine three years after our first date we'd be on a cruise together?" and instead of answering he pulled the engagement ring out of his pocket and I began crying when I realized what it was. Tears of joy of course. As you might imagine, we were both deliriously happy the rest of the trip and really nothing short of a stomach flu outbreak onboard could have ruined it (thankfully that did not happen). But it was perfect. In a nutshell, I got engaged under the stars off the coast of Cuba on the eve of our third anniversary of our first date. Beat that for an engagement story. So all in all, this was an awesome first cruise and I would definitely go on another one in the future. read more

This was the first cruise I've ever been on and it was probably the most fun that I've ever had! Our cruise left from Miami, went to Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas, then onto St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, we sailed onto San Juan, Puerto Rico, then to Grant Turk and the Caicos Islands before heading back to Miami. We had a couple days at seas as well. This ship ALWAYS had something going on at every point throughout the day! There were musicians playing constantly, DJs and dance parties, comedy shows, dance clubs, there was a gym, a spa an arcade and a casino, games and all sorts of trivias, movies and SO MUCH FOOD! I can't even put into words how much fun I had on this cruise! This cruise seemed to have been focused on family fun or more catered to younger people, which is probably why I loved it so much! There was a little pool (and by little I do mean kinda small for trying to cram in 4,000 people), another little pool by the bottom of the awesome water slide, and even a pool for adults only. The food was nonstop, my favorite being the dessert bar. We were scheduled for the early dinner and our waiter was incredible! And to think that all the food was free! They even had 24/7 pizza and ice cream, and of course room service! The only thing I paid for on our 7 day cruise were the drinks and a hat I bought in one of the boutiques!The staff on our cruise was so accommodating and made me feel like royalty. My room had a balcony and it was fantastic being able to look out at the endless ocean! The ship was huge and it took my boyfriend and I a couple days to learn our way around, but once we did we wanted to be everywhere. I will absolutely recommend this ship to anyone wanting to try a Carnival cruise! I cannot wait for my next one! read more

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Avoid. Terrible food. Slow and expensive WiFi. Disorganized, delayed, and cattle call disembarkation. Cigarette smoke from deck 10 ruins main dining area on deck 9. Overcrowded. Small public areas. Broken arcade games. Ship is old and in need of massive overhaul or retirement. Staff, as always, is excellent. read more

This was my second best cruise ever taken out of 17 cruises it's all for fun and fun for all! The dining room experience is really good it's only showtime after dinner the food is pretty good each port we stop They had a dinner selection from every port if you love hamburgers you have to have a Guy burger . The entertainment every night was top notch and the ports of call were all fantastic. we had three formal nights in 10 days and I feasted on lobster each one my record is six lobster tails at one dinner . This was my 17th Cruise and I have to say it beats the Allure of the seas . Yes the Allure is one of most beautiful ships I've been on yes it's impressive and yes it is big but is as big as it is the administration makes it extremely boring. I want to thank my Carnival travel agent Christopher Mitchell for another fantastic cruise by the way if you want to get off that extra pound per day there's a jogging track and a good gym to workout in until 10 o'clock at night read more

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We had a terrible experience aboard the Carnival Glory ship. The first night on the ship, we were kept awake all night by very loud noises coming from underneath our cabin. It was so loud that my (very heavy sleeper) 10-year old woke up in the middle of the night crying because she thought the boat was sinking. We tried calling Guest Services but no one answered the line... so we just waited until the next morning on 3 hours of sleep to complain at the Guest Services desk. We talked to one of the representatives and she mentioned that they had previous guests of the same cabin complain about noises. We were appalled to learn that Carnival would knowingly keep booking this cabin when they are aware of such circumstances. Apparently she got frustrated with our questions, so she very rudely told us there was nothing they could do since the ship was full... that's it... good luck! We asked for the manager. He then said that we needed to wait until the ship arrived at port (the following day) and see if any cabins came available then... until then there was nothing he could do. He also mentioned that the crew's sleeping conditions were worse... like that helped. They also asked us to "monitor" the noises and call them when we heard them. Who in their right mind is going to ask a guest to tally disruptions in the middle of the night? There was no empathy for our situation... no 'we are very sorry, let me treat you to something for your troubles'... NOTHING. We were asked to come back after the ship left the 1st port after yet another terrible night of no sleep. Every night we called, and every night we heard the same thing. Nothing we can do. They even had someone come to our room at 3:00am in the morning to "evaluate" the noises. After chatting us up as we laid in bed, she confirmed that in fact they were very loud and she was going to talk to Guest Services. We never heard anything... we never received a phone call apologizing, not even a letter. I have never felt so unappreciated as a guest. The way I perceived it was that they had a full ship so for all they care we were SoL. At the end we got some credit on our account... and a swift kick out the door so they could make way for a new guest to enjoy the midnight swoosh, bang, clank of stateroom 1393. I will never ever travel with Carnival again... and will make it a point to tell everyone I know (and don't) to travel with Royal Caribbean instead... I've heard nothing but great things about them. PS. Carnival - if you care at all for your guests... you should flag this type of room as people are booking them and offer them at a discount. There is no reason someone should pay full price for discount accommodations. read more

I have been sitting on the forth floor of the multi-level parking garage since 7:52 AM waiting for my parents to depart the ship. Two hours and counting have since passed. However, I have made some sound observations that speak great volumes. First and foremost, I would like to thank the staff and security directing traffic in the Port of Miami; there has not been one moment where car's were waiting in line to leave the port. Since we are talking about vehicles, let me take the time to say that there were two places vehicles were continuously pouring out from; that would be Norwegian and Disney. I do not know what it is that these two cruise liners are doing when it comes to evacuating a large quantity of people safely and efficiently, but from a bird's eye view Carnival Glory and Carnival Sensation should be taking notes. Now, to be fair I did see some vehicles leaving out of Carnival...I believe these are "Diamond" members, as other have informed me (also waiting). That being said, that's where anything good to say about Carnival ends. Clearly, they cannot stick to an agenda, and clearly they have no sense of structure; they are about as good as that one best friend at the bar who is all trying to be your wingman, but sports Velcro strap shoes. I would like to end this review with a moment of silence for all the people who have managed to get off of this disorganized ship, but since there is no leadership, structure, organization, and to be frank a true schedule to follow--they have been forced to wait outside for almost as long as I have been- presumably waiting for their ride or perhaps their friends and family are still on board. I sincerely hope that they opted to not leave their bags behind and put on sun block, because sunburn is inevitable. By the way, it's been three hours now. Thank you for being horrible and reinforcing why I would never become a Carnival customer. If you want any luxuries afforded to you, Carnival has proven this industry is all "pay-to-play". I guess they truly are following the golden rule, where the one with gold rules. I'll take my business elsewhere and join the happy people that left hours ago with Disney and/or Norwegian who left with a smile. It truly pays to spend a little more. read more

Wow! Let's start with the overall culture of the company policy- steal your money first ask questions never! Please, please, please whatever you do, stay FAR AWAY from this cruise line: My aunt, a 25 year cruise veteran/diamond member of carnival, organized our recent family cruise with Carnival Cruise Line(Glory). To keep it straight, the guest service employees may or may not have the slightest idea what they're doing with your funds. Nor do they care after they've been taken (regarding sign and seal card when boarding ship) Whatever you do, do NOT give them a CREDIT CARD. Their policy requires a $200 hold that is not even necessary, as my mom was given the option to put a minimum of $10 , while a different handler told me, "Well-swipe and we'll see what happens!" $200 later I attempt to change the max amount I want placed on the card- not allowed. I told them to cancel my card and was told by the supervisor on hand I'd be getting a refund in 3 business days, not after the cruise ends, just 3 business days (No biggie I can wait until friday I guess) Fast forward to friday- the funds are not there. My bank is annoyed with carnival explaining to me that all they have to do is release the funds. Of course they do not-they want you to spend that money on the ship (funds are held in carnival bank while your account says pending). The supervisor wasn't having it and rudely tried to turn me away even after admitting their employees had misinformed me. The issue wasn't with the $200 hold, it was with the inconsistency and inaccurate information that could've been prevented and given me the opportunity to use the funds for excursions OUTSIDE of the boat. Who wants money sitting on a boat they're not going to use right? LASTLY check your statement- they charged me $22 for a pool towel I didn't even use ;) .....After all of this I was offered a free phone call LOL *this review excludes food/bev hospitality, fun squad, housekeeping, and general crew members. They were refreshingly kind. read more

It was a boat. The staff was less than accommodating. The service was not very good. The pool was a total #fail. Towels reserved empty chairs for entire days. Guy's burger was the highlight of the ship. We will not cruise Carnival again. This was our 2nd trip with carnival and the last was in 2008. It is not the same company by far! Maybe they can turn it around but it will be with a new CEO. Who would think taking island music off the ship around the pool was a good idea? Apparently this guy prefers acoustic sets with Pink Floyd and Motown mixed with Gordon Lightfoot. Yes I know what you're thinking! Who the hell is Gordon Lightfoot? Google is your friend on that one. Carnival you are a joke for a float. Done with you. Oh yeah one last thing. Do not get sold on the "my time dining". They sell it as if at any time you can walk in and dine. NOT TRUE. you can go anytime but rather than walking in with preference you are put in line like you are on a wait list for a chain restaurant and wait for as long as an hour. Not exactly "my time" now is it? Anyway I could go on and on but Royal Caribbean as a minimum if you need my advice I assure you at least you're avoiding the nightmare of Carnival Glory. read more

I spent the last seven days on the Carnival ship Glory. It was quite a disappointing experience the ship is big , old and beautiful I was there as a guest with a premier casino group member, lots of drawings and perks from the casino , which is not run by Carnival but so smoky I could hardly play for more than an hour at a time. We had a late sitting at dinner. Our service was excellent but the food was not quite up to par most nights it was cold or under cooked, or dried, out my potatoes were hard and cold every night. There were other options but except for the awesome burgers by the pool I stuck to the dining room. Desserts were under cooked and soupy. No table cloths on the dining room tables? The ship was not as fun as other cruises I've been on . The shows were mediocre at times it seemed they were preforming for themselves. There was a lot of options piano bar, comedy show, bars everywhere, drunk people everywhere, even an adults only area. I paid cash before I left for my bill and then was charged an extra $68 on my credit card when I returned home, I will be disputing the additional charges. This was my first Carnival cruise and probably will not be booking another carnival cruise in the near future. The ports were fine and I had a great excursion on a catamaran in Grand Turk , but overall I've been on many other cruise lines and had much better experiences. Getting off the ship this morning took for ever. read more

Very bad experience on carnival glory with guest services. Was overcharged several times for internet and gratuity deboarding which is 90$ per guest. Samir, the guest service rep was very rude in refunding the charges as if to imply it was his money he was refunding. Very unprofessional. Im almost 100% sure he flagged me and my guest for some reason because when we tried to deboard, we were stopped by security out of 2000 guests. Very embarrassing and we were threatened by carnival security staff member that if we did not turn in our passports we would be escorted by police. Very unacceptable treatment of guests when we did absolutely nothing wrong. I recommend anyone to aboid carnival glory cruises because disgruntled staff my inconvenience your trip read more

Ship was clean, staff was very friendly. Only critique would be the food on the breakfast buffet was a basic continental breakfast, nothing special. Also, the air-conditioning in the cabin was not that cold. read more

This was the worst cruise we have had. We've been on a total of 4 cruises with Carnival. We had several maintenance issues which took several days to fix. One of our friends broke 3 ribs after falling off the bunk bed that had a broken tail. It took them 2 days after the incident to fix it. However, they did come out and take pictures as soon as the incident was reported. We were almost left in Nassau. We were advised he would be followed by a Port Person and we never saw them. He is now perusing legal action for medical neglect. The customer service we received was not at all what we have experienced in the past. Our Steward was very unhappy from the beginning. Our toilet was leaking from the wall and when the first maintenance man came out he told me I was wrong that it was flooding. He claimed to have fixed it. That night our bathroom was then full of toilet water. The next maintenance man removes the toilet and advices that there was a valve that was broken and that's why it was leaking from the wall. After complaining twice in the ship and no changes made we write Carnival and after a few back and forth all they would offer was $300 onboard credit and 15% of the room cost (before taxes) of this cruise towards another cruise we book. It was very disheartening that a company who strives for such great customer service would treat repeat customer with such neglect. We don't expect perfection but when on a cruise we flew over 3000 miles to and we were celebrating our daughters 18th birthday we should be able to have a good time without feeling as if we were bothering people. read more

We just cruised on the Glory from 2/28/2015-03/07/2015. We were on a girls trip for a friends 50th birthday. First I would like to thank all of the staff, including waiters, bartenders, and cruise director for the wonderful service they provided. Next is our cabin. It was good size to accomadate 2 guests. We did have to request for the mini bar to be opened since it was locked. We also had to request that it be restocked which they would not do. You had to prepay for the items after you used the initial inventory which I didn't like due to the fact that I may not drink all of the ones they delivered. Our cabin steward was also only fair. We felt that all he did was was make our bed, make towel animals and restock our towels. On more than one occasion, we had to clean our own toilet, wipe down our own bathroom counters and we had to wash our glasses daily. He would never take any dirty glasses out and replace them with clean ones. Next is the smoking sections. I do not smoke but some of my friends do. They chose to smoke in the casino most of the time due to how dirty the smoking sections were on the decks. The ashtrays were overloaded at all times. My opinion of the casino is that if you sit against the bar, they empty your ashtrays promptly but anywhere else, they will be overflowing with butts. The casino also smelled very badly. Carnival really needs to invest in a better filtration system because the smoke overtakes the the whole floor including non smoking areas on the that floor. I believe guests should be able to have a clean place in which to smoke. Next is the food. I didn't think the food was as good as previous cruises we had been on with other cruise lines. It seemed to be cheap food and in the dining room, you still felt the food being served was rather buffet type food. You can order as much as you want and the service was beyond excellent. We had Antonio and Nepal as our servers. Loved them! We couldn't of asked for better servers. One of our group was gluten free which Carnival did an excellent job accomadating her special diet requests. Although her food seemed to be pre prepared all the beef was was overlooked so she would have to request it to be replaced. The other downfall, is that you have to order your meal the night before and could not order anything additional on the night of the meal which at times didn't work out. Sometimes, she would be hungrier than she thought she would be and would not be able to order more so she started ordering extra which resulted in wasted food lots of times. Next is the debarktation with tender ports. What a nightmare this can be. If you do not book a carnival excursion, you are not allowed to leave the ship until excursion guests leave. We booked a zip line, cave tubing and atv's tour and were 2 hours late getting of the boat which meant we were unable to zip line because we didn't have the time. I feel it should be first come first served since we got up very early to ensure we would get off the boat early to take our tour. Next is the adult pool. It had no entertainment or music and the service for a drink on that side was terrible. It seemed that all activities were at that family pool which I didn't think a lot of the entertainment was family appropriate. Next is the odor on the ship. I complained on several occasions that the ship had a sewer smell that would come and go. This was especially on our guest room room floor. Next is the ship layout. It took us several days to find everything on the ship because a lot of elevators won't take you to where your trying to go. To get to the lobby and shops meant walking through the casino which stunk to get to them because the elevators by our rooms wouldn't allow us to get there in any way. Next is the cheers program. What a great program. I only have 1 complaint. If you want a soda while dining on the lido deck buffet, you had to exit to the pool deck to order at a bar. They should have servers in buffet room to get this for you. Other than all above, the staff was great, Guys burgers were great, taco bar was great and pizza place was great. Unfortunately, we didn't find the fish and chips until 2nd to last day because of the layout of the ship. Overall, we were satisfied since the price was great, had we paid more, I would of been upset. Carnival is a cheaper cruise line so you get what you pay for. read more

I love the Glory! It is an absolutely beautiful ship! My boyfriend proposed to me on this ship! The staff and food are wonderful and the shows were fantastic! read more

This was my second time on Carnival Glory. We met a lot of folks from all over. One lady was from Nashville and she work for a celebrity country singer. She share pictures of herself singing at the Grand o'l opry and of her and Gath Brooks. The excursions were fun. Although I had to file a complaint against a worker in Bahamas horseback ridding "Pegasus Ranch", which is owned by Carnival for making rude comments to me. We also did the Segway excursion lots of fun! My con for the trip would be the aggravating request to purchase drinks. You have to be careful at dinner also because items from the steak house is not free. read more

Nice and very relaxing vacation with the Glory. Good food, very nice and helpful employees, clean and well maintained ship. Entertainment was great, except our kids (8&11) weren't excited about Camp Carnival this time, they preferred being with us. The excursions we booked through Carnival were awesome but pricey, compared to just going off the ship and buying them from companies in the port area. A couple of things not so great this time: long wait times for customer service. There were only one or two employees behind the counter, to handle a long line of customers. I waited 20+ minutes in line twice. Nobody ever answered the customer service phone line. Also, long wait for room service, especially when your kids are hungry and it's in between lunch/dinner. Otherwise a great vacation!!! read more

I should've went there I should've seen a hot lady in there so I could attract her introduce her to my mother and I would've seen her I said should've loveI wouldn't want to handle next time read more

Recently debarked from a 7 day western Caribbean cruise, and I must say Carnival has brought its A game! After cruising with Royal Caribbean and Disney, and amid the frequent news alerts of cruise ship "nightmares", I must say I am very elated with my experience! From the dining, having a chance to sample rabbit, escargot, Ox tongue, a full functioning cantina (with freshly prepared tortillas!), Guy Fieri's signature burgers, 24 hr oven baked pizzas and a smorgasbord of themed dining experiences...this ship brought this foodie satisfaction! Customer service was excellent, and cabins and public areas kept immaculately clean. I am not a fan of smoking, so a smoke free casino and nightclub would have been awesome. Entertainment was great, and appealed to all age groups, but the ship's DJ needs a lesson on how to mix and play music to keep the party going! How many times can one play Cupid shuffle or cha cha slide in one setting?! Some good ol' soca, dancehall and top 40 would have been nice. I would definitely return to Carnival as a future cruiser, and I encourage you do too! read more

I know that Carnival Cruises aren't known for their fantastic track record, but my husband and I just came back from a 7 day trip to the Bahamas on the Glory that had MAJOR issues. It was a wedding cruise for a close friend of ours, so we had really high hopes. The first night, our room was soaked in one area due to a supposed sprinkler test. This happened again on the third night, even though we were told that it only happens once a cruise to just a few rooms. How is that OK? Why were we not warned? We were not offered any compensation. The real nightmare for me was the morning that my husband was headed to breakfast while I slept in and he found that we were locked IN our room. We called for our steward and he couldn't open the door either. After about 30 minutes, the maintenance man was able to pry us out with a huge screwdriver. By this time I was in a full panic (I have generalized anxiety disorder) and my husband was beyond angry. Once I was finally able to calm down, we went to guest services to complain and receive some sort of compensation. They offered us a bottle of wine, free drinks, or a dinner upgrade. Well, we purchased the drink package, so two of those options were of no use to us. I told guest services that none of those options were acceptable, but I was too upset to deal with them at that time. The next day, I started a flare (I also have immune issues) so not only was I terrified for the rest of the trip, but sick as well. Today I spoke to Carnival at great length and their first offer to me was $21! I was insulted, since that won't even cover one copay for the doctor appointments I'll have this week. So far, the best I've been able to do from them is $100. I've told them that this isn't over and I'll be updating them on my medical costs and expecting better compensation. Has anyone else had similar experiences with Carnival? Do you have any suggestions for me? I am beyond angry and I'm still having nightmares. read more

My wife and I have been on the Glory twice now; the latest trip was December of 2015, for a 7-day cruise to Half Moon Cay, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas and Grand Turk. This was the first time of all our cruises to have a balcony, and we loved it. Got to have a balcony from now on. We had a great time and everything was wonderful, so no need to make comments. In the evenings, we could hear a slight noise above our room, and decided that it was coming from one of the casino machines. We investigated the casino and found the machine, so I played it and won big. It must be one of the most used machines, thus the noise. I had a pedicure at the spa, and the woman ripped me off for an extra $20 by falsifying a credit, but once at home, I caught it, called Carnival and was told that the spa was a separate company, but they also agreed to refund the $20 Themselves. I can't say enough about Carnival and especially the Glory ship. We had a great time in every way and made a lot of new friends. I give the Glory a 5-star and would take it again. read more

The 7 day cruise Aug 19- Aug 26, 2017 on this ship was fantastic, our itinerary started in Miami to Bahamas Half Moon Cay, St. Thomas USVI, San Juan PR Amber Cove Dominican Republic back to Miami. This cruise ship has lots to do for all ages and the food was very delicious especially the Guy Burgers on the Lido deck 9, the cruise did get a little choppy one day at sea which cause me a little sea sickness but that was taken care of with more ginger ale, grapefruit and that patch thing behind my ear. The only thing I did not like was that all the pictures are recycled if not purchased when they should just give them to us as part of the package when we book the cruise or at least let us take copies with our camers and phones. The shows were fun to watch, all the music and the Staff was top notch and our kids had fun too and most of all we made it back to California before all the bad weather hit. My heart goes out to all the people who are affected by these storms. Thank you Carnival Glory for a trip of a life time... read more

Cons They told us we would be on the top of the boat and we were placed at the bottom. The room smelled awful, like mold. The drain was clogged Load noises all night. Someone charged our account 40$ for bingo and had to keep harassing them to get my money back. Food is bland Flies on food Food attendant threw away watermelon and scraped the plate in the trash and the trash was touching the plate and instead of cleaning the plate she put more fruit on top of it. If you come with a small party they will make you share a dinner table. Everyone was nice but it get uncomfortable at times. The 2 elegant nights were on the same day as excursions so I had no time to get ready because my dinner was at 6 and we had just got on the boat at 6. Missed it. Dirty Windows. Unorganized when being let off boat. Tv is burnt out/ scratched and as you watched it the picture would get darker. Refrigerator is filthy Belize was awful. 5 miles out     Dirty water trash coconut police with guns. Can only pay with american money. I spent 1hour there and went back on boat. Another cruiser said they had nothing but abandoned cars everywhere Everyone wants a tip and will try to intimate you into giving them one. One guy made me move my own bag and got in face saying I need to tip him and I needed to do it now. Wi-Fi sucks, you can pay from $35 -$125 and it still doesnt work. Old ship needs updates Pros Staff is nice Shows where entertaining Islands beautiful Bingo was popular Hasbro was fun for kids Water slides Movies on lido Crusiers are for the most part very friendly and helpful Lots of languages to help This was my second Carnival cruise and I will definitely NOT be coming back. Next time I'll use Royal. read more

Can't figure out where these good reviews are coming from unless Carnival is hiring people to write the,. Worst cruise ever, If it were not for Guy's Burger Joint and the BBQ place we could have possibly starved to death. Oh and the soft serve ice cream machine. Went to the dining room on dress up night and was the only person there with a tie on. Waited 45 minutes for the lobster and couldn't eat it. Tasted like it was under cooked. Unless you a big breakfast eater stay away from the buffet. Can't figure out the dessert options. Most had no taste at all. As far as the alcohol goes they must thing its gold. Glass of wine and vodka on the rocks was around $18 with tip. We had a balcony room that was nice but the glass around the balcony was so dirty we had to stand up to see the water. Getting off the ship was a nightmare. They had two youngsters coordinating it and it seemed they had no idea what they were doing. So I don't know about the rest of the Carnival ships but for $1350 a person for 7 nights this is my last cruise with them. read more

Coming back from cruising on this cruise line left out of Miami. The ship was not the easiest to get around my husband and Thought. The food was good rooms were okay the ship seemed old . The customer service was good we had a very bad smell down our hall leading to our room and the carnival cruise line took note of it and kept checking to see if it was resolved. Also they sent some cookies which were good . read more

Staff is terrific!! Very good food, although dining room dinner takes too long (2 hours). Fun activities, but most relate to partying. Some lectures about the ports or their history or the ocean etc. would be very appreciated! Also, more craft activity opportunities would be fun. Many activities happen by the smokey casino - please change these to a more family friendly location. The main pool is way too small, and it is the only one accessible to kids. However, there are tons of deck chairs. We really liked the shows, the dive-in movies, the water slide, mini-golf, the nice ports, and the shore activities. Our family did not appreciate all the teenagers running loudly down the halls and yelling late at night between 11:00pm & 1:00am. The boat really needs security to wander around at night and warn these kids and their families, and possibly charge them a monetary fine for disturbing so many others. Several people on our floor told the kids to stop, but the teens just gave disrespectful rude responses, and continued messing around. Sorry, but I am not planning on cruising with Carnival again due to the rowdy loud teen problem. It's hard to enjoy your vacation if you can't get any sleep. read more

The cruise we took was 7 nights from Miami and went to their private island in the Bahamas, St Thomas, San Juan PR, and Grand Turk. The cruise itself was wonderful and enjoyable. Even with hurricane Matthew in the area, the weather did not stop us from having fun at every stop on our itinerary. The food options were very good and decent quality. The steakhouse on board is worth the additional cost and the waitstaff was great! Our room attendant was friendly and prepared our room quickly and cleaned it immaculately. The only real negative of our experience came from the spa. The manager named Acacia is more like a fast talking car salesperson. She told us about many packages and different options for massages, facials and pedicures and what discounts our options would qualify for. Acacia's objective seemed to be in making misleading promises to boost the company profits rather than actually providing any actual services that would benefit the guest. We had a 90 minute couple massage scheduled that only lasted 75 minutes and was charged at the wrong rate. My pedicure was incorrectly scheduled also, ruining our sea day and our plans. The staff at the spa didn't seem to respect Acacia either and when they heard our concerns about her, offered their own criticisms of her as a manager and her honesty. In the end, they didn't charge us at all for the massage, but didn't communicate anything to us or accept any responsibility for what happened. Disappointing experience there. The ship was great and on schedule at every port. We would cruise again on the Glory, but would avoid the spa. read more