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Carnival Glory Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Carnival Glory

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 10, 2016

Ship: Carnival Glory

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7356

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Perhaps because prices have been fairly competitive, cruises are not offering the services that we've become accustomed to. Frankly, the "favorite part" of our cruise was visiting the ports and partaking in independent (not purchased on the ship) excursions. Grand Turk offered an amazing beach with excellent snorkeling virtually right next to the ship's docking area, for instance. The food was good, and nearly could be called excellent, as was the dining room service. The cruise director happened to be quite aggravating to our way of thinking, but perhaps we are the exception to the rule. The shows, with the exception of the last night, were mediocre. There were several nights during which there were no shows of the type we have come to expect. The area in which the shows took place was so cold that you could have frozen ice right there. Also, 2-3 of the shows incorporated smoky air (to create atmosphere, perhaps?) When that took place, the smell of cigarette smoke accompanied it. Were they getting the smoke from the casino, maybe? (just supposing). The gym was pretty complete, but there again some of the machines had display systems that did not work. And two of the three indoor bikes were broken - not  good. It is apparent that the Glory is an older ship, and it shows in numerous areas; however, we do not feel that the ship's age, per se, is a deal breaker. Maybe that's because we are also "older ships", sailing into our sunset years!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Seemed a little smaller than some balconies that we have had.

Ship tip

For the most part, with the exception of the dining room experience, do not expect to be pampered.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

3 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Hired a driver to take us to one of the best beaches.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
El Yunque was beautiful!

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
The best snorkeling was right here.
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