Smooth Panama Canal

Carnival Glory Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Carnival Glory

14 Night Panama Canal Carnival Journeys (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 28, 2021

Ship: Carnival Glory

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1447

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Ship was very comfortable, crew was happy and everything ran smoothly.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We walked straight onto the ship after checking in.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main dining room seemed a bit disorganised and the menu was a bit restricted especially towards the end of the 14 days. The buffet was consistently good but I hate that I have to stand in line to get the food.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
I played Trivia and that was always fun with interesting, varied questions and I learnt heaps.

Entertainment

I prefer to relax in our cabin after dinner.

Children's Programs

Not a child nor have children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Rico and Edgar were especially fun members of the Fun Squad. Fernando was a good instructor in the gym.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
All of the common areas were spotless. The galleys being in the middle of decks 3 and 4 are a pain when you want to get to the other end of the ship on those decks. With using the app and needing to use your phone with you some charging stations in the common areas would be useful.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
It was very comfortable, a reasonable size and Amwar kept it very clean. It's very close to the engines so not suited to a light sleeper.

Ship tip

Book a late check-in.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5
Only stayed overnight before boarding ship. Have visited New Orleans other times and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

Montego Bay, Jamaica

5 out of 5
No excursion. There were shops near the berth so bought a couple of souvenirs.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Did a Historic Walking Tour. It was fun and informative. The moving bridge was fascinating.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Good shops.

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
Market by the pier had some good items for sale. My girlfriend and I bought lovely, leather handbags.

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5
This was very interesting and the whole point of the cruise. It was good to have a commentary while going through it. The Canal is a marvel.

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Too hot to do anything. Just checked a store and went back to the ship. I don't do hot very well.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
It started an hour earlier than the information said it would nor was the disembarkation process on the TV. It went very smoothly and we walked straight off the ship without standing in line. Face recognition at the port is very quick and really speeds up the process.
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