Carnival Glory Cruise Reviews - Reviews

The ship was kept immaculately clean. Some of the entertainers were wonderful, but there wasn't enough variety in the shows. Cruise director was an awful bore, but his assitants (especially Fly) were great. The food was very good, but the portions were too small.

I have been on many cruises. This was by far the worst one ever. Nothing to do for adults or teenage kids without having to pay extra money for. Food was bad service was horrible and the ship was dirty.

Ship was amazing.....way bigger than I thought...very clean..very nice layout.

Very attractive decor. The makeover last year was first class and the kaleidascope always changing colors lighting in many venues was outstanding.

Carnival Glory was an attractive looking ship and well maintained, meaning it was very clean.

Good for our purpose

This was our first cruise. Even though we have flown many times, this is definately worth repeating. We can't wait for another cruise. The experience was great. It not only met our expectations, but exceeded them in every category.

This was our first cruise on a major liner (The Glory). We wanted to try it out to see if we would like a cruise vacation, and, to our surprise, we did. We discovered very early on that we had to shape our own cruise experience. Since we're rather quiet, reserved people, the noise on the ship and the number of young children running about were initial distractions. However, we discovered that there were quiet zones to which we could retreat (our cabin w/ balcony being one). We would have preferred quieter music during dinner and spots on the ship with quiet music. As it was, the music was all modern rock and blasting on the Lido Deck. Still, everyone from fellow cruisers to service crew was very pleasant and polite, which created a very safe and relaxed atmosphere. The food, about which we had heard so very much, was quite good and readily available. This may be a silly complaint, but, for some reason, I thought there should have been more smoked salmon available, especially at the breakfast buffet. However, I realize that that might be costly on such a large ship. Overall, the experience was a good one, and we will explore other cruise options in the future, perhaps first doing a bit more research about specifics before booking. Who knew? We turned into "cruise people" after all -- with a few caveats.

We sailed on Glory in 2008 and now again Aug 2011. Changes and improvements were seaside theater was added and "Your time Evening Dining". It seem that the staff went to lengths to keep the ship clean and free of germs. We also appreciated that pictures were taken but not "so in your face" as in 2008. Again we enjoyed the evening surprise of the towel animals. The evening dinners were wonderful!

We cruised on the Carnival Glory. The ship was huge! The staff was very friendly and accommodating. It was fun to have folded towels that resembled animals on our bed every night (along with candy). The shows were really good.

it was very nice trip and have great moment.i was very enjoy on this trip,had great meals and had very good service

Time for a overhaul in all areas .this ship is just not doing it

Overall good cruise. Food better in restaurant. Room very nice. Crew for the most part was good.

We were bored most of the time. I describe the entertainment staff as a bunch of high school kids told to entertain 3600 people for 5 days. This cruise was nothing like I had experienced on other cruise lines. We made our 1st port late and our 2nd port was cancelled due to fog. The ship ran at around 10 kts. The top speed of the ship was 21kts. They blamed the fog for having to run slow and miss the 2nd port (I understand and accept weather problems) but I don't see why they run so slow and were late to the 1st port when it was clear all day and night. They seemed to be more concerned with saving fuel cost than keeping schedule.

The inside of the ship is beautiful. It is decorated well with incredible different colors. The ship by itself is great and has the great potential to be wonderful, just needs to work out some problems.

I had a great experience with Carnival several years ago when the days without kid. I never write a review, but after this trip I felt I have to because I owe this to my son and myself. We are working parent who do not have help from parents, relatives to watch our kid on a regular basis. We were so excited to know that we can enjoy a cruise trip with our son and utilize their daycare. But he hated it, he has been to three different daycare since he was 6 months old and never gave us a hard time leaving him . However, on the second day of dropping off Camp Carnival , he reacted strongly, he was crying and would not leave his stroller. One of the staff came to hold him so that I can leave. When I pick him up, he was at his stroller and they took him out from the side of play room ( a room where kids nap and there is a huge TV). A mean looking Filipino lady rolled her eyes and said he wanted to go into the stroller and he had a nap there and after woke up he would not get up from the stroller. My son was in the stroller for FIVE HOURS? Did any of them even try to get him out of there? And why is he still in a TV room after his nap? Following day, I went in there to comfort him until a Macedonian (she's nice) lady walk away from over 10 kids to hold him. When I pick him up at 10 pm, he was not in my eye sight, he came out from that TV room again, good thing this time he was not in the stroller, but pushed his stroller out. Did they leave him in the stroller again and watch TV the whole time? The third day when I tried to drop him off at 2 pm, another grumpy, tired or sleepy looking Russian, Romanian or Polish accent lady would not check me in because I asked her if I can be in there to comfort him for a minute. I went down to guest relation and asked to speak to camp director, Anna. She came shortly, a sweet young lady with a dark bags udnder her eyes (saw her one time holding a coffee cup at 10 pm!) I asked her if I can go in there to comfort him before I leave and told her if they over worked their employees. Also, I asked not to put him in the TV room, I do not want him out of my eye sight. They all seemed tired and annoyed, not just to me but also to other parents. We will not dare to leave him there for dinner after all these horrible experience. The dinner menu for kids did not seem all that great, I dont see any fruit and vege. We dropped him off about 8 pm after dinner, so we can go to the 8:30 show. I asked the same mean poker face Filipino lady if she can change his diaper, she said you suppose to drop them off with dry diaper. She than took a diaper and put it on top of his stroller and walk away. When we pick him up at 10 pm that diaper is still on his stroller, his diaper was not changed! No wonder the other two days when I pick him up his diaper was full of pee and his butt turns red. They never checked or changed his diaper. My poor son........ They do not have any schedules or activiy for the daycare when you make the reservation, neither on line or inquire by phone. We found out the hours on the ship the day of boarding at 5:30pm. There's a family time for an hour and after we drop him off until 10 pm, for about two to three hours first day. Full day service are only three days; sencond, third and fourth, none on fifth day, disembarkation day around 8 am. They dont open the same hour everyday, some day early some day late. They are close one hour for lunch, second and forth day closed 1 hour after lunch for family activity, making cuddly bear with a fee (after these kids paid full pice and still expecting making money somewhere!) The camp close from 4-6 pm to preparing dinner. They offer night owl time from 10 pm to 3 am with a fee, about $7 per hour. It's a good deal if you don't mind paying that amount for one to 20 ratio and watching TV.

The ship is good, but the staff was somewhat under par in certain area. Since the crew changes on all ships like every 6 months, u just never know what you're gonna get. My cruise on the same ship a year ago would have been rated PERFECT in every way. One year later I was disappointed.

Boarding very smooth. Crew always pleasant. Condition of Glory was very good considering age of ship. Dinner menu could have been better.

a bit old. paint splashed on balcony chairs, we didn't want to sit on them. they looked dirty

We had just returned from a cruise on the Allure of the Seas. We took this cruise becasue of our grand daughter. She was so excitedand wanted to do all the kid things on the ship. We actually took her to most of them and she had a very good time.