Carnival Glory Review

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Disappointing: The Bad and the Ugly -

Review for Canada & New England Cruise on Carnival Glory
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twin2tx
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jun 2012
Cabin: Interior with Picture Window (obstructed views)

We've been on 8 cruises now, most of them Carnival, but I'm seriously reconsidering whether we will ever do another Funship experience. Our last cruise was aboard the Magic, which was absolutely fantastic. We also ascribe to the idea that your vacation is what you want to make it. The ship itself was nicely appointed and kept up, however, with frequent wiping down of public areas. It's the management and customer service that were poorly lacking.

This was a highly disappointing cruise, starting with the delayed departure.

We didn't get on the ship until after 1 AM (yes, in the middle of the night), didn't get our bags until 2:30, and didn't leave port until after noon on Monday. Each passenger got a $50 OBC as compensation. Original departure was supposed to be 3PM Sunday. Had we known departure wasn't going to be until nearly midnight or the following day, we would have not incurred the additional expenses associated with arriving a day early. Fortunately, our hotel was able to store our luggage for the afternoon. We arrived at the port with our luggage to go ahead and start the check in process around 6:30 or so and were promptly directed to head somewhere else to sightsee (which we had already done ALL day long due to the extra time) and subsequently to loll around the Westin's ballroom for an indefinite and long period of time. We didn't get anywhere on time all week. Fortunately, we didn't book a flight out on the last day because they had just barely started general debarkation at 10:00. Our 7 day cruise turned into a 6 day one.

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Interior with Picture Window (obstructed views)

Cabin 4J

1004 category 4J is an interior room with a window at the very front of the ship. It is also a handicapped room so is about half again larger so we appreciated the extra space. We were also supposed to be able to access a small public deck right next door, but they door was never unlocked. Wouldn't have chosen this room if I'd known we wouldn't be able to go out there. It was nice not having to step up into the bathroom, which was also larger.

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