Carnival Glory Review
Carnival glory, Fun in ports, not so fun on the ship
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This was our first cruise and we did a lot of research prior to making our reservations and sailing. We chose carnival since we were traveling with 2 young teenagers, and thought carnival would provide a better experience for them. One of the tips we got was to purchase faster to the fun, which provides perks that usually are reserved for long-time cruisers, like expedited check-in, expedited luggage and priority tender service. This was well worth the investment. The experience itself, far from perfect.
The first day started off rough. We arrived at the airport for check-in and found that their computers were down. Once at the port check-in was quick and we were soon in our room. We checked 6 bags and after about an hour we were surprised that we had gotten some bags... But only 4 of the 6. Hours passed and no sign of the other 2. These 2 contained all the clothes for 2 of our passengers. We finally received the others after 6:00pm due to a lot of complaining. Carnival apologized and refunded the FTF purchase price, which was nice. We settled in and began our journey.
Before I review the itinerary a few general things about the ship and our experience.
Cabin Review
Our cabin was a balcony room on deck 11. It was very nice and has great access to the spa/fitness center, pool and elevators. Our room steward was awesome and took very good care of us. We had two physical issues in the cabin, the shower didn't drain properly, and the light was flickering over the vanity, both items were remedied within 24 hours after I called. The second issue was the phone, we received prank calls day and night, so much so that by the last full day we contacted security. The calls stopped.