Carnival Glory Cruise Review by lamar74

Our house is 65 miles from the port. We arrived at Port Canaveral just after noon, and it took only about 15 minutes to unload and park; however, it took 40 minutes after getting in line to get to the counter.  After boarding, we went to eat, and could not find an indoor table, so had to eat outside in the heat.  My wife looked at the buffet line and found nothing appealing, so we ate from the grill.  

The mandatory drill was supposed to begin at approximately 3:30, but was much later than that.  Carnival said to wait for announcements, but since my wife is recovering from a sprained ankle, we did not want to have to walk down several flights of stairs.  We were not released from the drill until around 4:30.  

The balcony stateroom was very nice, and had just enough storage room for us.  The bathroom was roomy, and the plumbing worked well.  Our room was very quiet.  "Risky" did a great job on our stateroom.  

Service in the main dining room was excellent.  We ate there for six nights.  The food was mostly adequate, with less courses than any other cruise line we had been on.  Desserts were passable.  Unlike other cruise lines, a basket of bread was not provided on the table, but waiters occasionally stopped by to see if we wanted a roll or bread.  The bread choices were the same every day.  On NCL, they had several varieties that changed daily.  

Entertainment was not so great,  There was a juggler one night and a singer one night that were good, but the dancers/singers from Carnival were not too good. The magic show was repetitive - how many different types of box can you make people disappear from? I was disappointed that they did not have a crew or guest talent show.

This was the first cruise where the four major TV networks were available. They utilized the network affiliates in Denver. This was also the week of the blizzard there.

The only major complaint we had was with the supper club, which cost us $60 extra.  I asked for a lemonade, which is free in all other dining rooms, and they wanted to charge me, so I requested an iced tea instead, which they brought without any sweeteners.  I had to request that separately.  The waitress had problems answering a simple question, and gave the excuse that she was just out of college.  We were told that the fillet was came with asparagus and mushrooms; I requested mine to come with nothing, and my wife wanted mushrooms only.  My order was correct, hers came with no mushrooms but with asparagus.  For sides, I ordered spinach and mashed potatoes, and they served me tiny portions of them on the plate.  No refills were offered for my tea until we ordered dessert, and my wife almost had to beg to get refills on her soda.  It took 30 minutes for dessert to be served.  After I paid, I requested to speak to the manager; she asked what I wanted her to do about the situation but did not offer any specific compensation.  The fillet was excellent, and the tiny portions of the sides was too.

We have eaten in the steakhouses and alternative dining on all other cruises (except HAL, which did not have the alternative dining yet), and with one exception on Disney, always had great service.  Disney gave us our meal free after I complained about the waiter who brought what he thought we should have instead of what we wanted to order.  

We had stops in Nassau, St. Thomas, and St. Martin. We had been to each at least two times previously. The only excursion that we took was a St. Martin island tour, which provided transportation to the French side so that my wife could shop the flea market there. The driver was excellent, giving a different narration than we had previously on this tour.

Getting of the ship was easy, we got to our car by 9 AM.

I would sail Carnival again, but only if the price and itinerary were exceptional, but I would never eat in their supper club again.