Carnival Glory Review
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Unfortunately, it was without a doubt the worst cruise we have ever taken with Carnival, and probably will never take another. I found out that Carnival is undertaking a so called ‘Fun Ship 2.0’ restoration of many of their older ships. The Glory, or should I call it ‘Old Glory’ was one of those ships done in 2012. Basically in a nutshell, they added a lot more things for kids to do, and more alcohol for the adults. That pretty much sums it up.
Right from the start we knew there were going to be problems. The muster drill took over an hour in 95 degree temperatures because the Coast Guard was inspecting the Muster drill, and the employees running the individual muster stations could not properly count the number of people. Many times multiple counts were taken and mistakes were constantly being made. Several people passed out or had to be helped inside the ship due to the high heat and humidity of standing 6 rows deep with no movement of air.
The ship itself even though it underwent massive renovation just 2 years ago, clearly showed tremendous signs of wear and tear. Our suite itself had a wooden floor entrance that obviously nobody even varnished or ever maintained it, thus major scratches, gouges in the floor and wooden sidewalls. On Lido deck, there were constant water leaks coming from the ceiling in the dining areas even though it did not rain one drop the entire trip. Obvious water pipe issues. There was unmistakable areas where there was breakage, lack of painting on the exterior of the ship. In many areas of the ship, the PA system was out and you could not hear announcements. Our own safe broke on Wednesday, and they could not fix it through to the end of the cruise.
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Our suite entrance had a wooden floor that obviously nobody even varnished or ever maintained thus major scratches, gouges in the floor and in the wooden sidewalls. Our safe broke mid-cruise, and maintenance could not fix it. It stayed broke the rest of the cruise. In the bathroom, the bathtub had rails that stuck out from the wall 6", thus making for an extremely tight fit in the bathtub with hard plastic doors instead of a shower curtain. One would think with space at a premium, Carnival would use the standard in all bathrooms, usually 2" for towel racks and rails. Someone didn't have their common sense hat on when Carnival installed 6" towel rails in a tight bathtub area.One more thing, not enough American electric plugs available in the room/bathroom area. Our suite only had 2. One in the main cabin, one in the sitting area between the main cabin and bathroom.