Sailing from 9/10/2011 to 9/17/2011 on the Carnival Glory was basically the worst vacation we ever had. My parents and I are very disappointed and upset. This is the 5th cruise we've taken, but the first on Carnival. Compared to its competitors, Carnival is by far the worst experience on all levels. The following is a summary of the major issues we had with our cruise:

1. Unsanitary conditions

The original bedding in the room had stains that looked like some sort of bodily fluid and was covered with hairs of various persons. I requested a change of sheets. The cabin steward manager came by to inspect first. She ordered the sheets changed but rather than apologizing, she told us the stain was part of the washing process and did not address the hairs. The replacement sheets did not have stains, but was still covered by various sorts of hairs. After a long travel to get there, I was exhausted and did not feel like arguing further and ended up spending time inspecting and removing the multitude of individual hairs by hand. Read more