April 2024 Glory cruises not available to book

[Saint Greg]

27 minutes ago, grantbob said:

I don't get it. I sailed on the Dream 3x out of NOLA and it was full every time. The Glory at least had the updated waterworks. I feel bad for the families with kids getting the Liberty.

Yeah I don’t buy that the demand wasn’t there and prices were lowered. I think it was more about getting bigger ships into Texas. I was on Dream twice in 2018 and I paid just as much as I did for Breeze out of Galveston and more than I did for Freedom out of Galveston around the same time. 
 

The place with low prices is Panorama out of Long Beach. Magic and Panorama have the cheapest 7-day non-Australia cruises right now.

[lennythenose]

I’ve always found NOLA to be significantly cheaper than Galveston, but admittedly I haven’t really priced either in the last couple of years. Before when we were traveling with our kids we could get same itinerary same class for much less. Always during peak travel times (again…kids).  Now I’m more open to longer trips and other ports for just the 2 of us and not tied to school schedules.

[Saint Greg]

5 hours ago, lennythenose said:

I’ve always found NOLA to be significantly cheaper than Galveston, but admittedly I haven’t really priced either in the last couple of years. Before when we were traveling with our kids we could get same itinerary same class for much less. Always during peak travel times (again…kids).  Now I’m more open to longer trips and other ports for just the 2 of us and not tied to school schedules.

It really depends. It was significant for the sailabration. But my 2017 Freedom was cheaper than both of my 2018 Dream cruises. And my 2018 Breeze was more than my 2018 dream but those were all within $100-150 total of each other. The newer Vista in 2019 was a couple hundred more as it should’ve been. I found glory and vista to be comparable last year when I went on Vista. My question is why is it cool that panorama is consistently one of the cheapest ships in the fleet and they keep throwing newer ships at Long Beach? The cheapest 7-day I’ve ever had was panorama last year. 

 

Edited December 17, 2022 by Saint Greg

[mkcurran]

2 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

It really depends. It was significant for the sailabration. But my 2017 Freedom was cheaper than both of my 2018 Dream cruises. And my 2018 Breeze was more than my 2018 dream but those were all within $100-150 total of each other. The newer Vista in 2019 was a couple hundred more as it should’ve been. I found glory and vista to be comparable last year when I went on Vista. My question is why is it cool that panorama is consistently one of the cheapest ships in the fleet and they keep throwing newer ships at Long Beach? The cheapest 7-day I’ve ever had was panorama last year. 

 

Hey now. Don't be spoiling the sweet thing we have out here on the left coast. My guesses at the reasons though:

-if they can get cruisers started out west, they'll get tired of the ports and fly east for the pricier cruises. 

-the short cruises hook people and then they book the pricier Alaskan and Hawaiian cruises

-the casino is usually packed on any cruise I've been on out of Long Beach.

 

[Saint Greg]

52 minutes ago, mkcurran said:

Hey now. Don't be spoiling the sweet thing we have out here on the left coast. My guesses at the reasons though:

-if they can get cruisers started out west, they'll get tired of the ports and fly east for the pricier cruises. 

-the short cruises hook people and then they book the pricier Alaskan and Hawaiian cruises

-the casino is usually packed on any cruise I've been on out of Long Beach.

 

I think the casino is packed on all cruises. It should work itself out. There’s no way Long Beach is supporting two vista class ships doing the only route they have.

[mkcurran]

2 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

I think the casino is packed on all cruises. It should work itself out. There’s no way Long Beach is supporting two vista class ships doing the only route they have.

I'm hoping the Firenze will some new itineraries, like a California coastal or longer Mexican trips. 

[Saint Greg]

1 minute ago, mkcurran said:

I'm hoping the Firenze will some new itineraries, like a California coastal or longer Mexican trips. 

Cabo, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta…….Cabo

[mkcurran]

Just now, Saint Greg said:

Cabo, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta…….Cabo

La Paz, Acapulco....if it settles, Loreto, Zihuataneo...

[Saint Greg]

2 minutes ago, mkcurran said:

La Paz, Acapulco....if it settles, Loreto, Zihuataneo...

Panorama goes to La Paz occasionally. I thought there were safety issues with Acapulco.

[mkcurran]

22 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

Panorama goes to La Paz occasionally. I thought there were safety issues with Acapulco.

Very, very occasionally 

[Illbcruzn4life]

23 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

Panorama goes to La Paz occasionally. I thought there were safety issues with Acapulco.

If I was looking for a cruise and Acapulco was on the itinerary I'd keep looking.

[reeinaz]

April 2024 is still showing no cruises for the Glory and I still haven't received any emails regarding it. I called this morning and the rep looked through her ship announcements and saw nothing for the Glory. She reached out to someone else and they told her the sailings are sold out.  I really find that hard to believe. But she could only repeat the information she was given.

[Heartkrazy]

On 12/27/2022 at 7:36 AM, reeinaz said:

April 2024 is still showing no cruises for the Glory and I still haven't received any emails regarding it. I called this morning and the rep looked through her ship announcements and saw nothing for the Glory. She reached out to someone else and they told her the sailings are sold out.  I really find that hard to believe. But she could only repeat the information she was given.

I was trying to look at excursions away from Carnival & the site I use doesn't list my April 2024 cruise for the Glory.  If they are going to cancel it, then they need to cancel it so people can make other arrangements.  If they are replacing Glory with another ship, then let those who are booked know now so they can make other arrangements if needed.  Very frustrating trying to plan something and hitting walls.

 

Edited January 22, 2023 by Heartkrazy
Didn't type my response

[StephPS79]

I think we figured it was coming:

 

[groundloop]

This gives one the impression that Carnival doesn't do a very good job of planning ahead, and it's going to really piss off a lot of customers.  

[slavens_09]

Seems like a pretty lengthy dry dock considering she had 1 not to long ago when she got the new paint and they expanded the casino a little and removed the old future cruise desk and replaced it with a carnival adventures area.

 

I wonder what they are planning on doing? 
 

My guess is they are going to add a red frog pub possibly in place of the ivory club bar.

 

Or

 

Put the red frog in the same location it is in on the Valor and move Club O2 to the conference room on deck 4. Then put cabins in where the ivory club bar used to be. I don’t know all of that is possible in less than a month though. 
 

Any other ideas?

[reeinaz]

[jsglow]

9 hours ago, groundloop said:

This gives one the impression that Carnival doesn't do a very good job of planning ahead, and it's going to really piss off a lot of customers.  

Nobody has airline reservations for a ship more than a year out.  Moreover, Carnival has said that everyone's rate is protected and a little something is added to their OBC if they make a switch.  Sometimes one simply must take advantage of drydock availability. And this is literally right during her transition from New Orleans to Port Canaveral so it makes perfect sense.  No harm; no foul.

[jsglow]

2 hours ago, slavens_09 said:

Seems like a pretty lengthy dry dock considering she had 1 not to long ago when she got the new paint and they expanded the casino a little and removed the old future cruise desk and replaced it with a carnival adventures area.

 

I wonder what they are planning on doing? 
 

My guess is they are going to add a red frog pub possibly in place of the ivory club bar.

 

Or

 

Put the red frog in the same location it is in on the Valor and move Club O2 to the conference room on deck 4. Then put cabins in where the ivory club bar used to be. I don’t know all of that is possible in less than a month though. 
 

Any other ideas?

They do need to 'upgrade' those Conquest Class ships that don't have a RFP just yet.  Similarly, we just got off Dream and I don't think I'd sail on her again until major upgrades were made. She literally hasn't been meaningfully touched since she rolled out in 2009.

[BlerkOne]

1 hour ago, jsglow said:

They do need to 'upgrade' those Conquest Class ships that don't have a RFP just yet.  Similarly, we just got off Dream and I don't think I'd sail on her again until major upgrades were made. She literally hasn't been meaningfully touched since she rolled out in 2009.

Guy's Burgers and Alchemy Bar are meaningful to me, by by far the best upgrade was the non-smoking casino annex. Carnival really needs to expand those.

[reeinaz]

So I tried rebooking this morning. The only 7 day sailing for the same dates was on the Celebration and apparently a 1A porthole cabin (Glory) is so different from a regular interior that Carnival doesnt consider them to be comparable sailings and they would not honor the same cruise fare. So I cancelled.

[jsglow]

So it was interesting reading back on this thread (until we got to the football part!). I've sailed out of New Orleans, Galveston and Long Beach multiple times. My personal preference is New Orleans by a long shot.  I love the ability to fly-in the day before, have a great experience on Bourbon/Frenchman and then literally walk down Poydras Street to the port in the morning.  The only limiting factor for me are the usual challenges associated with Western Only itineraries. As a fly-in cruiser, it's my second favorite embarkation port (after Miami) and it's not even close.  Galveston very much benefits from the millions of folks on the southwest gulf who have that as a realistic driving option. Flights into Hobby are often cost effective so that is a factor I consider too.

[reeinaz]

16 minutes ago, jsglow said:

So it was interesting reading back on this thread (until we got to the football part!). I've sailed out of New Orleans, Galveston and Long Beach multiple times. My personal preference is New Orleans by a long shot.  I love the ability to fly-in the day before, have a great experience on Bourbon/Frenchman and then literally walk down Poydras Street to the port in the morning.  The only limiting factor for me are the usual challenges associated with Western Only itineraries. As a fly-in cruiser, it's my second favorite embarkation port (after Miami) and it's not even close.  Galveston very much benefits from the millions of folks on the southwest gulf who have that as a realistic driving option. Flights into Hobby are often cost effective so that is a factor I consider too.

I enjoy sailing out of NOLA too. It's the only departure city that I plan to stay for additional days. That's why I picked this particular sailing. That and I did get a really good deal for a 7-day sailing, which there aren't many of. 

[mz-s]

21 hours ago, groundloop said:

This gives one the impression that Carnival doesn't do a very good job of planning ahead, and it's going to really piss off a lot of customers.  

 

There are so many huge cruise ships in the world and only so many dry docks that can accommodate them. When space is available they have to take it.

[jsglow]

10 hours ago, BlerkOne said:

Guy's Burgers and Alchemy Bar are meaningful to me, by by far the best upgrade was the non-smoking casino annex. Carnival really needs to expand those.

Agreed. While we're not big gamblers the addition of a smoke free casino is good.