WoodyWindy Posted August 29, 2014 #376 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Onboard the Water Taxi In the unlikely event the boat should take flight, your flotation device may be used as a seat cushion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggaeRoy Posted August 29, 2014 #377 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Awesome anniversary surprise for mom and dad. You did a great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixieva Posted August 29, 2014 #378 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Enjoying your review and pics! Can you tell me if there is wheelchair assistance available in Grand Turk to get down the long dock? We've been there before but I just don't remember. My 84 year old sister will be with us in Oct. and no way will she be able to walk all the way. She'll be fine once she gets to the end of the dock, just will need someone to push her from the ship to the end of the dock and back again later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa0719 Posted August 29, 2014 #379 Share Posted August 29, 2014 In my opinion one of the best parts about the pool at Margaritaville is that there are steps to get into the water...and not just a ladder like what you find on the ship. Due to multiple knee surgeries it is very tough for me to climb a pool ladder so these steps were wonderful Margaritaville pool also has a zero entry sloped entrance to the pool at one end. Great for people who can't do steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc01 Posted August 29, 2014 #380 Share Posted August 29, 2014 in the unlikely event the boat should take flight, your flotation device may be used as a seat cushion... lol!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusin Karen Posted August 29, 2014 #381 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Where does the Glory sail from? I am still thinking of Pride since I LOVE spirit class ships and she is the only one we have not sailed on and it's a short drive to Baltimore. And I LOVE GT and HMC. Favorite ports of call. Have been there 1/2 dozen times and have never been to Jack's Shack. I don't see the point! :confused: We have never been to GT alone, tho, always with another ship, so it looks completely different "empty." Thanks again for sharing this with us. We were on the Splendor 3x just because she was in NY which is our home port but I realize looking at your pictures how much I miss the spirit class of ships. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opie051699 Posted August 29, 2014 #382 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Loving the review and all the pics so far...can't wait to get back on the Pride in April. Great to see what we missed last time...(Hurricaine Irene a few years ago...wiped out GT and we had to skip HMC because of lost day)...makes me want to go TODAY!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernNSassy Posted August 29, 2014 #383 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yay!! Another Wrigley review! I just love your reviews. You've inspired me to try to do one of my own when I get back home from my cruise in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoaMom Posted August 29, 2014 #384 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Well Thank You but I think I am going to bypass Tea next time unless I have someone to go with me It was wonderful....I would book another cruise with Grand Turk on the itinerary in a heartbeat. In fact I am looking at the Carnival Glory for May 16th with Grand Turk, St. Thomas, and Half Moon Cay as the ports of call The Glory May 16th, oh my! We are already booked - 7 of us and hopefully adding the 2 women I became fast friends with on the Fantasy. We do tea, love trivia and just spend more time laughing! I've been trying to get to HMC and each time something happens ... Told my PVP that if something happens, he can row me there ... He laughed until I told him how serious I am, ha. Hopefully you & your Dad can come along too - we guarantee lots of laughter & fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rogueperson Posted August 29, 2014 #385 Share Posted August 29, 2014 The one I'm going on next year doesn't go to Grand Turk. I'm a little disappointed that the stop at Grand Turk is so short. The ship leaves at 2:30, I believe. Its the same with our itinerary at Freeport. I like freeport (even though a lot of people don't), though it feels a little bit of a throwaway because you barely have time to do anything there. If we have time, maybe we'll do the Splendor from NYC. I think their stop at Grand Turks is much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nybumpkin Posted August 29, 2014 #386 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Where does the Glory sail from? I am still thinking of Pride since I LOVE spirit class ships and she is the only one we have not sailed on and it's a short drive to Baltimore. And I LOVE GT and HMC. Favorite ports of call. Have been there 1/2 dozen times and have never been to Jack's Shack. I don't see the point! :confused: We have never been to GT alone, tho, always with another ship, so it looks completely different "empty." Thanks again for sharing this with us. We were on the Splendor 3x just because she was in NY which is our home port but I realize looking at your pictures how much I miss the spirit class of ships. ;)The first time we went to GT we tried to stay at the beach and Margaritaville right by the port. It was horribly crowded and the swimming at the beach just wasn't very nice - the water wasn't clear and the bottom was rocky. We had to keep fending people away from our beach chairs.:eek: The next time we walked down to Jack's Shack and had a wonderful time. Much better swimming and much less crowded. The most we've done since at Margaritaville is a photo with the bird.:p Sailing out of Baltimore is easy from NY. The first time we drove down to South Jersey to spend the night, then arrived at the port the next morning. The second time we went down a couple of days early to go to an Orioles game and to tour the Inner Harbor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted August 29, 2014 Author #387 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Where does the Glory sail from? I am still thinking of Pride since I LOVE spirit class ships and she is the only one we have not sailed on and it's a short drive to Baltimore. And I LOVE GT and HMC. Favorite ports of call. Have been there 1/2 dozen times and have never been to Jack's Shack. I don't see the point! :confused: We have never been to GT alone, tho, always with another ship, so it looks completely different "empty." Thanks again for sharing this with us. We were on the Splendor 3x just because she was in NY which is our home port but I realize looking at your pictures how much I miss the spirit class of ships. ;) The Carnival Glory cruises out of Miami. We really lucked out in all 3 of our ports of call.....we never met another ship in any port. It was great. I think that's the first time that's ever happened in any of our cruises. I always check Cruise Cal to see what ships will be in port with us. I always said that Key West was my favorite port of call. I think Grand Turk and Half Moon Cay is quickly moving to the top of my favorites list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted August 29, 2014 Author #388 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Loving the review and all the pics so far...can't wait to get back on the Pride in April. Great to see what we missed last time...(Hurricaine Irene a few years ago...wiped out GT and we had to skip HMC because of lost day)...makes me want to go TODAY!! :) Thank You so much. Happy to hear that you're enjoying my review. I would love to see the upgrades on the Pride....I'm sure they will be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted August 29, 2014 Author #389 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yay!! Another Wrigley review! I just love your reviews. You've inspired me to try to do one of my own when I get back home from my cruise in a few weeks. Thank You. Have fun on your cruise and I will be looking for your review when you return. What ship are you cruising on and where are you going??? Once you start your review be sure to finish it. You'll be surprised at how much work a review is once you get started but there's nothing worse than a half done review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted August 29, 2014 Author #390 Share Posted August 29, 2014 The Glory May 16th, oh my! We are already booked - 7 of us and hopefully adding the 2 women I became fast friends with on the Fantasy. We do tea, love trivia and just spend more time laughing! I've been trying to get to HMC and each time something happens ... Told my PVP that if something happens, he can row me there ... He laughed until I told him how serious I am, ha. Hopefully you & your Dad can come along too - we guarantee lots of laughter & fun! I have a friend going on that cruise and she really wants me join her. I don't have anything booked for Spring yet so that cruise would be perfect...plus we have never been on the Glory. Yeah Trivia is our favorite onboard activity. It's just fun to play....winning that ship on a stick is an added bonus. We'd love to join ya. Hopefully it will work out that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted August 29, 2014 Author #391 Share Posted August 29, 2014 The one I'm going on next year doesn't go to Grand Turk. I'm a little disappointed that the stop at Grand Turk is so short. The ship leaves at 2:30, I believe. Its the same with our itinerary at Freeport. I like freeport (even though a lot of people don't), though it feels a little bit of a throwaway because you barely have time to do anything there. If we have time, maybe we'll do the Splendor from NYC. I think their stop at Grand Turks is much longer. Really you don't stop at Grand Turk on your itinerary next year. Where do you go in it's place?? And yes I wish stops in Grand Turk were much longer. Just like Key West....the ships leave way too early from there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted August 29, 2014 Author #392 Share Posted August 29, 2014 The first time we went to GT we tried to stay at the beach and Margaritaville right by the port. It was horribly crowded and the swimming at the beach just wasn't very nice - the water wasn't clear and the bottom was rocky. We had to keep fending people away from our beach chairs.:eek: The next time we walked down to Jack's Shack and had a wonderful time. Much better swimming and much less crowded. The most we've done since at Margaritaville is a photo with the bird.:p Sailing out of Baltimore is easy from NY. The first time we drove down to South Jersey to spend the night, then arrived at the port the next morning. The second time we went down a couple of days early to go to an Orioles game and to tour the Inner Harbor. Everyone has a preference between Jacks Shack and Margaritaville. Jacks will be much more laid back with less people because you're much further down the beach. Plus would you rather swim in a fresh water pool or the beach. After the pools onboard and the beach.....that fresh water Margaritaville Pool was very relaxing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbmsmile Posted August 30, 2014 #393 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Brianna I love Grand Turk also...if you have never rented a golfcart and toured the island on your own you are missing out! The island is extremely safe and very small, and beautiful! I challenge you to take an adventure next time and venture away from the pool :p I never wait in those crazy lines!! I like to sit and either people watch or scenery watch until the line gets close to the end...In Grand Turk you can sit on the benches at the beginning of the long dock and still watch the line... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted August 30, 2014 Author #394 Share Posted August 30, 2014 In the unlikely event the boat should take flight, your flotation device may be used as a seat cushion... Haha....you better hold in tight. Don't want this to turn into another Jack and arose incident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted August 30, 2014 Author #395 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Awesome anniversary surprise for mom and dad. You did a great job. Thank you so much. I was so happy that I was able to pull off the surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted August 30, 2014 Author #396 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Enjoying your review and pics! Can you tell me if there is wheelchair assistance available in Grand Turk to get down the long dock? We've been there before but I just don't remember. My 84 year old sister will be with us in Oct. and no way will she be able to walk all the way. She'll be fine once she gets to the end of the dock, just will need someone to push her from the ship to the end of the dock and back again later. Thank You. No there wasn't wheelchair assistance in Grand Turk but I'm sure if you ask at Guest Services the day before you arrive in Grand Turk and explain your situation they will try to assist you the best they can. You then may have to arrange a time of when you would want to head back to the ship. This is what I would do. It doesn't hurt to ask. But be sure to explain your situation clearly at Guest Services. Will you have your own wheelchair?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted August 30, 2014 Author #397 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Margaritaville pool also has a zero entry sloped entrance to the pool at one end. Great for people who can't do steps. Yes you're so right. The zero entry area is by the cabanas. It is so nice that they take everything into account with that pool so that all guests are able to enjoy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted August 30, 2014 Author #398 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Sorry I didn't get around to posting any photos today. I've got some great photos of Half Moon Cay to share. I will resume posting photos tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted August 30, 2014 Author #399 Share Posted August 30, 2014 (edited) Who is excited for College Football to begin tomorrow with the first College Football Saturday of the Season???? Go Irish!!!! I am a big Notre Dame fan so who are you rooting for?? #Play Like A Champion Today Edited August 30, 2014 by wrigley80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kybluecruiser Posted August 30, 2014 #400 Share Posted August 30, 2014 who is excited for college football to begin tomorrow with the first college football saturday of the season???? Go irish!!!! I am a big notre dame fan so who are you rooting for?? #play like a champion today sec!!!!sec!!!!sec!!!!sec!!!!sec!!!!sec!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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