My First ever Caribbean Cruise aboard the Glory March 2016 Review w/pics

[EagleRockers]

I am so enjoying your review. I'd like to find out how you thought this Carnival cruise compared to your Princess cruise last year. I took my first Carnival in February (the Miracle to Mexico) and had a great time. The bad things said about Carnival I found not to be true.

Carry on, and congrats on graduating high school!

[FloridaGram]

I am enjoying our review because of your youthful exuberance! We went on the Glory and did not enjoy the decor so much because we had been on the Freedom and Liberty. But the layout of the ships is the same so I liked the familiarity of the ship.

 

I too love cruising and will be trying out the Conquest next!

 

You are a fortunate young man to be experiencing this at such a young age! You could be a Diamond cruiser before you know it!

[Heartkrazy]

We're finally setting sail! Caribbean here I come!

Oh also here is that link to day 1 of my Youtube video/GoPro video I put together!

Not my best video, but I promise the next ones do get better!

 

We are sailing the Glory & same itinerary in 364 days!! Watching your video made me even more excited than my Ship Mate & Carnival Hub app countdowns combined.......anxiously waiting for more 😀😀

[Ms. Fun Bunch]

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Had been reading about Guys burgers forever and I watch him on tv too....actually saw him win The Next Food Network Star! :eek: Anyway, tasted my lst on the Liberty last January and ate them for 2 weeks, then on Pride last May for 2 weeks, then on the Pride a few weeks ago for 2 weeks, and tho I LOVE them, I am kind of "homesick" for the old burgers and fries (not a fan of the flavored fries at Guys and wish they'd offer them plain or loaded! ;)) and I especially miss the chicken fingers they had at the Grille...with cheese sauce....:cool: Man, I am making myself miserable now! :p:o

 

I miss the chicken fingers too!!! Wish they would put them on the buffet everyday!

[Alexv500]

I am so enjoying your review. I'd like to find out how you thought this Carnival cruise compared to your Princess cruise last year. I took my first Carnival in February (the Miracle to Mexico) and had a great time. The bad things said about Carnival I found not to be true.

 

Carry on, and congrats on graduating high school!

 

 

Thank you!! This cruise was sooo much fun, I did a lot more this time and participated in more activities, such as the dance parties! The atmosphere on the ship was more fun and laid back, and I think because Carnival is more dedicated to families, I enjoyed myself so much! Lots of fun onboard! Carnival is such an amazing cruise line and I love the company and will definitely sail with them again without hesitation! And this itinerary was perfect! Not bashing Princess because they're also a great cruise line and have some beautiful ships and I will also sail them again, as long as I'm on a cruise, I'm very happy haha!

 

Prior to the cruise, I had seen lots of negative comments, and all of which were false, Carnival is amazing! This cruise is one for the books, and a very memorable vacation. I have no negative things to say because everything was great for me. Thanks for reading the review!

[Alexv500]

I am enjoying our review because of your youthful exuberance! We went on the Glory and did not enjoy the decor so much because we had been on the Freedom and Liberty. But the layout of the ships is the same so I liked the familiarity of the ship.

 

 

 

I too love cruising and will be trying out the Conquest next!

 

 

 

You are a fortunate young man to be experiencing this at such a young age! You could be a Diamond cruiser before you know it!

 

 

Aw thank you so much!! Cruising is such a great way to travel, I just love being out on the ocean on a floating resort! Hopefully I'll reach diamond, I think I will because I'm addicted to cruises, they're just so much fun!! :D

[Alexv500]

We are sailing the Glory & same itinerary in 364 days!! Watching your video made me even more excited than my Ship Mate & Carnival Hub app countdowns combined.......anxiously waiting for more [emoji3][emoji3]

 

 

Wow that's a long wait! you're going to have so much fun!! Great ship and awesome itinerary, all the ports were so beautiful and amazing!! Thanks for watching the video too, there's more videos to come, hope you enjoy them and hopefully those help you get even more excited for your cruise on the Glory!! :)

[Alexv500]

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't done any more of the review! School is just crazy and I've been crazy busy with Prom and all my school work! I'll be graduating next month so that's exciting! This week I will be adding more to the review so stayed tuned for that! :D

[pghsteelerfan]

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't done any more of the review! School is just crazy and I've been crazy busy with Prom and all my school work! I'll be graduating next month so that's exciting! This week I will be adding more to the review so stayed tuned for that! :D

 

Oh please, no need for apologies. :D School is much more important. Your Prom and graduation are also two experiences you'll have from high school that you'll want to make the best of and your memories from them will last a lifetime. I can't speak for the others here following, but I'm really enjoying your review and I'll definitely continue to follow...when you have the time. I hope you have a wonderful time at your Prom and congratulations on your upcoming graduation. :)

Edited April 19, 2016 by pghsteelerfan

[VolzCruiser]

Great Review looking forward to the rest.

[gapearl]

What a fun review! That was such a nice surprise your family planned for your grandmother. I can't wait to read the rest. :)

[Draka1]

Thanks for doing your review. Nice pics can't wait for more :)

I will be sailing on the Glory 4/30/16 and will be flying into MIA on the day of. Where is the Carnival check-in located in the airport? Did not know this existed. Thanks for the info.

BTW loving your review.

 

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[Alexv500]

Oh please, no need for apologies. :D School is much more important. Your Prom and graduation are also two experiences you'll have from high school that you'll want to make the best of and your memories from them will last a lifetime. I can't speak for the others here following, but I'm really enjoying your review and I'll definitely continue to follow...when you have the time. I hope you have a wonderful time at your Prom and congratulations on your upcoming graduation. :)

 

 

Thank you so much!! Prom was super fun! Super excited to graduate! Also, thanks for reading along :)

[Alexv500]

Great Review looking forward to the rest.

 

 

Thanks! :D

[Alexv500]

What a fun review! That was such a nice surprise your family planned for your grandmother. I can't wait to read the rest. :)

 

 

There's lots more fun to come!! Stay tuned, I will be working on the review some more sometime this week :) and it was a super fun surprise!! Very challenging to keep a secret for so many months but somehow I managed and her reaction was priceless!

[Alexv500]

I will be sailing on the Glory 4/30/16 and will be flying into MIA on the day of. Where is the Carnival check-in located in the airport? Did not know this existed. Thanks for the info.

BTW loving your review.

 

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We all flew on American Airlines so right when we headed down to baggage claim, there was a sign leading to the Carnival Check in counter at MIA and it was right down next to the baggage claim/ arrivals area. I believe on the boarding pass it says exactly in what area it's located at but it was right next to where we got our bags! It was closed the day I got there since we flew in the day before, but my mom flew in the day of the cruise and they were able to find it easily and she says it was very quick and easy! They even give you your sail and sign cards right then and there so definitely give the airport check in a try! There's signs everywhere for it so I think you will be fine! Have a great cruise too!

Edited April 20, 2016 by Alexv500

[sc4125]

Sio glad to see you back Alex. I'm really looking forward to the rest of your review. I sailed the Glory over Thanksgiving last year and really liked her - BUT - what I'm waiting for is whether you had any interaction with Jordan on the entertainment staff - she's my only child and I miss her - her contract ends May 7th, so she'll be home soon. This was her first contract and she's still seems unsure of whether she will return for another contract (it will have to be another ship as the Glory won't have an opening when she starts another contract).

 

Funny thing is - I also use to work on Carnival - back in the 80's I was a "gift shop girl" and then the shop manager on the Carnivale, Mardi Gras & Festivale. I actually met her father while on the Festivale - he was a Purser!!! I think they work alot harder now than we did. It was a great time for me!!

 

Hey, since you love cruising so much - how about working onboard???

[Alexv500]

Sio glad to see you back Alex. I'm really looking forward to the rest of your review. I sailed the Glory over Thanksgiving last year and really liked her - BUT - what I'm waiting for is whether you had any interaction with Jordan on the entertainment staff - she's my only child and I miss her - her contract ends May 7th, so she'll be home soon. This was her first contract and she's still seems unsure of whether she will return for another contract (it will have to be another ship as the Glory won't have an opening when she starts another contract).

 

Funny thing is - I also use to work on Carnival - back in the 80's I was a "gift shop girl" and then the shop manager on the Carnivale, Mardi Gras & Festivale. I actually met her father while on the Festivale - he was a Purser!!! I think they work alot harder now than we did. It was a great time for me!!

 

Hey, since you love cruising so much - how about working onboard???

 

 

Jordan does found familiar but I'm not too sure! I met so many amazing crew members on this cruise! But that's so cool you have a daughter that works onboard, it must be very difficult to go so long without seeing her though :(

 

That's so cool you and your family have a history with working onboard ships, seems like a very challenging job, I wouldn't be able to be away from home for so long and ship life is challenging I can only imagine- it's one thing to be a passenger and another to be a crew member and those poor crew members work very hard nonstop and I have so much sympathy for them!

 

I would however, would love to work for Carnival or any cruise line to be in charge or maybe advertising or something like that, or even planning the deployment of the ships and where they go and working on the itineraries, that would definitely be a job I'd love to do!

[BenjiRodney]

Loving the review and the pictures. Thanks so much for sharing.

[Alexv500]

First Dinner & Evening Aboard the Glory

 

So after finally getting myself accustomed to the layout of the ship and familiarizing myself with the ship-it was almost time for our first dinner onboard! We had our dinner at 8:15 this cruise in the Platinum dinning room on the upper level and I was super excited to meet our waitstaff for this cruise and to see where we would be eating dinner for the week.

 

On our cruise last year, we had dinner at 5:45 which was a bit early for me but grandmom insisted on eating early so I chose that time. However, dinner at that time was just way too early for me, and due to our dinner time on the last cruise aboard the Ruby Princess, I would miss out on being out on deck to watch sailaway, and since this cruise we would be visiting many beautiful islands, I wanted to be able to be out on deck and watch us leave port! Also, I was never really hungry so early in the evening and many times would go to dinner and not even be hungry! So this time, I wanted to enjoy my food and also be able to come back onboard and not be in such a rush to get ready for dinner! Enough with my rambling rant on dinner time- let's get to the part where I finally go to the Platinum dining room!

 

We finally made it to the dining room, right on time (me and grandmom love to eat so she always jokes around how we are one of the first to arrive when the doors open Lol!) We had table 623 and luckily I was able to prearrange for my entire family to be seated at the same time and thankfully linking everyone's bookings worked, and it was not easy to do this since my grandma and aunt had no clue the rest of my family was coming along!

 

 

We met our waitstaff for the cruise, and they were AMAZING! Super nice waiters and I quickly bonded with our main waiter (I forgot his name omg!! I am so bad at names! I'm going to try to remember as best as I can!) and we bonded because we would talk about the different ships in the fleet and I would ask him about all the ships he's been on, he was even offered a position to work on the new Vista! He was such a great waiter and was from Honduras so he spoke perfect spanish and grandmom loved that she was able to perfectly communicate with him!

 

 

Roasted Chicken for my main w/ a side of fries!

 

 

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I also got the tropical fruit plate to be semi-healthy haha!

 

Our first dinner was a success, the food was delicious and everyone was very happy and impressed, my mom was already in love with the entire cruising experience!

 

Next up: First evening onboard and strolling around!

[Club Disney Chandler]

So happy you're continuing your trip report, I've really enjoyed it. Our first Carnival cruise is coming up in 43 days, getting pretty dang excited. Good luck with graduation and enjoy your final days of high school. You seem to have a great head on your shoulders and I love the gratitude you exude, I wish you the best of luck in life.

 

 

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[Cashya]

Love your review! It's full of positive energy. Thank you for taking the time.

Greetings from Munich/Germany

 

 

If my memory serves me right, I'll never turn back time.

[cruisinsly]

Loving the review! We are going to be on the Glory in December. Cant wait for the rest of your review.

[Alexv500]

So happy you're continuing your trip report, I've really enjoyed it. Our first Carnival cruise is coming up in 43 days, getting pretty dang excited. Good luck with graduation and enjoy your final days of high school. You seem to have a great head on your shoulders and I love the gratitude you exude, I wish you the best of luck in life.

 

 

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Thank you!! That's so exciting it'll be here very soon, I think you're going to love Carnival, I know I did! What ship will you be sailing on? And aw thank you so much, that truly means a lot! Hope you have a great cruise and can't wait to hear all about it! :)

[Alexv500]

Love your review! It's full of positive energy. Thank you for taking the time.

Greetings from Munich/Germany

 

 

If my memory serves me right, I'll never turn back time.

 

 

Thank you!! I love doing reviews and sharing my experience and photos with you guys, thank you for reading and greetings from Los Angeles, California!