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Glory Review with Pictures- August 4-11, 2007

Paradisefound619

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lindanick

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You win the blue ribbon for the best review. I'm not even going on your ship, I'm going on the Valor to the same ports.

You are good girl! :D :D It looks like a life time of cruises for you. It just keeps getting better.

Linda:) :)

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Day 7: Sea Day- We ate breakfast in the dining room this morning. It was very good! When you eat breakfast or lunch in the dining room you are seated with usually 4 to 6 other people depending on the size of your group. I really didn’t like this. The first time we had breakfast in the dining room no one at the table talked, including us. We were tired and just wanted to eat. It was kind of weird. The second time, this morning, was better. People were a bit more talkative around the table but still tended to talk with just their group. The food and portion sizes were worth is though!

 

Next we went to the Amber Palace for Trivia and my father-in-law won a ship on a stick. Then we stayed for the debarkation talk. This talk was informative and good to go to especially since this was our first cruise. We decided to self assist since we were driving back to Wisconsin and wanted to get going as soon as possible. After the talk we did our usual (reading, pool, sitting the sun) and we had lunch at the buffet. Each day the buffet had a special at the “Taste of the Nations” station. Today’s theme was Chocolate Extravaganza. We at lunch from the deli and regular buffet and then went through the Chocolate Extravaganza. They had a lot of yummy cakes, desserts and a chocolate fountain. We ate too much chocolate and decided it was time to go back to the room to pack and take a nap. I wanted to get packing out of the way during the day so I could really enjoy our last evening.

 

After the nap we went to the kid’s talent show which was really cute but really crowded. This should be done in a larger room! The kids are so cute and proud and of course their families are there but other people wanted to see too. We did some shopping and bough our liquor which they let us take back to the room since it was the last day. Our Guava Berry Rum was also waiting in the room for us to pack (we bought this in St. Maarten but they made us store it for the week). We got ready for dinner and then went to the casino bar for a beer and then some sushi.

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After eating our sushi we still had some time before dinner. We checked the capers and saw that the piano bar (Cinn-A-Bar) had a margarita piano party special. We had not been into the piano bar all week and I am sorry we waited until the last day. It was so much fun! We each got a margarita and sat down to enjoy some tunes and even sing a few notes! We were late to dinner because we were having so much fun.

 

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We finally made it to dinner and had a great time in the dining room. Dinner was wonderful, as usual, and we bid farewell to our wonderful servers: Igusti and Jude. Then it was back to the piano bar for more fun! Erik’s parents went to the final show: Carnival Legends, which they enjoyed very much. Erik and I enjoyed the piano bar for a while more, and then went to check out the dance club White Heat. Not many were dancing and most of the music was unfamiliar to us. We are only in our late 20’s but do not go to the clubs much any more. I think I would have liked the 80’s theme night but missed it for some reason. We walked the ship one last time and then it was off to bed!

 

Day 8: Debarkation- Time to leave the ship….very sad. We went to the Red Sail for breakfast and then finished packing our bags. We had chosen to do the self assist debarkation and carry out our own bags. Everyone was given blue luggage tags with a number (1-34) on it. We had #30 and knew we would be one of the last groups called off the ship. Since we were driving home and wanted to get an early start we chose self assist. If you can carry all your luggage, I would recommend doing this! You need to be our of your cabin around 9:00. We were ready around 8:00 and went to wait, with our luggage, in the Amber Palace. The ship began calling number around 7:30. #1-5 were called first, those with early flights. Then they began calling self assist groups by deck. Since we were on the Riviera deck we figured we would still be called towards the end of self assist. While waiting the Amber Palace we noticed that the line was moving very quickly and was very short. So we got all of our luggage, went in line and checked out. Why wait for our deck to be called when the line was empty? We didn’t mess anything up by doing this and were then off the ship and out of everyone way! Worked out really well! We made it outside and found the Radisson shuttle waiting across the lot. We loaded everything up, waited for about 5 minutes and then were off to the Radisson. The shuttle dropped us off at the parking lot where our car was and that was it. We had to go back to the Radisson lobby since I left our Nintendo DS plugged into the charger in the room before leaving. I was sweating bullets that it wasn’t going to be there but they had it set aside! Thank goodness!

 

We started on our way back to Milwaukee and left the Glory behind in port. It was a GREAT trip and one I would do again in a heart beat. This was the first cruise for my husband and myself and I loved every minute. Nothing really to complain about and everything exceeded our expectations. I really enjoyed the Glory and Carnival experience!

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Last view of the Glory before leaving for home…

 

Here are the things that were highlights:

  • Emerald Supper Club
  • Desserts in the dining room….all very good! Chocolate Warming Cake is a must a least once
  • Ability to bring wine from home. We had 4 bottles total and brought them to dinner
  • Sushi every night!
  • Hanging out on deck 5
  • Cinn-A-Bar Piano Bar
  • Deli- Reuben’s and Tuna Fish sandwich
  • 24hr. Pizza…..soooooo good!
  • Interior Stateroom- I know it sounds crazy but we loved it. So cozy!
  • Our room steward, Don
  • Waterslide
  • Afternoon tea
  • Captain’s party- free alcohol
  • Laying out and cooling off in the pools
  • The views!
  • Embarkation- very smooth, staying at the Radisson the night before made it so easy
  • Debarkation- even better then embarkation, go waiting in the Amber Palace if doing self assist and leave when the line is small.

Well, that’s all for my review. I’ll answer any questions you have and I’m sure I'll be contributing to other posts. No cruises on our horizon again….not because we don’t want to, time and money and a new home are holding us back. Hopefully we can go again in a few years!

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Paradisefound619

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So tell about the hiden access doors.. Any really good areas that you can remember? I know when I was on the Valor last year.. we found one on.. I think it was deck 7 that led out the front of the ship. It was so cool at night to just watch the stars!

 

The doors I was speaking of sound similar to the doors you found. I believe we were on deck 6 by the staterooms and walked to the front of the ship. There was a door to each side that opened up to the front of the ship. You could also go up stairs outside and go up a level. No one was ever out there and it was very pretty, especially at night. It's fun to explore the ship. If you find a door, open it...as long as it doesn't say: Do Not Open!

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I enjoyed your review so much. We went on the Glory last year and loved every bit of it. So, how did you post your pics that size during your review. I finally figured out how to post a little one as an attachement ( I think:o ) But not sure how to do it the way you did. Great job!!

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I enjoyed your review so much. We went on the Glory last year and loved every bit of it. So, how did you post your pics that size during your review. I finally figured out how to post a little one as an attachement ( I think:o ) But not sure how to do it the way you did. Great job!!

 

Hey Gypsy-

 

I put all my pics on webshots.com. Then I clicked on the pic I wanted, changed the size to 500 (on the right side) and then copied the link information into my word doc. I always previewed my post before submitting it because a few time I forgot to size it up to 500 and would need to redo it.

 

Glad you liked the review. I loved the Glory, she is a great ship! Can't wait to go again in the future!

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Nice review, we went on the Glory in May and loved every minute. We prefer the 7 day cruises on the bigger ships but might not do another one for a year or so due to the cost. The 4 day cruises aren't that expensive though and living in a home port city makes it easy to do.

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Thank you for posting a wonderful review. I know you said you did not know the name of the beach in Nassau but do you remember what is was located near? Did they have facilities? Do you know the name of the beach you visited in St. Maarten.

 

I think we would all love to have a link to your other pictures if you don't mind sharing.

 

Robin

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Loved your pictorial review!! Showed it to dh and we both relived our Glory cruise from last November.:D :D :D

 

Thanks for sharing!

 

maybe after our celebration cruise I might be smart enough to figure out how to do this:) I've got a new dig cam so I'm sure I"ll take tons of pics.

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Thank you for posting a wonderful review. I know you said you did not know the name of the beach in Nassau but do you remember what is was located near? Did they have facilities? Do you know the name of the beach you visited in St. Maarten.

 

I think we would all love to have a link to your other pictures if you don't mind sharing.

 

Robin

 

Hi Robin -

 

My best guess for the beach in Nassau is Lighthouse Beach. I have a tourist map of Nassau and it seems to be the same beach we were on. Since it was Sunday many of the facilities were not open. There appeared to be bathrooms but I am not sure. We did rent towels from a vendor that was open. He also had some chips, snacks, water and pop.

 

The beach in St. Maarten was called Baie Rouge. It is on the French side.

 

Hope this helps!

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I appreciate all the great comments about my review and pictures. It was truly a fun project to work on this past weekend! Like I said, I can't wait to scrapbook it all soon!

 

My camera is a FujiFilm Fine Pix F30- 6.3 Megapixels. I love it! One great feature is that it turns on and it's ready to take a picture in 2 seconds. Great for traveling! It's small and only had a view screen, no eye viewer to take up room. There are some great settings which I used while on the cruise. My camera went EVERY WHERE with me :)

 

I'll look into posting a link in a few days. I have all 1000 pictures on webshots and should reduce that a bit, this includes our trip before hand. You guys don't need to see those...unless you are interested in a car trip from Milwaukee to Florida!!!!

 

I hope everyone cruising in the near future has a wonderful time. I look forward to our next cruise sometime in the future!!!!

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Glory review continued…..

 

Day 1: Saturday- After leaving port and watching the land disappear we head back to our room to finish unpacking and read the Capers (the daily newsletter and schedule for Glory). Then we got ready for dinner in the dining room. We had an 8:00 seating time in the Platinum dining room. It was around 7:00 when we left the cabin and proceeded first to the liquor tasting on deck 5. This was a fun event and a nice way to sample some of the liquor on sale for the week. Do not feel pressure to buy any liquor right there at the tasting. It’s in the gift shop all week, same price. Really good prices! Don’t pass up some of the deals. We continued on deck 5 to the sushi bar. We got a variety of sushi and sat on some comfy couches and watched the ship sail through the ocean. We loved hanging out in this area of deck 5 and did so often before dinner. It’s open enough to have space to ourselves, yet fun to watch the people and the ocean going by.

 

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This is the area I am talking about, deck 5, earlier in the day while we were exploring the ship.

 

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Here is my husband enjoying the sushi on deck 5.

 

We were cruising with my husband’s parents and met up with them before dinner. We then headed to the Platinum Dining room for our 8:00 seating. Do not get to the dining room before your time. The doors will be closed and you will have to waiting in the crowded hallway. 5 or 10 minutes after is just fine. We were surprised to see our table was just for the four of us but were fine with that. It was fun to meet our dining staff, Jude and Igusti. Dinner was okay. I ordered a fish entrée off the spa menu. It was fine but lacked taste (for the rest of the cruise I stayed away from the spa menu except for the desserts at the buffet, even though they were diet they were sometimes the best choice and really good!). Dessert was fabulous! Crème Brule. After dinner, my husband and I went to the aft hot tubs to relax and reflect on our first day on ship. Then it was off to bed! Oh, having a night light is important if you have in interior cabin like we did. When the lights are off its pitch dark. We did not use the night light every night but it was nice to have the first night while we were getting used to our surroundings!

 

Day 2: Nassau, Bahamas

 

We arrived in the Bahamas a half hour late, 8:30. Not a big deal since we didn’t have anything scheduled. We put on our suits in hopes to find a beach. I also brought my beach bag with sunscreen, camera, id, sign and sail, a hat and a change of shoes. We planned to do a walking tour that we found on the boards and then hang out at the beach so I wore tennis shoes but also had sandals. I found that I carried this beach bag every where. It was the perfect size and great for day trips or just walking around the ship. Nassau was HOT! We did the walking tour with Erik’s parents for a while but then decided to find the beach! After swimming for a bit we shopped and then went back to the ship. We were on board around 11:00. I hung out in the main pool for a while, since nearly no one was in it and then laid out in a sun for a few (not too long though…it’s pretty intense!). Lunch places opened at noon, so we tried the fish and chips and also had some things from the buffet. The fish and chips food is really good, different but good! After lunch my husband decided it was nap time. I decided to hang out on deck 10 and 11 and watch the ship leave port. Here are some pictures:

 

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Beach we went to in Nassau. This picture was taken from the back of the ship while in port. I have no clue what the name of the beach was. Towels were $3 to rent although you could have easily brought your towel from the ship. We did not think to do this, so we rented two towels. Since it was Sunday, the beach was nice and deserted.

 

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I took this picture while we were leaving the Bahamas. It is one of my favorites! I love the colors and the way the picture turned out. It was a beautiful area just too hot for us to enjoy. We would have enjoyed the Bahamas more if we would have planned some kind of excursion. However, I really enjoyed the beach, a little shopping and then going back to the ship early.

 

Next up, our first formal night and sea day. I need to go enjoy the beautiful Wisconsin weather for a while but then I’ll be back with more.

 

 

Paradisefound,

 

This picture of Nassau is absolutely beautiful! :eek:

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