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

[adoptivemommy]

I love that your Grandmom is your cruise buddy!! [emoji173]️

 

I am sailing the Glory in September on the other itinerary. [emoji2] My husband is a huge Guy's burger fan as well. I don't think I could book a cruise now on a ship that doesn't have it LOL

 

Can't wait to read more about your trip. [emoji106]🏻[emoji106]🏻

[Alexv500]

Loving your review so far. We are doing Western Carribean in August on the Glory. There are so many negative reviews out there that I was beginning to get nervous about our choice in ships so I'm so happy to see such a rave review so far.

 

BTW - It's been 7 months and we still miss Guys Burgers :(

 

 

Aw I'm so glad to have made your worries go away!! Before my cruise I was reading negative things too and it also made me nervous, but I'm a very open minded person and I don't judge until I've actually tried something out! And in this case, I went on the Glory without a care and wasn't going to let bad reviews ruin my excitement! Everyone has a different opinion/point of view when going on any ship! And I can tell you this, Glory is AMAZING!! Not a single problem or complaint from me, I loved every single minute of it and everything about the ship, couldn't have asked for a better cruise!! And I also couldn't have chosen a better ship for my first cruise to the Caribbean and first on carnival :) if you got any questions don't hesitate to ask either!

[Alexv500]

wow nice review! I sure would have hard time to keep that kind of secret for many months. i would have been scared if it was my grandma, that she have a heart attack with that kind of surprise! I know the feeling when you're saying in your head, get off my ship !! then you have to chase the one that says, it gonna be me in one week!! Nah its never gonna end!! Keep it coming.

 

 

Thanks! And LOL yeah I was worried my grandma was going to freak out too! Haha! And oh I know those disembarkation thoughts are the worst, my grandma would ask me "so when we get back to Miami, what time do we need to be at the airport to go back home?" And I would be like "shhhh We don't think or discuss that dreaded day when we gotta go back home to California!!"

[Alexv500]

Do you think you got seasick? Or was it just a cold or something? I'm also on riviera deck on my next cruise and wanted to know if you felt motion a lot. Was it noisy?

 

 

It was a cold, no seasickness from me! Just a mini cold that thankfully went away within a little less than 3 days! And on the riviera deck, I didn't feel that much movement, we were toward midship and didn't have any problems on that deck, very quiet where we were at. My mom's cabin was on deck 6 aft and when I would go there, you definitely felt movement, especially when we experience somewhat a little bit of rough seas when sailing from San Juan to Grand Turk, but back down on riviera deck, not a problem with movement! You could of course feel some of it but not as severe as on other parts of the ship, I would definitely stay on riviera deck again!

[Alexv500]

I love that your Grandmom is your cruise buddy!! [emoji173]️

 

I am sailing the Glory in September on the other itinerary. [emoji2] My husband is a huge Guy's burger fan as well. I don't think I could book a cruise now on a ship that doesn't have it LOL

 

Can't wait to read more about your trip. [emoji106]🏻[emoji106]🏻

 

 

Awww thank you so much, that means a lot :) !! I love having her as my cruise buddy too! Believe it or not, but getting her to go on her first cruise was a huge struggle, she was MORTIFIED of the idea of being on a cruise, but once we did our first cruise last year, she ended up LOVING cruising and that's why it was super easy getting her to go on this one, she's already talking about the next one for next year, looks like we might be sailing on the Vista!!

 

Those burgers are soooo good I don't blame him! I don't think I could go on a ship without one either now after being spoiled with Guy's for a whole week, LOL!

Edited April 7, 2016 by Alexv500

[diamonddaddy]

Been on the Glory over 20 times she is a great ship!

[Crusin Karen]

Awww thank you so much, that means a lot :) !! I love having her as my cruise buddy too! Believe it or not, but getting her to go on her first cruise was a huge struggle, she was MORTIFIED of the idea of being on a cruise, but once we did our first cruise last year, she ended up LOVING cruising and that's why it was super easy getting her to go on this one, she's already talking about the next one for next year, looks like we might be sailing on the Vista!!

 

Those burgers are soooo good I don't blame him! I don't think I could go on a ship without one either now after being spoiled with Guy's for a whole week, LOL!

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

[footballbabe3]

Great job. Your review is awesome. I feel like I'm with you!!

[nybumpkin]

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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

Karen, I'm with you. I love Guy's Burgers but I like plain fries better. And I miss the chicken fingers too....

 

Alexv500, we've sailed on Glory 5 times, last time in 2014 after the upgrades. She's a great ship.:cool:

[Crusin Karen]

Karen, I'm with you. I love Guy's Burgers but I like plain fries better. And I miss the chicken fingers too....

 

Alexv500, we've sailed on Glory 5 times, last time in 2014 after the upgrades. She's a great ship.:cool:

LOL....Kathy, the 2nd week we were on Liberty (we did a B2B) I found Fish and Chips which was also a "first" for us. Their fries are delish and NORMAL ;) So I'd get a basket, then wait on line at Guys and eat them before I got my burger! :p

[flyawayca]

I remember reading your Mexican Riviera cruise review. Happy to see you back on another with your grandma! :) And what a great surprise you planned for her!

 

Can't wait to see more of your review.

Edited April 8, 2016 by flyawayca

[Mikew0805]

Been on the Glory over 20 times she is a great ship!

 

If you are trying to make me jealous... well... it worked! :D

 

OP.. Great review so far, looking forward to more. I remember my first cruise at age 16, and I fell in love with ships every since. 24 years later and I still get a giddy as you... every time!

[mllekaren]

It was a cold, no seasickness from me! Just a mini cold that thankfully went away within a little less than 3 days! And on the riviera deck, I didn't feel that much movement, we were toward midship and didn't have any problems on that deck, very quiet where we were at. My mom's cabin was on deck 6 aft and when I would go there, you definitely felt movement, especially when we experience somewhat a little bit of rough seas when sailing from San Juan to Grand Turk, but back down on riviera deck, not a problem with movement! You could of course feel some of it but not as severe as on other parts of the ship, I would definitely stay on riviera deck again!

 

Thanks! I'm on the Riviera deck midship next week :-) First time on a lower deck. I think I made a good choice!

[josieallen]

More, more, more. Can't wait

 

 

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[Alexv500]

The Fun continues!

 

After checking out our cabin, we headed on up to and do some more exploring! It's something that I must do on the first day of each cruise is familiarize myself and get antiquated with the ship and where everything is, I just love exploring the ship, and I had plenty of time before muster drill and while waiting for our luggage to arrive to our cabin. The whole family was dispersed all over the ship at this point, they were so lost without me LOL but hey I can't take care of everyone at once, I gotta do my exploring! I headed on up to deck 3 to check out the Promenade and it's something I admire about every cruise ship-just being out there and enjoying the views = Priceless! Especially since we were still docked in Miami, I had such amazing views of the city on both sides of the ship, Miami is just so stunning! Afterwards, I headed on up to deck 10 in my little secret spot I had throughout the cruise. Tip: head on up to deck 10 forward to get great views of the front of the ship, it's such a great spot to take in all the views, definitely recommend it if you're on any Carnival ship that has these viewing decks in the front!

 

I'm telling you guys, the views from deck 10 are amazing!

 

So I did a lot of my exploring around the ship, and afterwards I headed back on up to lido to checkout what was going on up there, and everyone was settling into cruise life when suddenly MUSTER DRILL TIME! Ding-ding-ding-dinggggggggggggggggg is what you could hear, and some people looked quite surprised! Luckily I knew what this meant and it was time to head on down to deck 4. What was really different on Carnival was that they make you actually go to muster station itself, and this was going to be interesting for sure, LOL. We were all packed like sardines and keep in mind it was very hot and humid day in Miami and then add in the body head of hundreds of people and well yeah that was an interesting combination and muster drill! I just wanted it to be over with already and get on with my vacation! I have no problem with doing the drill because I know it's critical for our safety in the event of an actual emergency, just it would be nice to do it inside, this is probably the ONLY complaint/thing I didn't like this cruise, but hey what can I do, it was for my safety!

 

It was over now, and now the fun really begins, VACATION TIME!!! And it was almost time for sailaway, let's get this show on the road!!

 

Gotta love seeing that whale tail!

 

Next up: Sailaway!

[Alexv500]

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

 

Before I knew it, we were getting underway and ready to set sail! This is really happening I thought, It felt like a dream but this was reality, wake up Alex it's time to take in the views! Sailaway party started right after the muster, and everyone was just in such great spirits, you could feel that great vibe of energy from everyone, just all the excitement and relaxing environment-everyone was just ready for a great vacation, and I love that feeling! Cruise life is the best, this is why I love cruising so much,well one of the many many MANY reasons!

 

I wanted to take in and enjoy all our views as we set sail from Miami, so I headed on up to my newly discovered spot on deck 10 forward to watch sailaway from there. Many people were up here too but nowhere near as crowded as lido was, that's where all the action was! I was up here with my mom, brothers, and stepdad and they were all super excited to see we were getting ready to go! We watched as they untied the ship from the dock and before you knew it, the thrusters kicked in and we were moving!! Half Moon Cay here we come! My family was thrilled and were already enjoying the cruise life! We took lots of pictures up here as we set sail and posted a few on social media before we lost reception out in the ocean. I was also very busy filming on my GoPro! Speaking of my GoPro, I filmed ALOT on this cruise, and all that footage I put together and separated it by day, so if anyone is interested in seeing this review come to life and see everything I experienced on this cruise, I will happily give everyone the link to each day! So later on in this segment, I will put the link for Day 1 for you all to enjoy!

 

I simply cannot explain enough how beautiful it is setting sail from Miami, the views are just incredible!! I love this city and this port!! I think all my cruises will have to be from Miami from now on just because of how much I fell in love with this beautiful city!

 

 

 

I walked around the ship, and then I finally saw my first sunset of this cruise! One thing about me on cruises is my favorite spots where you can always find me is at the aft part of the ship taking in the view of the wake, out and about strolling on the promenade viewing deck on deck 3, and also deck 10 forward-all were my favorite places to take videos and pictures! Here are some of my favorite pictures I took of the sunset from the aft part of the ship:

 

 

After enjoying my views around the ship, it was around 6 o'clock and me and my mom headed on down to the buffet to get a quick snack before dinner which wasn't till 8:15! I got some watermelon (my favorite fruit!) and just continue to enjoy the view! This cruise was already off to an amazing start!! Afterwards, I headed on down to my cabin to see if the luggage was there, and it was so I quickly unpacked and got ready for my first dinner onboard. I was so excited for dinner, couldn't wait for all the yummy food and to meet our waitstaff this cruise, and of course to see where we would be eating our meals all week.

 

Next up: Our First Dinner and First Night Onboard!

 

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!

Edited April 9, 2016 by Alexv500

[Alexv500]

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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

 

 

They're so yummy!! And chicken tenders are my FAVORITE food in the entire world!! I was very lucky they offered chicken tenders everyday at lunch in the buffet and I would definitely enjoy my unlimited chicken strips, soooo good!!

[Alexv500]

Great job. Your review is awesome. I feel like I'm with you!!

 

 

Thank you so much!! Glad you're enjoying the review and thank you for taking the time to read it and keep up with me!! :D

[Alexv500]

I remember reading your Mexican Riviera cruise review. Happy to see you back on another with your grandma! :) And what a great surprise you planned for her!

 

Can't wait to see more of your review.

 

 

Hey!! Thanks for finding me again and reading my review! So nice to see someone who read my first review, it means a lot! :) Grandma was definitely VERY surprised! It was such a great cruise and my addiction continues to grow, the Ruby really sparked a big addiction for me!!

[AndyT3]

Awesome review so far.

 

Thanks for taking the time!

[xbriannao]

Great review so far! Can't wait to hear about your adventures for the rest of the cruise! My fiancé and I will be cruising for our honeymoon in August and we love hearing everything you can do and experience!

 

 

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[Alexv500]

If you are trying to make me jealous... well... it worked! :D

 

 

 

OP.. Great review so far, looking forward to more. I remember my first cruise at age 16, and I fell in love with ships every since. 24 years later and I still get a giddy as you... every time!

 

 

I took my first cruise at 16 too!! My love continues to grow for these ships, just such an amazing way to not only vacation, but to travel as well! These ships are amazing and a destination within themselves! :D

[Alexv500]

Great review so far! Can't wait to hear about your adventures for the rest of the cruise! My fiancé and I will be cruising for our honeymoon in August and we love hearing everything you can do and experience!

 

 

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Thank you! You guys are going to have such a great time, you picked the perfect cruise!! If you have any questions feel free to ask! Thank you so much for taking the time to read my review! :)

[Alexv500]

Awesome review so far.

 

Thanks for taking the time!

 

 

Thank you!! And thanks for taking the time to read! Enjoy the review! :D

[DisneyDatknee]

Keep it going! Great review so far. I'm sitting on the Breeze right now looking at the Glory, but debarking (sadly).

Edited April 9, 2016 by DisneyDatknee