Carnival Glory 6/25/2016 Review with Pictures!!

[Britbrie]

Okay so forgive me for the amount of pictures I am about to bombard you with, but the forts are super photogenic!

 



 



 



 



 



 

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[Britbrie]

Omg just looking at these pictures again makes me want to go back to Puerto Rico so much!!

 



 



 



 



 



 

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[Britbrie]

 

In the fort, there was also a small gift shop that sold various PR related things. We made a few purchases, and made our way back to the trolley stop out front.

 

Meanwhile, my dad decided to walk back and take pictures along the way...

 



 



 



 



 

[Greggy_D]

And just think......you saw all of this wonderful, marvelous history (which I wanted to experience).....and I got stuck at Senor Frogs with my 19-year-old niece.

 

Grrrrrrrr

 

Love your pictures of SJ!

[GardenMiss]

Loving your review! I will be on the Glory at the end of Oct!

[MJF0507]

Same ship, same locations, same dates and we never rsn into each other. Funny.

[Cricket551]

What 2 nights were formal nights? :D

[Jenny in TX]

Enjoying your review! We did this same itinerary on the Glory last year and it was our favorite cruise so far!

[Britbrie]

And just think......you saw all of this wonderful, marvelous history (which I wanted to experience).....and I got stuck at Senor Frogs with my 19-year-old niece.

 

Grrrrrrrr

 

Love your pictures of SJ!

 

lol. That's too funny! At least you can say you've been to SJ! :p Thank you for reading!

 

Loving your review! I will be on the Glory at the end of Oct!

 

Thank you for reading! I'm super jealous of you!! Have fun!

 

Same ship, same locations, same dates and we never rsn into each other. Funny.

 

That's crazy!

 

What 2 nights were formal nights? :D

 

The 1st sea day, and the day you dock in Grand Turk.

 

Enjoying your review! We did this same itinerary on the Glory last year and it was our favorite cruise so far!

 

Thank you for reading!! The Glory is by far my favorite ship in Carnival's fleet (That I've been on so far). :)

[Britbrie]

So, while my dad was off taking these amazing pictures... I was standing outside in the heat of Puerto Rico with my mom and her aunt, waiting for this illusive trolley.

 

Eventually after waiting 45 minutes, we decided to walk... which was what I wanted to do in the first place. lol.

 



 



 

What was my reason for walking? Well, obviously so I could go shopping.

 



 



 



 

After shopping for a little bit, we walked back to the main street by the cruise terminal to stop by CVS. I purchased two bottles of my favorite PR rum, and a cigar for my bf before going back to the ship.

 

[Britbrie]

Once back on board, my liquor bottles were confiscated and entrusted in the hands of Carnival.

 

We went up to Deck 10 and took some shots of PR as we sailed away, and grabbed some deli sandwiches for lunch.

 



 



 

Here is the Castillo San Felipe del Morro:

 



 



 

After eating lunch, we decided to go back to the room and relax on the balcony to watch the sail away from PR. They had a few planes land, which was pretty cool to watch.

 



 

[Britbrie]

The pilot boat was also pretty awesome to watch, as the driver kept honking the horn and waving to everyone.

 



 

It was still pretty early in the afternoon, so mom went and started some laundry while I took a shower to get ready for the evening at the steak house.

 



 

I realized I got sunburnt... from waiting on a bus in PR. I would have thought I would've gotten burnt at the beaches in St. John or HMC.. but no. :roll eyes:

 

Anyways, everyone got dressed up for our evening in the steakhouse... so of course it was time for a selfie.

 



 

After a short walk, we were seated in the Emerald Steakhouse!

 



 



 

[Britbrie]

The server brought out drinks and the bread service...

 



 



 

Then came the appetizers from the chef...

 



I believe this was Tuna.

 



 

For appetizers dad ordered the tuna:

 



 

Mom got the crab cakes...

 



 

[Britbrie]

And for the most shocking selection of them all... I ordered the shrimp cocktail. I know, not at all what you were expecting. haha.

 



 

Dad ordered the caesar salad

 



 

While mom got the bacon spinach salad (they also served this during the steakhouse cooking demo).

 



 

Now for the entrees:

 

Filet..



 

Lobster...



 

Filet and Lobster...

[Britbrie]

 

For dessert the three of us requested a no sugar added option, which usually they tell us has to be fruit. Due to the fact we requested this no sugar option prior to the cruise, the chef made us Chocolate Panacotta. It was AMAZING!

 



 

After dinner, we were all super stuffed... This steakhouse was undoubtedly the best one we have been to yet! I would definitely recommend the Emerald Steakhouse to everyone!!!

 

We went back to the room to change, and were greeted with this guy...

 



 

After changing, we went and met the family in the theater for the Love and Marriage show.

 



 

The show was really funny as always, but the questions could use some revamping in my opinion.

 

Once the show was over we wound up going to the casino... like always, to end our evening.

 



 

The day was awesome, and the steakhouse was AMAZING!

Up next: Grand Turk

[Britbrie]

I had a spa appointment to get a facial as soon as the spa opened up, so I got up and took a shower before heading up to the spa.

 

The one thing that drives me crazy about having early spa appointments is that they do wake up calls at ridiculously early times... so keep in mind everyone in the cabin will wake up too.

 

Anyways, I made my way up to the spa and was told to take a seat in the salon area to fill out my paperwork.

 



 



 

After a few minutes, I was greeted and brought into the facial room. I will say compared to some of the other Carnival ships I have been on, the Glory's spa was lackluster. Most of the facial rooms usually have picture windows to look out into the ocean, but not on the Glory.

 

My spa attendant was nice, but she rushed and got hateful with me at the end when I declined to buy any products from her.

 



 



 

After the facial, I went back to the stateroom to meet up with my mom for breakfast in the Platinum dining room.

 



 



 

[Britbrie]

 

I ordered the eggs benedict, which was very good as always.

 



 

Mom ordered an omelet

 



 

Once breakfast was over, mom and I went to meet my dad back in the room. We stepped out on the balcony and watched the Glory dock into Grand Turk. While looking out, we saw a sea turtle come up to the surface, which was super cool to see.

 



 

After a few minutes, Eric (the cruise director), made an announcement that it would be a good time to exit the ship as the Magic would be docking shortly and things would get crowded.

 

So naturally, what happened? Well, this...

 



 

We stood on the stairway for about 25 minutes not moving at all before Eric made yet another riveting announcement... "The gangway has been closed to let the Magic dock, and will be reopened momentarily."

 

Seriously dude? You just told a ship full of people to leave, and then stopped us. Grrrr.

 

Mom and I decided to go get diet cokes at the bar, and relax around the ship to let the crowd clear out some.

 

Finally, we were off...

 



 

 

[Britbrie]

Mom and I wanted to go shopping, while dad wanted to take pictures. So we spilt up, and headed to Margaritaville.

 

After looking around and buying some souvenirs for our friends and family, we sat down in the restaurant to relax a little bit.

 



 

We ordered some drinks, but our waitress never showed up with them... so we went back to exploring.

 



 



 

I wanted to go find some rocks and coral for my fish tank, so mom and I went down to the shoreline to look around.

 



 



 

[Britbrie]

 



 

Here is the public beach:

 



 



 



 

[cincicruisers]

Great review. Glad you got your fill of shrimp cocktail. Family makes fun of me because I always order shimp cocktail if available.

[Britbrie]

Great review. Glad you got your fill of shrimp cocktail. Family makes fun of me because I always order shimp cocktail if available.

 

Thanks for reading! I'm glad I'm not the only one obsessed with shrimp cocktail. haha. My family just accepts the fact Im addicted to them at this point.

[Britbrie]

 

Here I am trying to find coral rocks for my fish tank... haha.

 



 



 



 



 

Mom and I continued to take pictures around the splashdown exhibit, and beach.

 



 

[Britbrie]

We ended up getting pretty tired and hungry after exploring Grand Turk, so mom and I decided to go back to the ship to have a late lunch.

 

While she and I had been spending money, Dad went to the other side of the beach and took some great pictures of the island.

 



 



 



 



 



 

Margaritaville was pretty busy at this point...