We chose this cruise because we had never been on the Carnival Glory, and it just so happened to be the site of the 10th John Heald Bloggers' Cruise. John hosted a lot of private events for all of us who were part of the Bloggers' group. He was a fantastic host, and being a part of the group made this cruise very special.
We had been to all of the ports, so we decided not to book any excursions on this cruise. The new Amber Cove port is very nice, and with the pool available to everyone, there was enough to do right at the port. The beach at Grand Turk is easily accessible from the ship, and it provides our beach "fix". We treated St Thomas as sea day and just enjoyed an empty ship. We walked around old San Juan and just soaked up the beauty.
Our cabin #8247 was an inside cabin just one deck below lido. This was a great location with easy access to the Serenity Deck, which is our favorite daytime space. Our cabin steward, Rodel, took excellent care of us. He serviced our cabin twice each day, making sure that we had plenty of ice and fresh towels.
This was an inside cabin just one deck below lido. This was a great location with easy access to the Serenity Deck, which is our favorite daytime space. We were close to the steps and elevators. It was very quiet. Our cabin steward, Rodel, took excellent care of us. He serviced our cabin twice each day, making sure that we had plenty of ice and fresh towels.
Embarkation was quite organized.
We love being able to walk off of the ship and right into Old San Juan. It is a great place to just walk around and soak in the beauty.
With the beach located right off of the dock, you can get your beach fix without having to book an excursion.
Beautiful new port. There is shopping and a very nice pool with lots of lounge chairs all available at no charge to the passengers.