Hey Guys! I know it has been a while since this cruise but I wanted to finish up on this post.
We had our couple days at sea with rough weather, lots of rain, nothing but rocking and they announced that we would be coming home a day early. They said the port was closing sunday due to flood warnings and the next weeks cruise was canceled. Honestly, it was such a relief to hear. We were in the dining room when they made the announcement and everyone clapped. After dinner we roamed for quite a bit and then headed back to our room to pack and head to the disco. Debarking was pretty easy, we waited a while since we had driven to the port and then headed out.
A couple of things we learned from this cruise:
- Never ever take a cruise before it goes in to be refurbished, they were out of a lot of knick knack type souvenirs, the shop was pretty bare, they were short on some food, the crew seemed to be ready for a break and didnt seem to mind expressing that
-Although the weather made a huge impact, it was clearly evident that we do not like sea days. A transatlantic cruise has been removed from my bucket list for sure!
- I don't think we will ever ever cruise during hurricane season again- although we didn't get sick, our travel mates were quite sick and it was a very unpleasant experience. It seemed to make a lot of people agitated. The staff were great (except for the front desk people) so that was a real help.
- I am also not sure we will ever cruise with people we know again. It is so nice to do whatever we want to do when we want and that makes it difficult when others want to do other things. Maybe it will be different with people who are seasoned cruisers, who knows.
Once we returned we were quickly refunded a days fare to the account used to purchase the cruise which was great. We were also given 20% off a future cruise to be used on a 2-6 day cruise which expires in October 2014. There are some destination exclusions but I am sure we will be able to find something to apply it to. We are hoping to use it towards a 7 day cruise, I have been in contact with Carnival so that we can try to work that out. I don't want all 7 days discounted, I would just like to have the 6 days of discount applied. Hopefully it works out, we prefer longer cruises.
Even before the weather we didnt get the same experience we received on previous cruises so we may try to branch out in the future and try a couple of different lines. Our first cruise was AMAZING and I am really wanting to have another great experience like that.
Sorry for the distance since the beginning of this post! Hope you enjoy!
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Friday, December 7, 2012
Carnival Glory : Fun Day at Sea 2 & 3
It started pouring when we got back to the port to do some shopping so we hurried through that and waited in line to re board, in the freezing cold rain. We went back to our rooms to shower and get ready for dinner. When we were in the dining room this evening, the ship suddenly moved pretty hard and a lot of dishes went tumbling. I believe the ship was turning but it was a shocker!
We were scheduled to visit Port Canaveral on Friday. They ended up announcing that our stop in PC was cancelled and we would remain at sea for the rest of our trip. Although I wasnt thrilled about a stop in PC, anything would have been better than being on a rocking rolling boat for 3 days in a row.
We were bound to make the best of the vaca so we spent our days at sea sleeping in, eating tons of good food and hanging out in the hot tubs. There were a lot of scheduled events that were cancelled due to the Lido being shut down. It was open to walk across but the wind and wet floor made it quite dangerous. I slipped right onto my tush one night so for the most part we just went down a floor and up in the middle to the buffet.
They offered some inside activities but mostly kept them in the tiny promenade area of the casino where there is little room. The casino was a good time, although I do not like to spend much so $10 and I am done.
Most of our time at night is spent in the disco. We usually just people watch but this time we did get up and dance and had a ball! The boat was rocking and rolling so people were going everywhere at some points. I will say that they could do a better job of the music selection. It seemed to be more of music from 10 or so years ago opposed to current. They also could make it more dance music. Some of the stuff you just can not dance to. It should be a clue when everyone walks off the dance floor but it happened every night.
They had two comedians on board this trip, the one we saw was Jorge Solano. We chose the adults show and it was very funny. He works with George Lopez and has been doing comedy for 20+ years.
Something else we had never done before this trip was the mini martini tasting. It is $18 for you to choose 4 out of 8 martinis. They come in 2 oz glasses each so it was a pretty good amount of alcohol. The martini bar always seemed to have a lot of people there and the bartender was great.
We were scheduled to visit Port Canaveral on Friday. They ended up announcing that our stop in PC was cancelled and we would remain at sea for the rest of our trip. Although I wasnt thrilled about a stop in PC, anything would have been better than being on a rocking rolling boat for 3 days in a row.
We were bound to make the best of the vaca so we spent our days at sea sleeping in, eating tons of good food and hanging out in the hot tubs. There were a lot of scheduled events that were cancelled due to the Lido being shut down. It was open to walk across but the wind and wet floor made it quite dangerous. I slipped right onto my tush one night so for the most part we just went down a floor and up in the middle to the buffet.
They offered some inside activities but mostly kept them in the tiny promenade area of the casino where there is little room. The casino was a good time, although I do not like to spend much so $10 and I am done.
Most of our time at night is spent in the disco. We usually just people watch but this time we did get up and dance and had a ball! The boat was rocking and rolling so people were going everywhere at some points. I will say that they could do a better job of the music selection. It seemed to be more of music from 10 or so years ago opposed to current. They also could make it more dance music. Some of the stuff you just can not dance to. It should be a clue when everyone walks off the dance floor but it happened every night.
They had two comedians on board this trip, the one we saw was Jorge Solano. We chose the adults show and it was very funny. He works with George Lopez and has been doing comedy for 20+ years.
Something else we had never done before this trip was the mini martini tasting. It is $18 for you to choose 4 out of 8 martinis. They come in 2 oz glasses each so it was a pretty good amount of alcohol. The martini bar always seemed to have a lot of people there and the bartender was great.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Carnival Glory: ATLANTIS Overview
Carnival Glory: ATLANTIS "The Digs"
One of the things we wanted to make sure we got to see was "The Digs" which is the large aquarium area Atlantis has. Let me just say that although we saw a lot, we also missed a lot. You most definitely need to do an actual stay at the resort to do everything.
Again, no lines or looking over people at the aquarium due to the Hurricane. The area was beautiful and well kept just like the rest of the property. The fish, rays, etc also were in awesome shape as were the tanks and exhibits.
You are able to get guided tours of the digs but we opted to just walk it ourselves. They dont have any type of signs showing you what exactly you are looking at. There is a two sided poster that shows a couple different types that you can carry around with you but we did not see it until afterwards.
The area is also "decorated" with Atlantis type decor, murals, etc which was all very nice. We walked past one of the tours where the woman was saying the one aquarium was maybe "am arcade or something that the kids of Atlantis played in on Saturday mornings." I thought this was a little much.
We spent at least an hour looking at all of the exhibits and animals which they had a good variety of. They have a couple of very large manta rays that were amazing to watch as they glided around the tanks. It is crazy how big they are!! I also enjoyed the jellyfish, there were two different tanks of them, each a different type. I do wish their sea horse & clown fish display was larger.
Again, no lines or looking over people at the aquarium due to the Hurricane. The area was beautiful and well kept just like the rest of the property. The fish, rays, etc also were in awesome shape as were the tanks and exhibits.
You are able to get guided tours of the digs but we opted to just walk it ourselves. They dont have any type of signs showing you what exactly you are looking at. There is a two sided poster that shows a couple different types that you can carry around with you but we did not see it until afterwards.
The area is also "decorated" with Atlantis type decor, murals, etc which was all very nice. We walked past one of the tours where the woman was saying the one aquarium was maybe "am arcade or something that the kids of Atlantis played in on Saturday mornings." I thought this was a little much.
We spent at least an hour looking at all of the exhibits and animals which they had a good variety of. They have a couple of very large manta rays that were amazing to watch as they glided around the tanks. It is crazy how big they are!! I also enjoyed the jellyfish, there were two different tanks of them, each a different type. I do wish their sea horse & clown fish display was larger.
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