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Jamman.....How long was the ship docked in Colon? Where you able to take any excursions while in Gatun Lake or Colon? We did a partial canal cruise 2010 on HAL Zuiderdam & was offered an excursion that went through rest of the canal on a ferry to the Pacific Ocean & then was transported back to Colon by bus. It was a great excursion to see almost all of the canal & the Centennial Bridge & Bridge of the Americas without doing a full transit by cruise ship.

Yes, they can & do dispense all different types meds. They can do blood work & give you an IV if needed

We stayed at Bay Harbor. They have a shuttle service for the airport & some places near by. I think they have a shuttle to the port for $10. pp

We stayed at the Bay Harbor a couple of years ago when it was the Best Western. Never had a problem with any of the staff members. Check in was quick. Guess they made some staff changes.

Beach Bar was then Hulk Hogans Beach Bar. It was filled with his wrestling memorabilia. I notice in the pics it was all gone.

We went to Blue Kay, had drinks & food.....& my first ever massage on the beach....wonderful!!!!! Caught a shuttle for $3. pp

From what I have found, Glory will be getting waterworks, a build-a-bear workshop, new propellers, and routine maintenance and repairs (tile.carpet, etc). I'm interested to see what, if anything, else might get added/changed. We sail on her in May.

Is the Glory in dry dock now?

So that would mean removing the aft adult pool and the retractable roof?

I really hope not. We enjoyed the adult pool area when it got to be to loud on the Lido.

Does the Miracle still have the ugly "grape" lights in the dining room? That was the only thing I didn't care for. We sailed her in 2006.

I read here on CC the Glory is going into dry dock. Anyone know what the changes will be?

Thanks, :)

Do you have a "bucket list"? Is either cruise on your "bucket list"?

Going through the Panama Canal was on our "bucket list" of places we wanted to go, also Costa Rico. It was awesome! Our cruise was only a partial also, but we booked a tour that took us through all of the locks & we ended up on the pacific side & returned by bus.

Both cruises look great! :)

If you ever get back to Fort Lauderdale & if you like ice cream, check out Kilwins 809 E. Las Olas Blvd. It's the best ice cream we have ever had the pleasure of tasting. :)

It's been awhile since we have stayed in Fort Lauderdale. I used priceline for Renaissance Hotel & Hyatt Place both were excellent. We also stayed 1 time at Extended Stay...it was fine.

There are so many restaurants on 17th Street....we enjoyed Kelly's Landing (seafood) located at 17th & Cordova Rd. in the Southport Shopping Center which also has a Ross Dress for Less & Dollar Tree. Mexican: Carlos & Pepe's near the Harbor Shops on 17th. Near the Renaissance Hotel is the Boatyard Restaurant. Food was ok, but it was great to sit outside on the canal & watch the boats go by in January!

Harbor Shops has fast food restaurants, grocery store, & I think there is a wine store also.

We sailed on Glory 3 times. She's the biggest ship we have ever sailed on. I like her because most of the time the ship didn't feel crowded.

Service was good....entertainment (shows) was good, comedy club was excellent....we went almost every night.

Food was ok, we had MTD & the thing about MTD is the wait staff seems so rushed...yet it still takes more than 1 hour for dinner. I don't remember traditional dining waiters being so rushed.

Hope this is some help to you :)

We enjoyed their Carnival Glory Journey's 10 night cruise last year. Haven't seen any listed for 2017 or 2018.

Have a great time.

I assume that you will be doing Canada/New England on your favorite ship -- Maasdam before she leaves the fleet.

When will Maasdam leave the fleet? I would like to let our friends know... Maasdam is their favorite ship.

In as much as we are not able to cruise often, usually every two years, we look for new places to see. One exception has been 2014, 2015 when we had cruises booked. We will cruise in July with friends our 2nd Caribbean cruise since 2004 out of Galveston and again April 2018 on the Freedom's 8 day but it was hard finding Ports we haven't been to.

Take a look at sailing from San Juan :)

Hello All !

 

Since I have not seen any in depth reviews of Jewel since the drydock, I thought I would throw one in.

 

 

First, some disclaimers: Spelling and grammer errors...expect them...just sayin. I am doing this after long days of class and work so if you can get the gist of what I am typing, I consider it a win.

 

so a couple preview pics while I get the rest of the shoveling done

 

 

Second, there is no food porn ( very sorry ) but as I have stated in a prior review, I have a palete so boring it would make Gordon Ramsey cry and Wolfgang Puck quit and try to endorse Amish Rake Fighting in the next olympics..... yes my menu is THAT limited. For those that will pick up on the reference, take Leonard Hofstadters food issues and multiply by about 6..so yea...fun. That said, I will still attempt to go over what I did experience food-wise in addition to commentary by my far better half on what is available and the quality.

 

 

Contrary to my screen name here, I don't drink... never have, never will. I UNDERSTAND it for sure, just can't miss what you never had so I can't really comment on the alcohol side.

 

 

With that out of the way, I will be happy to field questions and answer as best as I am able from what I and my wife have experienced.

 

 

We are in our low 40's and do not have kids. This is my eighth cruise and her forth. I like it more then she does mostly because she has some motion sickness issues.

 

 

Lastly as far as gear for pictures, I used a Canon T3i and a gopro 3+. I did use the wide format for taking some stills with the gopro and due to that, some pics may be a bit fuzzy. This was due to not being able to view the shots once they were taken. It was literaly click and pray.. And I do like to have a little fun with the tilt-shift or (miniature) function on the Canon. It is challenging to frame the picture in a way the filter will work well and to me it makes some pictures more interesting.

 

 

Sorry for all the words, I will get working on pre-board day tomorrow. Until then, ask questions if you have them and enjoy the ride

 

Where is this resort? Looks nice!

after his little dive, he showed and let us handle what he found before returning it to the water.

 

 

The day before, there was a huge rainstorm and our driver mentioned that normally iguanas were all over the place but to that point, we saw none. Then over a rise, we spotted a little pulloff where a local was feeding some greens to a bunch that decided to come and show off.

 

 

no one from our bus wanted to get out lol except me

 

 

We then toured around the island some more taking in the sights and enjoying the very informative commentary from our guide. Our next stop was a little shop area on a hill with a nice overlook to the nude beaches. I only had a 300mm lens with me so not much to see from this distance anyway. It was a nice view regardless

 

 

At the little shop are there was a small place that took care of abandoned pets. There was this cat there that just seemed too cool for pictures...note the crossed paws...such a princess

 

 

alas, she was not a fan of paparazzi

 

 

moving on...

She's probability thinking "Damn Tourist Again"

One of our favorite groups: Music & Magic

 

Performing in Ocean Plaza:

 

 

 

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They were on the Glory last Feb. Great duo!

At least come back & give your thoughts on Matt!!! :):):):)

Please read my review: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2401047

I have been following your review...very helpful...Thanks :)

If you are not going to be doing a lot of transfers, you can buy 14 tokens for $4.50 vs. the 2 day pass.

How does it work with tokens? How many tokens for ferry or bus?

Walk from tbe dockyard to "Glass Beach", it's a nice little spit with lots of beach glass and some unique artwork. Also has awesome snorkeling. I suggest by a cheap snorkel kit from Amazon and a pair of Water Shoes.

 

Another amazing location is "Tom Moore's Jungle" it's a free nature park with some decent hiking trails. If you're adventurous at the Blue Hole (where the little wooden overlook is) there is a path that leads to two seperate cliffs that you cam jump off of into the water. You'll have to swim over to the awooden overlook and climb out, again wear water shoes because the rocks are jagged. If you're really, really adventurous from that location walk to the clearing by the bay, on your left you will see a picnic table, walk to the picnic table and look at the water's edge.

Are there signs to direct you to glass beach? Thanks :)

Check out the island of Bonaire for snorkeling. We went with Woodwind tours. It was the best snorkeling tour I have been on....even beats Hawaii (Kauai).

Princess might be a good fit. Royal Princess has a 10 day cruise leaving from Fort Lauderdale March 10th 2017. Good itinerary :)