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Seeing is Believing

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!My Carnival’s Eastern Caribbean Glory Cruise Part 5
After living in Colorado for over 38 years, I find myself often thinking about the friends, places, and scenery there. Waking up on the first morning on the Carnival Glory, […]

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The Rum Shack’s “Painkiller” at St. Thomas

Part 5 Cruising on the Carnival’s Glory: St. Thomas
Here’s a first hand report on the Rum Shack’s recommended drink, the Painkiller. I had just spent a few hours at the beach on St. Thomas and was heading back to the ship (which you can see in the background) when I found this cool little place. […]

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Memorable Cruise Highlights

Carnival Glory’s Cruise Part 4

You can’t take a cruise without coming back with some stories. Here’s a few I’ll choose to share. First, this cruise became a reality when in thinking about how to celebrate Beth’s graduation from college, there was a consensus that taking a cruise would be a great way to do […]

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The Stunning Cruise Sunset/Sunrises

From the Glory cruise sailing June 7th - 13th, 2008 - Part 3

Sunrise and sunsets from sea are indescribable, much like those here in Arizona. For me, they are as important on a cruise as the destinations, and I made every effort to see them. Who can watch one without thinking they themselves are proof […]

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Carnival’s Glory Eastern Caribbean Cruise: A ship’s view

PART 2
The Carnival Glory is part of the largest class of ship in the Carnival fleet. It is 110,000 gross tons. That’s pretty big! The Glory’s statistics are as follows: Length 952 feet (almost a quarter of a mile), beam 116 feet(this is the width at its widest). Passenger capacity is 3,700 with an average […]

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The Family Vacation on Carnival Cruise Line: Sailing on the Glory, Part 1

A Seven Day Eastern Caribbean Cruise on the Carnival Glory visiting the Bahamas, St. Thomas and St. Maarten
As my daughter’s college graduation approached, I asked her what she would like to do. She thought taking a cruise with the family would be a perfect way to celebrate. And it was.
Plans began months ago to take […]

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Sunny, Warm, and Stunning

Location is now 18 00.64 N / 063 02.82
I am watching Denver local television channels and see that the high is ONLY in the 60s and 70s today with snow above 9000 elevation. That’s elevation superiority for you. I am definitely elevation inferior….actually was BELOW sea level yesterday and will be again today. haaaaa.
(update: […]

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