When we woke up on Thursday, the Glory had not pulled into port yet. I took advantage of the opportunity to get some sunrise pictures of NYC.
A tugboat came along to help us into port.
We met my grandmother and my uncle for breakfast in the MDR this morning. Because we were doing the relaxed debarkation we were in no hurry. The 5 of us enjoyed a leisurely breakfast. Aside from the fact that our table didn’t have napkins to start with, it was a very good breakfast and a nice end to the cruise.
After breakfast we went back to our rooms to wait to be called. As VIPs we were zone 1. Self-assist and debarkation for those with early flights were first.
Self-assist debarkation goes by deck. I wish I had taken the debarkation information sheet so I could tell you the order of the decks and the approximate times they were called. Alas, I forgot to take it and I really regret that. I wanted to provide more information than this, but I can’t. I apologize for that.
US citizens disembarked on deck 3, and non-US citizens (or US citizens travelling with non-US citizens) got off on deck 2.
The good part about cruising out of NYC is trying to find your car from the ship.
It was also interesting watching the ship get loaded up with supplies for the next cruise.
There was also a guy who looked like he was either washing or painting the hull.
One last shot from our balcony before our number is called!
When #1 was called, we down to deck 3, heard the ding one more time as we swiped our S&S cards, and then we were off the Carnival Glory. It was sad to think that just 5 days before we had walked up these same gangways, knowing our cruise was just about to start. And now it was over. Now it was someone else’s turn to enjoy the experience. At least we already have another cruise booked to look forward to. That really does make it easier.
One last goodbye to the Carnival Glory.
