I recently took my first and last cruise. I always thought that a cruise wasn't for me, but since I'd never been, and since several people said that it'd be more fun than I realized, I gave it a shot. I should have trusted my instinct.

My group was four adults and five kids (6, 7, 8, 11, and 15). We had two connecting balcony rooms and another room directly across the hallway on the 9th floor on the Carnival Splendor sailing from Long Beach to Cabo for two days and Puerto Vallarta for one day (total of 7 days on the cruise).

This review is intended to be as fair as possible and I hope will help first time cruisers make a more informed decision. Read more