Embarking out of Galveston on the Conquest is a difficult act. We stood in line for over 3 hours. I realize the port is not equipped to handle a huge ship like the Conquest but I would expect everyone to be more organized. The first few days were difficult on the ship because the crew that you pass in the hall don't care to help you find your way throughout the ship. We heard "over there" or "just down there" quite often when we asked for directions and our destinations were nowhere near "over there". After the 5th or 6th day, we were pros and found our way around quite well. The Cruise Director, Todd, really favored Ryan Seacrest. He was excellent!
Our cabin was on the Riviera Deck and very nice. We had one complaint and that was that the cabin was not cold enough at night. Our cabin steward, Ramon, was a dream. He was always around and took good care of us. Looked forward to the towel animals each evening. We enjoyed most all the entertainment on the ship except for one adult comedian who was rather gross to say the least. I especially enjoyed the ventriloquist. He was the best.
The food was decent. We went to the dining rooms each morning for breakfast where we met several people and enjoyed being pampered. The breakfast buffet on the Lido deck was almost the same except they had powdered eggs which were just horrible. Could use some improvement there! The dinners were good and the portions were small for the men. My husband ordered two entrees nearly every night. The best was our last dinner which we had at The Point Restaurant. It was just exquisite and well worth the money. They serve several different courses. We were treated like kings and queens.