We just returned from the Conquest sailing on 3/12/2006. It was wonderful. We spent the night before at the Holiday Inn on the beach and they took us right to the port and picked us up on Sunday morning. Debbie was the driver and she is prompt and efficient.
Everything was smooth sailing. We enjoyed ourselves so much. The cabin was always clean and our waiter was wonderful. I can't imagine changing anything. We enjoyed all the shows except for one magic show. The comedians were so funny (adult only). And we had a juggling act that was tremendous. It was all entertaining.
There were a few things that will make us think about this cruise again and again. One being that our captain picked up a distress signal from what was described as a raft. He sent someone to check on it and found 28 Cubans. They returned to the Conquest but were not permitted to mingle with the passengers. It was my understanding that they were not being allowed to disembark at any port and that they would be returned to a boat somewhere out at sea. I have no idea of the validity of that.