Carnival Splendor Review

4.0 / 5.0
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A Great Vacation, but Room for Improvement.

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Splendor
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nicnic96
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Apr 2013
Cabin: Interior Upper/Lower

Let me start by saying we had a passenger with a medical emergency and they had to divert for awhile to get them help. That was going to make us very late to Grand Turk. Carnival could have skipped Grand Turk as a result and we really couldn't have complained if they did. However, to my surprise, they flipped the itinerary (Nassau first, Grand Turk last) so that we were able to enjoy the same ports with the same amount of time in each port! Of course, those who had excursions booked on their own had problems, but I give Carnival kudos because it certainly created a lot of logistical problems for them!

Got to the ship at about 12:30, but the embarkation process took over 2 hours. Our fourth cruise and I've never experienced anything like this. We waited in line for security, probably 45 minutes (expected that). Then waited another 30 minutes for our key cards (expected this). Then we were assigned a zone and told to sit down and wait for our zone to be called. We were zone 28 and they were calling 13. In the past we've picked up our key cards and headed for the ship so we were not expecting this! 40 minutes later our zone was called. Then we waited another 15 minutes in line to get our ID photo taken. Take the ID photos when we pick up our sail and sign card and let us board!!

Our Cabin #1431 was small but you get what you pay for and we chose the cheapest cabin on the ship. Bunk beds. We did this once before and had portholes and it wasn't bad. 1431 doesn't even have a couch, just a small sitting chair and the bunk beds seemed even tighter than before. Located on the other side of the elevator we expected a lot of noise. Actually, it was a noisy cabin but only the sound of the engines. This was not a problem for us as we sleep with a fan for noise and it was fairly consistent (except when docking). Weedodo our steward was awesome!

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Interior Upper/Lower

Cabin 1A

You get what you pay for. Small room, small bunk beds, no couch (just a single sitting chair), engine noise, a long walk to dining and shows. No elevator noise and very little foot traffic by the door. Easy access to Lido from elevators, but long wait for elevators.

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