Carnival Splendor Review

Sailed from NYC - Splendor

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Splendor
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caper609
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: May 2013
Cabin: Balcony

Arrived at the terminal parking around 10 am. Brought our bags downstairs and checked in the larger bags. There were four adults in our party and we found this very easy. We got in a very short line for check in and our carry-on bags were put through the scanner. The two guards that were checking luggage were busy talking and never looked at the screen-we could have had any amount of bottles in there and it would not have mattered to them! We got in line to get out sign and sail cards and were told it would be around 45 minutes until we could board and that was exactly right. Boarding was very orderly and easy.

Upon boarding we went to the LIDO deck and had lunch which was very good. The burgers are super and the pizza is good too (although slow). The dome was over the main pool as it was a bit chilly. They kept it that way for the two days it took to get to warmer weather. We got to go to our room which was in the front, port side of the LIDO deck at 1:30pm. We had requested that the balcony divider be opened at the customer service desk on the way up to the LIDO deck and it was already done. Great place for that before dinner drink! Nice, super clean room and our room steward couldn't have done a better job. Always had the ice we requested and towel animals every night!

There are signs everywhere telling the passengers not to save the chairs by the pool but if you didn't get there by around 9:30 - 10:00 there were NO chairs at all. (we went to the adult pool but the main pool was similar). My husband and I are early risers so we went to breakfast and back to the room to get ready for a day at the pool and usually got a chair. (no we didn't save them, we sat in them!) It was very, very, very crowded by mid-day.

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Balcony

Cabin 8B

Great location--always clean and loved the balcony with the divider removed to join our friends for drinks in the evening.

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