We sailed on the Carnival Splendor on October 16 - 24 out of NYC. It was all in all a great cruise, and a great vacation.

There was a slight delay in embarkation, but we are VIP, so we were comfortable while we waited. When we boarded, we were able to go straight to our stateroom (again another perk of VIP status). We dropped off our things and headed up to the Lido for lunch.

This ship has lots of options for food, which is nice. They have the usual buffet, which changes daily. They also have a Mongolian Wok, which always seemed busy. There is also an Indian food station, deli station, grill, and pizza. A new thing on this ship that I have not had on any prior cruises is the rotisserie on the 10th floor. They had roasted chicken, mac & cheese, corn on the cob, etc. It was great, and I hope they roll it out to other ships as well. The pizza on this ship was leaps and bounds better than I have had previously on Carnival. Read more