Carnival Splendor Review

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Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Splendor
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krtnkd
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Apr 2014

Just returned from an 8 day Splendor cruise of the Eastern Caribbean that I have to describe as amazing.

Please note, this was my first ever cruise experience and I wasn't sure what to expect other than boring days, sub-par performances and old people bingo. I was wrong.

Check-in was between 1 to 3pm at pier 90. We arrived at the check-in line at 2:45 and were in our cabin by 3:30 with luggage waiting for us. Food timing was a bad on our part as we board after lunch but before dinner, so the pizza and grill lines were too long to join. Plus I wanted to take pictures of downtown NYC, Statue of Liberty and the under Verazanno bridge as we left NY so, food waited until dinner. If the weather is nice I STRONGLY recommend standing on deck 14 while passing under the Verazanno bridge. It is an experience.

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We stayed on the 6th level - mid ship. Our steward Arnold was the MAN! Cleaned the room 2x a day, and left a different towel animal each time. I was amazed that he remembered our names after meeting us only once and made an effort to find us each time we were on the floor to say hi, chat and make sure all was good. Picking a cabin in an area of the ship that will be quiet at night takes some time and review. But mid-ship 6th is a good place to check out.

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