Carnival Conquest Review
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I will start out by saying that I have been on 2 other cruises before this one. In 1990 I went on the S.S Norway - NCL, and in 2001 my husband and I went on Monarch of the Seas - Royal Caribbean. My comparison will be mostly between Royal and Carnival.
Embarking the ship - This process was not as bad as I had read about. It was a little tedious. Filling out the FunPass ahead of time really helped the process go by quickly. First you go through the FunPass line, then you proceed to some tables where they give you your boarding pass. Then you sit in some yellow chairs until they call you to proceed to the next room to sit in more yellow chairs. Then your row is called and you get your picture taken and then finally board the ship. It really didn't take that long. Besides you're on vacation so what's the hurry right?
The Food - I very much enjoyed all of the different choices where food was concerned. The main dining rooms had open seating for breakfast and lunch and then the main and late seating for dinner. We had the main sitting in the Renoir dining room - 6:15 P.M. The dining room was beautiful. This was an area where my husband and I noticed a difference. Our waiter and assistant waiter on Royal were very friendly and went out of their way to get to know us. They also knew after the first evening what we liked to drink and we didn't have to ask again after that. On the Conquest dinner seemed a little rushed and for the first few days our waiter and assistant waiter were all business. We joked with them and finally they warmed up to us. Your other choices for meals were: Restaurant Cezanne on deck 9 - Lido deck. This is a buffet and the food was very good here as well. They also have a 24 hour pizzeria, Paul's Deli, Sur Mer, Po's Wok, and the grille where you can get hamburgers and things of that nature. On Deck 5 - Promenade Deck - they had a Sushi Bar and Cafe Fans. Cafe Fans was like a Starbucks. They have great Iced mochaccino. I highly recommend Sur Mer for lunch. It is a fish and chips place and they had wonderful food. Over all the food was very good.