Carnival Splendor Review

The Spendid Splendor

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First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Mar 2009
Cabin: Ocean View

The Splendid Splendor Travel Agent Cruise March 24-26

I had read that the most overwhelming thing about this ship was that Joe Farcus was REALLY into the color pink while designing it. I found it not overwhelmingly pink, and parts were more mauve than pink really. I also did have mauve colored carpet for some time, though, so perhaps I am a poor judge of pinkness. I did not think the Splendor deserves the nickname "A Pepto-Bismol Nightmare" though and found many places where she is downright exquisite. Dark wood and coppery tones were as evident in the decor as the "pink", and it made the whole ship seem somehow as elegant, as a room of debutantes in ink formal gowns. It gave the decor a certain unique class I have not seen on any other ship.

Being a huge fan of the more earthy Spirit class I saw glimpses of them too, especially in the atrium and Lido buffet, as well as the murals along the passenger cabins. As with any ship on any line, there are parts that people liked and did not like. Favorites for me included; The lovely light fixtures with delicate colored glass flowers in the Lido buffet, the elegant, blue and silver showroom which was gorgeous, the exotic look of zebra print and mosaic in the El Morocco, the colorful animal stairwell paintings and the bright and child friendly kids club.

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Ocean View

Cabin 6B

Cabin Riveria Deck OV 1380 Was creaky.... there is a sporadic metallic creak under the window that kept us awake the first night. We are pretty used to very quiet sleeping conditions, we live way out in the country. The purser desk quickly offered us earplugs which worked just fine and sent someone up to look at it almost immediately.

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