Carnival Splendor Review

Worst food ever!!!

Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Splendor
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dansteeler
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Sep 2016

Where to begin? This is our 6th cruise with Carnival and I've always been happy....not this time! Our last cruise with them was 5 years ago so maybe it's just the way things are now with Carnival or maybe it was just this ship, who knows? The lido food area is poorly designed and the buffet was very boring and sub par quality wise. So, if you want to have a burger or pizza or a sandwich instead plan on waiting at least 30 minutes. The pizza is made by order one at a time so if you get in line behind more than 3 or 4 people it's a long wait. The sandwich area is often understaffed so again the wait is ridiculous. This all would have been okay if the evening meal in the dining room was good but it wasn't at all!!! We never had a meal that was hot, the service left much to be desired many nights. We weren't even asked if we wanted a cocktail before dinner most nights. I didn't get the sides I ordered half the time. My husband actually had a few meals there that were inedible. Cold baked potatoes, lukewarm tasteless soups, etc.....Most of the wait staff looked unhappy and some were downright rude. The shows were a joke - performers weren't much better than a high school talent show. Two of the three comedians we saw were excellent (one was awful) but the shows are very short. A couple nights there weren't any shows unless you count the guests being called up on stage for a game show entertainment (nice and cheap for Carnival though) Movies were good, popcorn not good....how do you mess up popcorn??? We enjoyed the Grand Turks, Curacao, and Aruba very much.....La Romana is a joke and shouldn't be a stop - it's a very sketchy area and not much to do......Our room steward was wonderful and we were happy to tip him accordingly. We expressed our many concerns to guest services but I doubt anything will come of it. Sad.....so I guess I'll start looking for another cruise line for the future.....

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La Romana (Casa de Campo)

This port is a waste of time!

Curacao

Beautiful island!

Miami

we drove to Miami

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