Splendour of the Seas Review

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Review for the Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Splendour of the Seas
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kathl88
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Oct 2009
Cabin: Large Ocean View Stateroom

This is my third cruise with Royal Caribbean. The first was on Legend of the Seas (Western Europe), the second was on Radiance of the Seas (Alaska) and now Splendour. There was 6 of us traveling in 3 staterooms (2 people in their 70s, 2 people in their 50s and 2 people in their late 20s) The Splendour is an older ship which means that it is smaller and certain areas show wear and tear. However overall, it is very well maintained and exceptionally clean. With European cruises, most of your time is spent ashore and when you get back to the ship, all you want to do is relax and unwind. The cruise was in mid October. We were lucky that it was sunny and warm in most of the port cities outside of Venice and Split. However the seas are rougher in the October/ November but we only felt it on our cruising day.

Here's my take on some of the ship amenities and ports of call:

Room - We stayed in an outside cabin on the 2nd floor with a window and no balcony. There was a single person sofa in the room, small table and vanity desk. The room was a good size and we were pleasantly surprised by the number of drawer space for all of our clothes. If you are picky about shampoo and body wash like I am, make sure you bring your own. Only bar soap and low end shampoo is provided. No conditioner. There is a hairdryer in all rooms. Irons are a fire hazard so they don't allow them. You can have your clothes pressed and washed for a fair price. There were 2 formal nights.

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Large Ocean View Stateroom

Cabin I

Great Size. A bit noisy because it is near the entrance to the crew section of the ship

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