Carnival Splendor Cruise Review February 14-21, 2010

I just returned from the Carnival Splendor last Sunday, and I wasn't going to write a review, but we have a snow day today, so I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to do so. This was my first Carnival Cruise, and I think the old saying applies "You get what you pay for". I have cruised previously 9 times on Royal Caribbean, 3 of which have been Voyager class and 4 Freedom class, so I am used to the big ship, openess. One particular thing I missed which is unique to Royal Caribbean was the Royal Promenade. After this cruise, I realized how important it is, and how much I miss it on other ships.

Flight We flew the day of the cruise all the way across the country from Pittsburgh then to Minnesota, then to Orange County. I know the risk of that, and we took it. The flights on Delta could not have been smoother from the time we left Pittsburgh to Minnesota and then arriving early to Orange County. Our luggages were right next to each other in SNA and we went right outside to SuperShuttle, and straight to Long Beach and got there around 12:30. Read more