Carnival Conquest Review
First-time Cruisers--Can't Wait to Go AGAIN!!
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First cruise!! Will NOT be our last!! This forum, the lists of things to bring, and reviews of excursions was SOOOOOOO helpful!! I'll start from the beginning.
GALVESTON PORT: NO ONE had mentioned how to get into the parking lot at the pier, and the front gate had "no entry" on it. We incorrectly thought maybe it was closed on Sunday or something :/ So we went to our covered parking spot, and had to LUG our luggage two blocks in the misting rain to the pier. We had 6 in our party, two of whom were men, so there were a few trips back and forth to get all the luggage to the pier! NOT a nice way to start the trip! WISH SOMEONE WOULD HAVE MENTIONED THE PARKING LOT ENTRANCE IS ON DOWN THE STREET FROM THE "FRONT" GATE AND ALLOWS YOU TO **DROP OFF** YOUR PASSENGERS AND LUGGAGE AT THE CURB. Once we got inside, though, with a porter to load and take our luggage, it was a quick process. Did NOT make any difference that we only had birth certificates and no passports. Everyone was in one line and everyone had to wait!
ON THE SHIP: was easy to find our room and we had our luggage in plenty time to change for the first night's dinner if we wanted to. The ship personnel had already told us dinner that night was casual, so some folks changed and some didn't.
Cabin Review
Balcony
We were in Room 8412 on the Carnival Conquest. We did not book early enough to pick our room, so we were stuck with what they assigned us. We had been told to be careful getting a room under a restaurant or pool area. Well...there we were....directly under the buffet restaurant and adult-only pool. We had NO PROBLEMS whatsoever! Occasionally we'd hear a food cart rolling across the floor (our ceiling), but I slept like a baby and so did my husband. The hallway was very quiet too. The balcony was the best purchase decision we ever made! We will never cruise without a balcony room! Hairdryer IS provided, but is kind of hidden in a drawer in front of the vanity in the room. I got VERY nervous when I couldn't find it in the bathroom. Nice room, nice location.