I found a great deal on The Carnival Splendor and thought we would go for it. We have cruised on RCCL, Oceania, Disney, NCL and Carnival before so I was aware of the different levels of service and quality. Even though I thought I knew what we were in for I had another thing coming.Embarkation and debarkation went very quickly and smoothly. The cabin was fine and the ship (although very pink) ...
Left Sunday Morning on what was supposed to be a relaxing 7 day cruise.Well hey we took jackets and long pants but were unprepared for the wet snowflakes that graced our faces in Astoria!We got of the ship for about half an hour to go through the mini swap meet that local crafters had provided for us. Not very good weather for sure, but still needed to get off the rocking ship ...
We are in our late 40's and took our 17 y/o son on this cruise for his high school graduation present. We drove to Long Beach, and easily found the Carnival parking garage. We arrived about 12:30 p.m. Embarkation was so fast, we were on the ship within 10 minutes. Once on board, we were greeted personally, and directed to a buffet lunch on the Lido Deck. The staterooms are not available until 1:30 ...