Carnival New York (Manhattan) Cruise Reviews

A trip on the Splendor was originally not in the cards for us in 2013. We sailed on Freedom of the Seas in August and thought that would be our extend of cruising for the year. However, the low rates on this ship were too good to pass up, and when I inquired about getting adjoining cabins for our family (necessary because we are 5 people now and I can't trust three little ones in a room of their ...

My wife, brother, sister in-law and myself drove a rental car one way from the Cincinnati area to Manhattan, took the Nov. 1 eight night cruise on CARNIVAL SPLENDOR, stayed one night in NYC, and then took Amtrak back to Cincinnati. On the way to NY, we stopped at the Best Western Plus in Allentown. This was my 44th cruise, my wife’s 20th and my brother and sis-in-law’s first. I have to admit: I ...

Sailed on the Splendor from N.Y. Nov 1st on an 8 day voyage. We were an extended family of 5 with 2 grandparents, 2 parents and 1 child of 3 yrs. old. We had no misconception that this was going to be nice family time on an O.K. ship going to O.K. ports of call. Embarkation was a breeze. We took a private car from Middlebury CT. Though it was a little pricey having room and comfort for the 5 of ...

My wife and I just completed our 27th cruise. This one was on the Carnival Splendor and our first cruise as Carnival Platinum VIFP members. When I read negative reviews on this site, they often seem to be generally unfounded, perhaps a bad incident or two that seem to ruin vacations for some. We are frequent cruisers; this is our 4th in less than a year and when we complete our next cruise in ...

My wife and I just return from out winter cruise this morning. We were on the Carnival Splendor. We took our family with us. which included My Dad, two daughters, two grand daughters my niece and my son in law. My son and grand son could not come but they will in our next cruise. Well the only thing I can say about the Carnival Splendor is that it was fantastic!!!We had a great time as always. We ...

I was very nervous about this cruise based on the reviews I had read and a 5 night cruise we had taken on the Fascination 2 years ago. But, the dates matched our schedule, the price was amazing and we were able to get an Aft balcony which we'd always wanted to try. This was my 16th cruise (between Carnival, NCL & Celebrity, my favorite) & I traveled with my husband & 7 year old son. We got to the ...

Outside of the not so great weather and the fact that we couldn't dock in Nassau because of heavy swells, the ship itself and staff was top notch. We've been on several Carnival cruises, a Royal Caribbean and a few Norwegian cruises, and I must say that I was very impressed with the service and quality of nearly everything on board this ship. My only major complaint is that the hot tubs were not ...

We got what we thought was a terrific offer from Carnival. Just over $1,000 for an 8 night cruise (balcony) including insurance.. The Splendor was a pretty ship and our stateroom was nicely decorated. I will start with the positive. The nightly shows were terrific. A very hard working, talented group of performers. The Steakhouse (for a small additional charge) was wonderful. It was like eating ...

So I just got off the Splendor this morning and was left a little disappointed. I took my first cruise in April 2013 on the Carnival Freedom and absolutely loved every minute of it. I couldn't wait to get back on a cruise ship and when we found friends were going to be sailing we didn't hesitate to tag along. I had high expectations getting on the Splendor and couldn't wait to be on deck with my ...

We needed to get out of town after a stressful couple of months and this cruise was cost effective (cheap) so off we went on out 30th cruise. Had we been first time cruisers naturally it would have been exciting and full of wonderment but we knew going in that the itinerary would be unimpressive and the Splendor is not a 4 star vessel. This was our 8th Carnival cruise and probably our last unless ...