Los Angeles to Canada & New England Carnival Splendor Cruise Reviews

Introduction DW and I were scheduled for the Mexican Itinerary that was canceled due to the swine flu outbreak. At first, we were wary about traveling to Canada for our first cruise and canceled our cruise. However, when the price dropped so dramatically that we were able to book a Spa Balcony Cabin (Spa Level) for the same price as an ocean view (which was still about 50% less than our ...

I decided to take a risk and try a cruise to celebrate my 50th birthday even though my partner could not accompany me.  The first thing I would add is that anyone considering this would benefit greatly from joining the roll call for their ship and getting to know a few folks on line before embarkation.Our roll call had over 100 members and we all agreed to meet up wearing mardi gras beads at the ...

Pre- Cruise:  I was traveling with my DBF and DS (age 8). This was my DBF first cruise and my son and I's fourth cruise. Our previous cruises were on Celebrity Zenith, Golden Princess, and Carnival Miracle. We originally booked this cruise over a year ago and were expecting Mexico. However, when the Swine Flu came about and changed the itinerary, we decided since we never did this itinerary, we ...

The Carnival Splendor is a spectacular ship!  Sailed May 24, 2009 ~ May 31, 2009 Getting on board was painless, and the process was smooth even with a packed ship of 3500 guest (last minute "fire sale" resulted in a lot of locals on board)... funny that they still took photos at the pre-staged Mexico background (even though we went to Canada).  We received an automated call the day prior ...