I should first say that I've never been on a cruise I didn't like. Each one has good points and bad points. I tend to look on the good side and forget about the bad. Having said that, let's talk about the Conquest and the cruise. Parking & embarkation: We parked offsite with Machu Picchu Tours, covered parking, shuttle to and from the ship, $79 total. Would recommend them. Got to the terminal earlier than we usually do, approx. 12:00 so got to sit in the dreaded yellow chairs waiting to get on the ship. Check in was smooth without too long a wait. This was before moving to the chairs. Things started moving around 12:30 and we did the chair shuttle a couple of times before getting the mandatory embarkation picture. All in all, not a real problem.

The ship: Launched in 2002, the ship is still new and has yet to show any aging. It is also very large! Spent the first few hours just looking around and trying to get our bearings. Pretty much had it down around day three LOL. Keep your ship maps handy. The ship itself is beautiful. Decorated with the art work of the masters. The lobby is very impressive as are the glass elevators. Hint: deck 5 is the only deck that you can get from one end of the ship to the other so it's the only way to get to the aft dining room where we were.

Food & entertainment: Food in the dining room was a bit of a disappointment beef dishes were good, lobster was terrible, other dishes were so-so. Hint: we ate at the Point on Sat. and it was great. Well worth the $25pp extra. Come hungry. Shows we ok, a little too much music from French musicals. They had technical problems in a couple of their shows that shortened them when they couldn't be corrected. They are also putting some of their shows on at earlier times so that you don't have to stay late to see them. ie; one show starts at 7:00 for the late diners and 8:00 for the earlier diners. Food on the Lido deck was good with three small areas with separate menus. One is a deli, one is fish&chips etc..,and one is Chinese. All were good. Read more