We went on the New Year's 2012-13 sailing on the Carnival Splendor. This was our first experience on Carnival since the late 80's. Our other 2 cruises were on Royal Caribbean, so we were expecting something similar. We didn't get much similar, but we still had fun. It was definitely a different experience than what we had on Royal Caribbean. All-in-all, I am not sure we would go Carnival again.

ROOM: Our room was spotless when we arrived. It was tiny, as you would expect, but my husband and I made do just fine. The closets were kind of weird - they were sectioned off and you had to open the doors to get to each section, instead of being able to just reach in and grab something. There wasn't a lot of drawer space. Also, the doors all interfered with each other, so if you aren't used to that, be careful. :) The decor wasn't very pretty, I was looking for more color. Bring your own hair dryer, the one that they have you have to constantly hold down the button and it is very hard to use. There is only ONE electrical outlet plug available in the entire room. There are not enough hangers in the room for two people to hang their stuff. I took all my dresses on hangers and we still didn't have enough. The room was made up twice a day - once in the morning to make the bed, etc, then turn down service while we were at dinner. There were always clean, fresh towels and the staff really kept the rooms very clean. The beds were comfortable, in my opinion, however my son and his wife did not think they were.

FOOD: We were completely disappointed with the food every day we were on the ship. Desserts were good, (except for the cheesecake!) but every thing else was lacking flavor. Read more