Carnival Splendor Review
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My family and I cruised on the Carnival Splendor from October 8, 2013 to October 16, 2013, and we had a truly wonderful time!!! This was my third cruise... my first was on the Disney Magic in March 2005, and my second was on the Carnival Dream in January 2013, which is when I booked the October 2013 Splendor vacation. I loved both of my earlier cruises, but my experience on the Splendor is my best cruise experience thus far! My husband and our 2-year-old son cruised with me in January 2013 as well, but enjoyed themselves more on the Splendor. My mom, who hadn't cruised before, joined us on the Splendor, and she loved it! Cruising and Carnival now has a new fan... my mom :-) It is almost inexplicable... it was just great!
The service was spectacular! From our room steward, Ariel, to our wait staff, Mr. Z, Julius, and Bryan, and our favorite bartender, and probably the most humble guy onboard, Hery, we truly felt at home... we felt like royalty! I am overwhelmed by the sincerity and warmth of the Carnival Splendor staff and crew.
We had balcony rooms, 7344 (my hubby, our son, and me) and 7348 (my mom), which were great rooms. We slept comfortably, and had the option of stepping onto our balcony to enjoy the ocean view and ocean breeze during our son's naps. Our son joined us on the balcony a few times as well, and, for any other parents wondering about the balcony and toddler safety, the weight of the balcony door, the height of the balcony railing, and of course the reasonable attention of a parent, all combine to ensure toddlers' safety. No worries. The rooms themselves are a good size, and we had enough closet, drawer, dresser and counter space for two adults and one child. My mom, who had one stateroom to herself had more than enough room for herself, and was able to easily accommodate her grandson on a number of occasions (especially since he didn't stay at Camp Carnival... we took him on the first sea day, but, within 30 minutes, Camp Carnival called me to say that he had been crying and wanted me to come to pick him up, so I did... although we asked him on each sea day, he didn't want to go back to Camp Carnival... nothing against Camp Carnival... the camp seems like a great experience for the children, but parents should be prepared to have their younger children with them during the cruise because every child won't be a fan of Camp Carnival).
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We had balcony rooms, 7344 (my hubby, our son, and me) and 7348 (my mom), which were great rooms. We slept comfortably, and had the option of stepping onto our balcony to enjoy the ocean view and ocean breeze during our son's naps. Our son joined us on the balcony a few times as well, and, for any other parents wondering about the balcony and toddler safety, the weight of the balcony door, the height of the balcony railing, and of course the reasonable attention of a parent, all combine to ensure toddlers' safety. No worries. The rooms themselves are a good size, and we had enough closet, drawer, dresser and counter space for two adults and one child. My mom, who had one stateroom to herself had more than enough room for herself, and was able to easily accommodate her grandson on a number of occasions. Good location... near elevators, but not directly next to the elevators... so convenient and quiet.