Carnival Splendor Review

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Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Splendor
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CruiseDrew74
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Dec 2013
Traveled with children

While I must first of all say "I did have fun on my cruise"; however, there were still many things that were "Not So Splendid, About The Splendor"

Boarding in NYC was a breeze, from the time we arrived at the port til the time we were on the ship was less than 30 minutes. The process was quick and efficient. However, the staff at the port were lacking politeness.. some where just down right rude and yelling at passengers. You will need patience here, I almost had to cuss some employee out who yelled at us... we were traveling with our elderly Mother who needed extra assistance. We tried to go into the same line, but the employee tried to separate us from out entire party and when we attempted to get in line with her that lady became very ignorant. Not the fault of Carnival as she was not an employee of theirs, but still a bad representation of the beginning of our cruise.

Once on board the ship, from the 1st day of the cruise til the last day the staff was extremely friendly and always attentive. I was even shocked to be offered champagne everywhere we went during embarkation.. I think I was tipsy within an hour on free booze. Of course we got hungry so we went to the buffet.. huge FAIL. The food at the buffet left nothing to be desired, most of it was too spicy (Mongolian Wok) or just down right "not tasty" and the selection was lacking. It seemed for lunch there were many options from Tandoori, Deli, Rotisserie, Mongolian Wok, Buffet, Grill and Pizza as well as the dining room and room service.... However, dinner was a different story. The only options were the main dining room (which the food was good), the buffet (which was the same food from the dining room, just lacking presentation), room service, buffet and pizza... and the Pinnacle Steakhouse... all other options from lunch were closed. Carnival needs to do a much better job revamping their dining options.

Cabin Review

We sailed in cabin 6-491, 6-454, 6-456... the balconies are the reason we chose these cabins and were not disappointed on their size, they were quite enjoyable. The rooms were an ok size and had decent storage. Biggest issue with these cabins is the noise from the Moroccan Bar below us... from about 9p-1a the music was VERY LOUD and the base actually vibrated the room. I knew this going into the cruise, so knew what to expect. However, I would not book this cabin again.. I would go up at least one floor.

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