Carnival Splendor Review
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Background information: We have cruised 7 times previously with a variety of other cruise lines but this was our first time with Carnival. We paid for a package which included the maiden voyage of the Norwegian Getaway and two nights in New York before embarking the Carnival Splendor for an 8 night Eastern Caribbean Cruise.
Embarkation:
Rather chaotic and when we finally got to the desk, we only got our cruise cards. Photos were taken at another desk after again queuing and credit card authorization involved another queue inside the ship! On other cruises, all of this has been done at one desk before embarkation.
Cabin Review
The cabin was relatively neutral with salmon pink and green here and there, with a bright orange and worn leather-look sofa. The curtain (drapes) fixings were broken at one end meaning the curtain didn't quite reach the wall. The bed was comfortable and the bathroom was kept spotlessly clean by our Steward. We had a small balcony with two chairs and despite the freezing cold, still managed to make good use of it. Disappointingly, there were no tea/coffee making facilities so we had to get drinks from the buffet at Deck 9 and bring them back to the cabin. Every day, we returned to our cabin to a different smell…. One day smoke, one day alcohol, fried food, indian food and finally on the last day chips!! We are not sure why this happened as our deck wasn’t near any food facility! We were also over a music bar which was very loud until about midnight every night.