Carnival Conquest - Western Caribbean 11/25/07 Second cruise, last was Elation in 4/05.

EMBARKATION - The ship was late getting into dock. We arrived at 9:30 A.M. and had to wait until noon to board because the ship was not ready. We had a group of 10 cabins and 20 guests for an on board wedding in Jamaica.

ONCE ON BOARD: Dining changes: We went to the Maitre D first to check on our dinner reservations. Our party of 20 had been scattered over all dinner times and different restaurants even though we had requested the same dining time with tables next to each other. (We were told the ship was full and they could not change the dining arrangements even though the error was Carnival's. They did say maybe some other openings would happen as other cruisers requested to have dining time changes. By Monday night after we threw a fit, they managed to get our dining situation right. ) Read more