My husband and I took an eight day cruise on the Conquest November 11th to 19th. Some of the reviews seemed pretty negative, but we’re not really picky so they didn’t really bother me.

I can't really speak for embarkation. Our flight was delayed 3 and a half hours and we almost missed the cruise altogether. There was nobody else checking in when we got there. For debarkation, we took our own suitcases off the ship and were off in less than 15 minutes. We left our room at 7:10 and were in line at the airport check-in by 8:05.

My first impression of the ship was underwhelming. The captain came on the PA system, made an announcement and included a comment about the beautiful Carnival Conquest. I didn’t really believe him at the time. However, after spending some time on the ship, I really grew to love it. We loved the paintings, the atrium, the woodwork, everything. Read more