This was our fourth cruise, having sailed twice with Carnival before and once with Princess. I would say that the food and service on the Conquest were the best of any of the cruises we have been on. Our waiter, Imade, was absolutely the best and made our dining experience particularly enjoyable. He was always friendly, and if we wanted something special, he made every attempt to meet our needs. Our room steward, Tammy, was friendly and responded very quickly to all our requests.

The dEcor of the Conquest was pleasant, with the Impressionist painters theme. Our last Carnival cruise was on the Splendor, which is quite gaudy. Although older and showing its age slightly, we really liked the Conquest better than the Splendor.

We booked an inside room. We have booked balconies before and find we are hardly ever in our room, so we hardly spent any time on the balcony. The inside room was slightly smaller than the balcony and didn't have a couch, but otherwise was pretty much the same. There was plenty of room and closet space for my husband and me. Read more