For first time cruisers , the itinerary was 3 stops we had not encountered previously . Snorkeling in Turks/Caicos 2 days after Christmas made the trip for me . My own fault I didn’t book an island tour of Half moon cay in advance , but the island has plenty of beach and a hike up the coast shows off crabs and sea urchins . Nassau , well , is Nassau and we did take a tour of Nassau proper and ...
Needed a cruise that left after Christmas and this fit the bill and was longer than other companies offered. The ship looks like it needs an update. The decorations are outdated and very pink, seats are cracked and it needs a facelift. Not much to do on the ship in terms of activities. Two waterslides and mini golf did not hold my children's attention (ages 10, 12) and they did not want to go ...
This was our sixth Carnival cruise and we really enjoyed it. We went with some friends and we both had extended aft balcony cabins on deck 8. It was nice to look out and see the sunrise and sunset and see the wake behind us. The ship is a little dated but it's fine. I had the Hub App on my phone and we used the chat function but the Splendor doesn't have facial recognition for pictures so this ...
We are a retired couple from Texas. We arranged two cruises in Florida before we stayed with family on spring break there when we returned. Seemed to make the long drive more worthwhile! We left the Conquest in Ft. Lauderdale and boarded the Splendor in Miami the same day. Weather was good except for a quick shower in the Bahamas. It was my birthday so all good anyway! We loved all the ...
We love to cruise. This was my 9th cruise and my husbands 7th. We have spent the majority of our cruises on carnival. This cruise we were also taking our 6 year old and my husbands parents who had not taken a vacation in many years. Overall it was a great trip. Embarkation was easy and we were onboard eating lunch by 12:30pm. What I love about carnival over NCL is that I never had to fight ...
This was a really great cruise for my husband and I, as well as my parents. It was my dad’s birthday and I wanted to take both him and my mom on their first cruise. So, where do I begin? First, this has to be the cleanest Carnival ship we have ever been on. It’s an older vessel but it is immaculately kept and I was not at all perturbed by all the pink that others talked about in their reviews. As ...
This ship has hits and misses. They shows were great. The staff the first night was lacking. But the next day things went from poor to perfect! I don't know if everyone had a rough day the first night or what. Robert, our head waiter, was excellent. Yes, he had a few mishaps, but was quick to apologize and made things right. Jay, our room steward was good. Our room as always in order and he ...
This was our 4th cruise on the Carnival Line. We select Carnival mainly for the price and what we hear of other cruise lines. This was our first sail on the Splendor. I was a little leary of taking her as I'd read several reviews on her. I did not realize that she had been in for a small overhaul. There was very little pink, which I don't think I would have minded, new carpets throughout the ship, ...
A group of six of us went on Carnival Splendor from February 28th-March 6th. We are not big cruisers but the majority of us had been on cruises prior to this. First of all, this ship was EXTREMELY clean. The staff could be seen at all hours cleaning and tidying up here and there. I read SO many reviews before going on this vacation and so many people complained about the décor of this ship. I ...
This was my second cruise on Carnival, the first was a 15 day cruise from LA to Hawaii and back and that was great. I want to compare this cruise to a fall 2015 cruise on Royal Caribbean Grandeur of the Seas to New England and Canada with my wife.
Embarkment- SLOW, you first went through a line where they took your health certification form then up and escalator to the check in area, they had ...