Worst cruise I've been on.

Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

1 out of 5
Carnival Splendor

8 Night Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 10, 2017

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1077

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I've cruised with carnival multiple time and this was the worst one I've ever been on. My dad had a heart attack and so they made my parents get off the ship onto the island and left them at the hospital and then when they tried to fly to the next island to get back on the ship, the ship wouldn't contact the doctor back, they waited all day on a response and so they weren't able to get back on. They tried to kick my boyfriend and I off with my parents since we weren't 21 so we had to have someone sign as our uncle to stay on. They then moved us rooms to put us closer to them and they wouldn't let us stay in our original room, and the room they moved us into was a handicap room, is smelled like pee, there was mold in the back room, the toilet kept over flowing over night and during the day, the ac/heat in our room didn't work so we woke up sweating, there were little piece of paper in between the Celine and the wall to try and stop it from making noise and we have pictures of this all to prove it. This was on carnival splendor. They were trying to constantly reprint things around the ship and someone said they couldn't use their balcony because is was getting fixed and repainted and everything like 3 or 4 of the days. The tiles from the side of the pool were falling off and all over the ground. The golf course ate the balls on like hole 2 so there was like never any balls. The only good thing about the ship was the casino and our waiters Maria and Marsel, they did a fantastic job. Once my parents got off the ship I couldn't even buy anything on board because they didn't take cash and if I put it on my card they said it would go towards paying for the medical bill, so luckily some cruisers were kind enough to pay for my stuff and let me give them cash. Anyways I would not recommend the ship carnival splendor to anybody, and would definitely recommend getting carnival or travel insurance if you go because if something happens they will be in a hurry to get you off the ship but not even try to get you back on and you will have enormous bills. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Buffets weren't the best, the actual dinning was better, and my boyfriend wouldn't eat the pizzas because the didn't wear gloves

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Loved the comedy

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
There's a teen room but if you're 18 you're too old, you're considered an adult but the ship itself doesn't consider you and adult because they will kick you off if you aren't with someone 21 or older

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The guy that cleaned our room knew our names and our waitresses were amazing (Maria and Marsel)

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
Room they switched us to was horrible, and in the dinning room there was a bunch of trash next to our booth and the wall. My boyfriend was holding onto the rail and got so much dust stuck to his hands

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
First cabin 2236 was good, then they switched us to a handicap one which was 1077 and that was aweful

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5
Bring dog treats for the feral dogs on the beach :) they are friendly.

La Romana, Dominican Republic

3 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

3 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

3 out of 5
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