My first time on Carnival cruise and I agree when everyone says it’s a party cruise. It definitely is. The cabin was a decent size, ship was huge so we always found a good area to relax if needed too. Food was a disappointment. It was a good vacation but then again any vacation is a good vacation
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
2 out of 5
In my opinion, I think the food was not really that good and I’ll list points as to why :
Festivale MDR : Not good at all. Food was late, cold and basically inedible. Roasted leg of leg was just basically a leg of fat. Salmon not good at all.
Jumbo shrimps the size of my pinky.
Only thing that was good was the dessert.
Lido Marketplace
1 out of 5
Not too many choices. Lukewarm food. A lot of stations not open which caused a big backlog of lines. Did not like it at all.
Cucina del Capitano
1 out of 5
Right off the bat, server told us not to order the chicken parm…. How bad could it be? Lol we should have listened…. Imagine chicken nuggets with ketchup and American cheese. Yes that bad.Mussels and clams were not good as well either.
Guy's Burger Joint
5 out of 5
It’s a shame that the only food you did enjoy was either a paid venue or a cheeseburger.But Guy’s does have a great cheeseburger.
Bonsai Teppanyaki
5 out of 5
Best food of the whole trip! At least it was hot!
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
Entertainment
3 out of 5
Comedians onboard not funny.
Certain shows canceled due to high winds ( obviously not Carnival’s fault).
CD the flying Scotsman was good but his team not so much.
Parents got picked for Love and marriage and actually won lol.
DJ was great.
That is all I can comment about as we didn’t seek out too many onboard entertainment.
Service and Staff
4 out of 5
Staff were wonderful but I do think the ship was understaffed and over worked. Food came late… bars full of lines… pool areas somewhat dirty at times.
Ship Quality
4 out of 5
Staff did the best they could to try to maintain the huge amount of people of ship.
Only pool areas would really get somewhat dirty.
Serenity Adult section was a nice area but very windy.
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
Cabin was a nice size for an interior.
Bathroom/shower was tight but very functional.
Ship tip
The ship is huge. Try not to do everything at once. Also, when you go to get a burger from Guy’s, have one person stay on line while another hold a seat. It gets very busy and crowded.
Love St. Marteen. We ended up getting a cab to head to Mullet Bay beach. Driver dropped us off and we were met at the beach by mounds and mounds of seaweed. The owner of the beach bar there apologized profusely (wasn’t even his fault!) and said this is no way to spend your day here. He was able to get in contact with the cab driver who took us over to the French side and was able to find a beach in Marigot.
Lovely beach and restaurant there.
Had a great time.
Love love love San Juan.
So much to do and see.
The locals are fantastic.
Only issue I did have was once you leave the ship, you get hounded with your tour guides non stop. A firm no does the trick. Most attractions are walking distance.
We ended up eating and drinking at the house of the pina colada.
Not a fan of this port. We decided to leave the main port area and head to Playa Dorado in the Puerto Plata area.
The beach was not clean nor were the services offered at the beach bar any decent either.
I would not recommend.
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