Great extended family get together, beautiful islands

Item: Carnival Conquest
Rating: 4
Author: NancyBene

Carnival Conquest Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

NancyBene

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 04, 2015

Ship: Carnival Conquest

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7365

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

This cruise was great for our family of 15 get together and vacation. The day could be spent with a small or large part of the group, then we would all gather for dinner every evening in the Monet dining room. Muda was the best waiter! Relaxing and fun. Good evening entertainment for all ages. Grand Turk was our favorite island visit, although we loved them all.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Monet dining room, Point Steakhouse and Guys Burgers were the best. The buffet was ok. The cruise needed more late night food options, pizza, self serve ice cream, and room service for a charge were the only options; this was a little disappointing.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Need more pools! Too crowded to even swim on the at sea days. But, decor and upkeep was perfect.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Raul and his staff were very attentive and always willing to help whatever was asked.

Ship tip

Ship catered to smokers. Several designated smoking areas, and plus non-smoking areas taken over with smokers, and it was allowed. As a non-smoker, this was stinky and bothersome. This kept us away from much of the casino and several areas of the sun deck.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

CityClickers scavenger hunt was a good excursion for the entire group. We also rented a taxi and went to Moho Beach to see the airplanes take off & land - WOW!

Thumbs Up 1

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

This island made you feel like a local. We rented a taxi and visited Cockelshell beach.

Thumbs Up 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Shopping not so good, but a beautiful city to explore.

Thumbs Up 3

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Power snorkel in Grand Turk was the best excursion of the whole trip!