Enjoyed our anniversary cruise!

Item: Carnival Conquest
Rating: 4
Author: BonnieJo

Carnival Conquest Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

BonnieJo

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 12, 2015

Ship: Carnival Conquest

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1217

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

We celebrated our 35th anniversary on the Carnival Conquest last week. Since we took a Carnival Caribbean cruise for our honeymoon it seemed like a good idea and it was! The ship was nice, the food was great, we enjoyed the on-board entertainment, and the staff catered to our needs. The ports: Grand Turk, La Romana, D.R., Curacao and Aruba all had beautiful beaches with the sparkling turquoise water and white sand we love. Grand Turk's beach is conveniently located right by the cruise port--loved that! The town of La Romana is a little sketchy and unfortunately difficult to shop because the vendors push so hard. I would have liked to help them out, but I just can't shop under that much pressure. The architecture and landscape on Curacao and Aruba were so unique. I just loved them and want to go back.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Many of the on-board activities are designed to encourage guests to spend more money (i.e., casino, bingo, art auctions, shopping events, etc.) But there are many things to do without additional spending , for example, I went to a lovely afternoon tea on our last day at sea .

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

This cabin was very nice with loads of storage, but when you are in the bow of the ship you get some slamming noises that took a little getting used to. Most of the cruise the seas were so calm that we couldn't even feel the movement, but a couple of nights we had some rougher waters and the noise woke us a few times.