DISAPPOINTMENT

Carnival Conquest Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

mpascucci622

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

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8 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 23, 2016

Ship: Carnival Conquest

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9225

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Disappointing. After cruising on this ship I am uncertain as to whether I will ever cruise again.. The entertainment and the dining experience are supposed to be two of the highlights of cruising,,Both were way below expectations on this cruise.

The dining staff and service staff were commendable but one gets the feeling that as hard as they work, the company is expecting them to do more with less.

According to ship policy if pool chairs are left unattended for more than 4o minutes towels will be removed..this certainly is not enforced and people have a sense of entitlement because they know they can get away with tagging a chair at 6a.m. and then going about their business and leaving THEIR "toweled chaIr"

empty and other people wandering around with no place to sit...Why have a policy if not enforced?????

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

the food in the main dining room, with the exception of one evening, was sub par and was always served cold (The Renoir) Breakfast in the Monet Dining Room was consistently good.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

while the comedians were good the variety show sounded very much like screeching and howling.. The best entertainment was the cruise director in the lounge each evening. Kudos to Josh on his personality and ability to connect with people.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Very outdated. The rug was filthy with many stains. Bed was comfortable. the staff did an excellent job of keeping it clean.

Ship tip

Reconsider and compare with other ships and reviews before booking.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

3 out of 5

16 Comments

princess54 8 years ago

Enjoy

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kGaGzfj8LcHJwFrzUdSOD2ZD2 8 years ago

This will be our 2nd time on the Conquest. We said we would never cruise Carnival, but last year changed our view. It's not the most glamorous, nor is the food the best, but the people are down to earth and just happy to be on vacation. We met so many nice folks that we have kept in contact with this past year and were looking forward to seeing them on this cruise.

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jeffanddebbie 8 years ago

This will be our 3rd time on this ship. We love it!!!

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akane135 8 years ago

I don't understand the whole saving a chair thing anyway... Isn't there like a billion chairs on the ship?

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cmcdanielnbnc 8 years ago

Why didn't you remove the offending towel and use the chair. A clean folded towel to me means it's their for me to use 😊

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martaenid 8 years ago

I've been on many cruises but definitely never get a good chair on deck because of chair hogs. they do need to enforce the 40min rule! I've been there at 8a and it's just ridiculous, that being said I do have a great time, just miss out on lido fun. Usually end up on other side of ship.

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wadeberry 8 years ago

waaawaaawaa waa waa

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wadeberry 8 years ago

we loved it.. you are too critical. I have been on many cruises on all the lines and conquest was one of my favorites.

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rendi2 8 years ago

Tom-d-Wolfe congrats on fighting through chemo and radiation. You and your wife will have s wonderful time the Conquest is a great ship. Enjoy your anniversary.

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volfan 8 years ago

We were on this ship just a couple months ago and had a great time. I'm sure with that attitude you will too Tim-d-Wolfe. Enjoy!

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CruisinTrkrs3 8 years ago

Ty. This's D here tho. Oh yes it's going to be amazing! We're both so excited! And of the mindset that nothing is going to interfere with our relaxation n enjoyment. I firmly believe that it's what u make it, so we're set for a great time! :)

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firefighter4u 8 years ago

Tim... Relax and enjoy your cruise! My wife went on three of them while she battled through breast cancer... Very therapeutic!!!!

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CruisinTrkrs3 8 years ago

I'm sorry it didn't meet what you were hoping for... We leave Sat for our very first "cruise" & we are both very excited! Lol not much with us in the form of expectations, Except for being ALONE w/o our kids for the 1st time in almost 17yrs! Woohoo :) Celebrating our Anni of many many years, along with the end of almost 5yrs of the Chemo/Radi game for me, it's gonna be awesome.

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sloopjohnb53 8 years ago

There's no way I would let a chair and towel ruin a cruise.

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firefighter4u 8 years ago

Sounds like you set the bar pretty high as far as your expectations are concern.

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sbeach3 8 years ago

Yawn.

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