THE ISSUES THAT WERE WRONG WITH THIS CRUISE

Item: Carnival Conquest
Rating: 2
Author: doublej1954

Carnival Conquest Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

doublej1954

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 33

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

Verified Review

6 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 31, 2016

Ship: Carnival Conquest

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1067

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

THIS WAS MY FIRST CRUISE ON THE CARNIVAL AND UNFORTUNATELY I WAS QUITE DISAPPOINTED AS I NEVER WENT ON A CRUISE WHERE YOU HAD TO WAIT TWO HOURS TO GET ON THE SHIP AS THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS. FIRST OF ALL, I DO NOT THINK MY ROOM WAS COMPLETELY CLEANED AS THERE WAS A SHOE UNDER MY BED THAT WAS FROM A PREVIOUS TRAVELER. I NEVER WENT ON A CRUISE WHERE WE ARE OUT AT SEA FOR TWO DAYS AND THE STORES ARE UNDER RENOVATION. ON TUESDAY, THE MAIN POOL IS EMPTY FOR OVER A DAY. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE FOOD IN THE DINING WAS OKAY BUT I DID NOT EXPECT FOR THEM TO FORGET TWO OF OUR APPETIZERS AND COFFEE. I MAY TRY ANOTHER TIME BUT NOT TO SURE IF IT IS WORTH IT.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

THEY DID NOT CLEAN THE WHOLE ROOM AS THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A SHOE UNDER BED BEFORE WE EVEN ENTERED

Ports of call

Falmouth, Jamaica

1 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

19 Comments

rendezvoussam 8 years ago

You paid your hard earned cash, you expect a reasonable service, if not, then you have every right to make a complaint.

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Micheleb67 8 years ago

Nothing is perfect. Everyone at one time or another has had issues just get them fix and move on and enjoy you vacation because it's over before you know it. We are always one of the first on board so we watch everyone and how some of them complain on how long it took to board. There are lines and you have to be patient.

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jritchey1 8 years ago

Boarding delays, be glad they were fixing things. Do you think they can weld the ship back together in the middle of the Atlantic. Get real! They doc one day and leave the same day give them a break. Your room was clean I'm sure for the shoe come on if you had to clean a million rooms you might miss a shoe or two.

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mikennicole 8 years ago

At least you just had a shoe. We had a turd in our toilet. Definitely wasn't cleaned.

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awesomerobot 8 years ago

This is your review: "LOOK AT ME, I WANT ATTENTION THAT IS WHY I WRITE ONLY IN CAPPS". You could've at least pretend to write constructive criticism in a polite and or professional manner.

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rendezvoussam 8 years ago

Most cruise liners recruit their service staff from poor/under developed countries, the wages they received are average in their native countries but definitely way below our standards. It's also known as cross boarder labour exploitation, having said that, it's also our fault in a way, majority of cruisers wants a cheap/good value holiday. The marketing strategies is cheap headline grabbing cheap prices. All employees are paid in US Dollars, If the Dollars devalues or drops against their native currencies their wages would be even worst of.

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rendezvoussam 8 years ago

We always go prepaid gratuite, and tips extra for the waiting staff in dining and stateroom service.

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rendezvoussam 8 years ago

cocochanel. We all know cruising is a very good opportunity and value to see the world without packing and unpacking at every destinations...just don't sing to many praises to the cruise liners otherwise they find ways to screw the cruisers For a Few Dollars More!

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rendezvoussam 8 years ago

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rendezvoussam 8 years ago

If the cost cutting continues swimming either in the sea or the pool will incur additional charge!

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tone12872 8 years ago

If I found a shoe I would see if it fit, and then complain that they lost the other one. If the main pool was closed I would of used the aft pool. And if they forgot my 2 appetizers I would tell them they owe me 4. I've been on a lot of carnival cruises and the only bad one I had was when we had a jumper. Screwed our arrival time up. Missed our flight. Happy cruising

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scook384995 8 years ago

our steward said he was responsible for 28 rooms....that is alot!

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sbeach3 8 years ago

Oh, and I'm going on the Conquest in 32 days. I can live with boarding delays, cigarette smoke, chair hogs, even closed shops or a dry pool - but they better not forget my coffee.

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sbeach3 8 years ago

Normally when people complain I complain about their complaining and chalk it up to their unrealistic expectations. In your case I've seen multiple reports of the shops being closed, and theres no mistaking an empty pool or shoe under your bed. It sounds like Carnivals attempts at saving money (lets cut staff, resulting in 2 hour waits to get on the ship) or not go to dry dock or leave the ship in port for a week while they do repairs (if that ships not moving it's $ lost) has resulted in some dismal cruising experiences for folks. If they cut staff and one person is now cleaning twice as many rooms the shoe under your bed makes sense, and that's unfortunate because I've cruised Carnival for years and had mostly good cruises. While I can see why you may want to take your money elsewhere next time, don't paint with too broad a brush. All lines are cutting back. I was checking out Cunard Line reviews the other day, and even folks there were complaining....

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Micheleb67 8 years ago

Really they dry dock it for renovations.

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cruiselover72 8 years ago

royal Caribbean and you will love it

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travelingmama 8 years ago

try the Norwegian getaway it is awesome

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rendezvoussam 8 years ago

....so Cinderella left her shoe behind....AGAIN!

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banaford 8 years ago

Have you gone on another cruise line? If you liked another one better, then spend more and get what you like.

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