A 2 year hiatus reveals surprises.

Carnival Conquest Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

johnk231

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 58

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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8 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 21, 2017

Ship: Carnival Conquest

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7272

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

A 2 year hiatus, because of family medical issues, revealed, to us, changes that do not meet, let alone exceed, our expectations. The changes in the menu were not "enhancements" that lead to our enjoyment in the dining room. The waitstaff seemed over extended and over worked because of, our perceived, staffing changes. Relationships were not able to be made with the staff. This was a first for us and diminished our experience significantly. The housekeeping staff met our expectations but also seemed to be spread thin. Now the positive. The itinerary was great. We loved both stops in the Dominican Republic, Curacao and a return to Aruba. Live music was good and we enjoyed the shows and the comedians. The fifth star was dropped because of the changes in staffing and the food.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

The American Table menu is a significant downgrade in the dining experience.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Typical OS and friendly, hardworking stewards.

Ship tip

Check out the barbecue on deck 10. Good stuff! The internet speed was as fast as a dead snail or worse. Check it out for a day and decide for yourself.

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Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

3 out of 5

Pick transport to FLL very carefully because a rainy day like we had leads to being soaked because of no canopy on the hotel transport side.

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

3 Comments

sunshinel9ver 7 years ago

AMEN to Adamwalker AND tracyresendes. A cruise is what you make of it!ðð

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tracyresendes 7 years ago

I just went on the conquest and absolutely loved it. It was our 4th cruise. The Staff in dining hall were amazing, entertainment was great. The amount of fun you have on vacation depends a lot on who you are as a person.

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adamwalker04 7 years ago

for one thing easy on the commas, that was annoying to read. second, are you there to eat and make relationships with staff you'll never see again or are you there to vacation/site see? stop being so picky and having such high expectations, cruises are cheap. enjoy yourself and don't let petty meaningless things diminish your experience and fun. I'm going on a cruise in April and intend on making it everything it can be!! Stop setting such high expectations, it will just lead to disappointment. go there expecting to have a good time and that's all. Sorry I felt like I needed to say my part, I'm sorry for your experience and hope it's everything you want it to be next time!! :)

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