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Carnival Conquest Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern
8 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: March 18, 2017
Ship: Carnival Conquest
Cabin type: Oceanview
Cabin number: 2399
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
Took our first cruise and found that 8 nights is just too much. We are not really good cruise material, but thought we would try one so we know what it's all about (think it will appeal to us more in another 10 years or so). We enjoy getting to a location where we feel safe and excited, getting a condo for a couple of weeks, and setting out in a rental car to explore the locale. We did this on Maui for 9 years straight and found it to be exactly our kind of getaway.
That said, we did appreciate the cruise. The ship staff was super friendly and efficient. Our cabin, and the ship in general, could use some updating, but we really don't know how it compares to other ships. It was acceptable and not dirty... we just felt it was dated and well-used looking.
Food was ok, though the steakhouse experience was top-notch. We found dinner to be better than what is offered on Lido deck. Lots of choices, just not all that great quality wise.
We were so glad we took excursions on 3 of the four stops as we did get a small taste of the islands... enough to know we now want to return to Curacao and Aruba on our own.
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Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida