They could do some things better

Item: Carnival Conquest
Rating: 3
Author: marcmcmullen9

Carnival Conquest Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

marcmcmullen9

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 44

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 26, 2017

Ship: Carnival Conquest

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8294

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The staff was awesome. Don't waste your money on the unlimited drinks for the kids. They have to wait in line at the bars to get a refill, not awesome. Carnival needs to do what Royal Caribbean does with the special cups and the Coke machines. They also need food options open late. The pizza place was all that was open, always had a line 30-50 deep. One guy making pizzas on demand. Logistically speaking, a nightmare. The buffets were decent, but not great. And their posted hours were not always accurate.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

food in dining room was pretty good. Guy's burger joint was awesome. Buffets and other options were meh.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

John was our cabin steward, awesome! Remembered everyone's names and greeted us with a smile all day every day. Robert and his team at the late dinner seating were also top shelf.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Ship layout was not awesome. Had to go up and over to go down, some decks were unable to walk through. Outside they had decks blocked making getting from room to dinner difficult.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Room was spacious and clean. Air conditioning wasn't working in a lot of cabins. Ours was on the warm side, but not as bad as others. Cabin staff was incredible, remembered everyone's names from day one. Always greeting us.