Very disappointed in half moon cay, didn't honor their cheers pass!

Carnival Conquest Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
Carnival Conquest

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 02, 2018

Ship: Carnival Conquest

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8377

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The crew members was very nice and helpful. Grand Turks nothing to see. Half moon cay not happy with them not honoring the cheers pass, would have stayed out longer on the beach if they would have honored it. Will not be taking this cruise again.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Very smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

1 out of 5
Nothing there to see. Other members went on a horseback excursion was not worth the money, nasty water they went through.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

1 out of 5
We purchased a cheers pass on carnival but they didn't honor it on their own private island. Not very happy with that.

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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15 Comments

junst    6 years ago

Loved Grand Turk! Haven't been to half moon cay yet.

askeegan    6 years ago

Sadly in the rules about the Cheers program it states "Program only applicable for onboard purchases during regular operating hours."  Grant Turk is one of my favorite ports because it is a complete relaxation day at the beach.  There are things to do there but for us, it is the beach and Margarittaville!

Batche    6 years ago

This op complains about everything. They must be a thrill to be around.

Shelley1963    6 years ago

You can never please everyone.

lolly2017    6 years ago

IkeDeb, you HAVE to go to Half Moon Cay! You will love it. If you can splurge a little bit, try to get one of the cabanas offered as an excursion through Carnival. A little piece of heaven for the day for sure!!!

ElizabethOregon    6 years ago

@IkeDeb, if you liked Grand Turk, you’d love Half Moon Cay. My favorite port so far! And yes I had Cheers read ahead, and it did not feel like a big deal... Carnival owns the ports at GT and Amber Cove and don’t honor drink packages there either.

IkeDeb    6 years ago

Have not done Half Moon Bay, but loved Grand Turk

renaedave    6 years ago

half moon cay is my fav

bjj4me    6 years ago

Haha Half Moon Cay is great absolutely beautiful beach and Carnival is absolutely upfront about when and where the Cheers package works so.....

Shh813    6 years ago

We love Grand Turk and Half Moon Cay.

akaGrandmaJo    6 years ago

We love Half Moon Cay as well.  The cheers program is only for onboard purchases.  I would imagine it would be

nearly impossible to prevent drink sharing, which is likely a big reason for the restriction, along with extra profits.

The following is from Carnival FAQs:

Please note

Due to state laws, we cannot sell CHEERS! until the second day of the cruise (starting at 6:00am) for voyages departing from our Texas and New York home ports.  Program only applicable for onboard purchases.  CHEERS! is not offered on 2 day cruises, charter cruises, on ships sailing from Australia (Carnival Spirit and Carnival Legend) and beverage purchases made at Half Moon Cay and Princess Cays in The Bahamas.

BonMike    6 years ago

We also love Half Moon Cay. The beach and water at Grand Turk is almost as gorgeous. Those are our 2 favourite ports.

ctav    6 years ago

I agree with doddlemom saying Half Moon Cay is the most beautiful beach.

doddlemom    6 years ago

We love Half Moon Cay most beautiful beach anywhere

Gosdin    6 years ago

Would like to have seen on board pictures out instead of computers, didn't get a chance to buy pictures.

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