Hand held and nickel and dimed
Carnival Conquest Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern
6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: September 23, 2018
Ship: Carnival Conquest
Cabin type: Oceanview
Cabin number: 1241
Traveled as: Family (young children)
Reviewed: 6 years ago
Review summary
Overall carnival has shown me that they are out to nickel and dime their customers. You can’t go very many places unless you buy their excursions, so plan to spend another grand or more I guess. The food was aweful and the deserts were all the same template. The dining area by the middle of the trip was a sauna and had flies everywhere...how hygienic. My kid got food poising at this buffet. The bartender was horrible and was not attentive at all. And the prices of drinks went up when you step off the boat at half moon cay (owned by carnival). And after settling the bill, even though your policy states children under 12 don’t owe gratuity, carnival slips it in there and doesn’t say anything unless you ask about it. That’s shady. That’s bad business to knowingly charge someone something that you they don’t technically owe. But hey you got your tips right? Thank you carnival for showing me we aren’t cruising people. At least not with carnival.Embarkation
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Ship tip
If you don’t buy excursions you can’t really do much but shop. They won’t allow you access to much else without paying for it this includes the beach
Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)
Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic