jddunfee Cruise Review on Carnival Conquest on Oct 07, 2018

Carnival Conquest Cruise Review

jddunfee

Contributor Level: First Mate

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 33

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

Sail date: October 07, 2018

Ship: Carnival Conquest

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Some information from our cruise Oct 7-13. Some of this is my opinion and some is just information. Embarked at fort Lauderdale and it was simple smooth. Was on the ship by 11:30 with drink in hand. They had key cards in the door mailbox but couldn't access rooms until 1:30. We were ok with that. The ship was very clean and staff was always friendly. Everyone on the ship was fun to hang with and get to know them. Elegant dinners were on day 2 and day 5. Dining took a while because it was very busy in there but we knew it would so we planned for it. Took about an hour and a half or a little less. Very good selection on the menu but I really liked the filet mignon 👍. Ship stayed on schedule at each port and since we had nothing booked, we just waited a little while for crowds to clear then get off of the ship except for half Moon cay. We went early but the lines go fast. When we went to breakfast, lunch and dinner at the buffet, sometimes the lines got pretty long but go early to avoid it possible. Piano bar with Eden was the highlight on the ship. He was a great entertainer and the room was packed every night. We had a blast with him. Just FYI, he really likes his shots🍸. The comedy club was just so so for us. We went to both comedians at the late night and we were not impressed but not complaining either. Mat the cruise director is full of energy and is involved with the crowds all the time. He does a great job and hope to see him again on future cruises. Movies in the evening were of good selection. Anywhere from chick flicks 🙄 to action to comedy. We watched "Book Club", "Jurassic world", "Rampage", "Incredibles 2", and "It". There were more but that's what we watched. The one fun day at Sea was great. Lots of entertainment on the lido deck for the whole day. We really like the "groove for St Jude"Carnival does. The ship did over $2700 in just an hour. The special surprise was the balloon drop on the last night. Mat made that pretty fun and the pictures we took of it are awesome. Make sure you go to that. Disembarking was simple. We carried our luggage off from deck 9, got an elevator easily at 7:20am and was off of the ship in minutes. Obviously you need your sail card to get off the ship but some were digging through suit cases looking for their cards 🙄. We grabbed an Uber and was at the airport in no time. Overall a great trip and will go on the conquest again if schedules align. Hope this helps and remember, this was our opinions and we always choose fun 👍🚢🌴. Happy sailing to all.

15 Comments

cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Great review, thank you.

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nanarobyn 6 years ago

Thanks for information. We are on Conquest this Saturday!

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florida2 6 years ago

Excited thanks for review going on Conquest Nov 24

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WVgirl90 6 years ago

Thanks for the review. We leave in 12 days

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michele1L 6 years ago

Really appreciate your review! Counting down to cruising on the Conquest in January 2019. Been thinking about using Uber on disembarking, glad you found success with that. I'm also excited about the piano bar! I absolutely love doing that👍🏻 Thanks again for your opinion 😊 Happy Cruising to all! ⛴🎉⛱😎👙👣🌴

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Shh813 6 years ago

Can't wait.

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JustCruz 6 years ago

We were on the Conquest in May and it was great also

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jddunfee 6 years ago

The filet was free on the menu. He really pushed to get me more than one but I had too many guys burgers earlier that day 🤣👍

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Shh813 6 years ago

Great review. We will be on in March, same itinerary. So now I know when the fancy nights are. THANKS. Did you have to pay for the filet mignon or was it served at one of the fancy nights? I'm looking forward to lobster and prime rib! Can't wait!

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DebandMarkC 6 years ago

Great review

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jddunfee 6 years ago

@elsadizon...The ship arrived back around 6am. We had plenty of time to get breakfast and say our goodbyes to the ship decks then head out. We are early risers and pack pretty quick. We were at the airport and at our gate by 8:15. And we weren't in a hurry because we had the same flight time you're talking about.

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Pheznt55 6 years ago

awesome

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elsadizon 6 years ago

I think I didn’t make myself clear, I currently have a 12:50 pm flight out of Fort Lauderdale but am trying to decide if I should change it to the 9:50 flight as I have an event to catch at 5:00 pm that day.

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elsadizon 6 years ago

Thank you for this review. Will be at the conquest in 3 weeks ( Nov 4-10). The schedule says the ship will get back to Fort Lauderdale at 8:00 am. Looks like you were out of the ship before 8:00 because you mentioned “ got an elevator easily at 7:20 and was off the ship in minutes”. Just trying to decide if I can make it to the airport at 9:50.

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YSprings 6 years ago

Enjoyed your review...glad you had a nice time.😊

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