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Carnival Conquest Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
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Carnival Conquest

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 24, 2019

Ship: Carnival Conquest

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1340

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

a good option for a family cruise. don't like they automatically charge tips. nickel and dime all the time and too much push to buy on board.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
easy to board.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
good food, drinks not so great. you have to get the soda package or drink artificial drinks which is all they serve with food.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
nice fitness center. only one water slide so lines. pools are salt water, ok but small. sport areas are small. mini golf nice but needs wind shields.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
only a few shows. not that great.

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
clubs for the kids. still saw too many loose and about.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
good staff.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
hard to get around, not all decks connect fore and aft. have to go up or down to move about. ship showing its age, too many areas closed and maintenance during the voyage.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
dirty. tape on window shade where last passenger taped curtain to wall. towels shoved in air vent to direct flow. dust in ceiling from AC.

Ship tip

prepay for sodas, maybe even alcohol if you paln to drink.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
nice tours but tourist trap.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
nicely done beach. could use more activities.

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
considering their economy and state, nice to see carnival invested in the island.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
glad to see this town doing better.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
fast, chose express (take your bags) off in minutes.
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7 Comments

wgammon1    3 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the review.

318Kiboo    5 years ago

You can have gratuity removed or prepay them. And also you’re allowed to bring your own soda

nlcdn    5 years ago

We did a B2B on this ship. The food, entertainment and service was great. Only issue were the stains on the windows on the Promenade throughout the 14 days on the ship- you had difficulty seeing through them when arriving in port.

cruiseplayer    5 years ago

The gratuity ,s are up to you , just go to the guest services desk and tell them to credit your acct. and you will take care of the tips . There is never a problem , or question

cruisicians    5 years ago

Our experience with cruising has been awesome! We are so excited when we cruise. We make the best of everything! You have to pay tips period. Pay them upfront to save yourself the hassle.There is too much to do to not have fun!

onlysail    5 years ago

Another tight ass

shellscee    5 years ago

All cruises do this. We always pay ours ahead of time.

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