FUN but in some aspects disappointing

Item: Carnival Conquest
Rating: 4.5
Author: lisa44520566

Carnival Conquest Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

lisa44520566

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 59

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 22, 2019

Ship: Carnival Conquest

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7293

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Great time spent with family. I just wish I could have worked after buying the internet package on a safe, on board computer with more privacy.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Getting on board the ship was quick & easy. I love the new early check in & no long lines!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

NOT impressed with the slow service in the main dining room - The Monet. We had a 6pm dinner time and food was not served until almost 7pm and then we were in a rush to get to the other end of the boat for a 7:30pm show. I had booked the earlier dinner to avoid this. Also food was not that great. Friday night I ordered prime rib with baked potato & the potato was not edible - too hard & not cooked. In getting the food so late, if you wanted dessert, we felt rushed out & unable to enjoy coffee with our dessert as the next seating was 8pm. In the future I will eat on the Lido deck. Service up there was 5 stars!!!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

There was always something going on we were interested in

Entertainment

5 out of 5

FABULOUS shows & comedians

Children's Programs

I didn't have children I brought under the age of 18

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our room steward "Stingray" was AMAZING! EVERY time we saw him he was laughing & smiling. My grandson gave him a high five every morning!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Again, our cabin steward was amazing! He kept everything just right for us! Thank you Stingray!

Ship tip

If you plan to work while on board this ship, bring your own lap top or tablet. The ship's computers are NOT in a "designated area" & are located on the main floors for all to see as they walk by. I decided to work only from my personal cell phone so as not to expose any of my client's private information to anyone walking behind me. The computers are located IN THE OPEN in the hallway right by the casino (heavily traveled are) & in the lobby right across from the excursion desk. Also heavily traveled area. I don't understand why there is a room with a door called the "library" where people can play cards or board games but there is not a designated, more secure, area for the computers for the guests to use. I will not use this ship again solely for this reason. I will be more inquisitive as to where computers are located 1st before sailing.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

didn't really "visit", just boarded ship there

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Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Nice island - no excursion, just did beach for about 1 hour then shopping near port

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

No excursion, just shopping downtown. We took a taxi van - no excursion

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

MY FAVORITE PORT. Yes, we did the shopping, site seeing & beach excursion booked through cruise411 and we had a FABULOUS driver of our open air bus....ELVIS! He was AMAZING!!! THE BANANA DAQUIRIS WERE AMAZING!

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Many were hesitant to get off the ship but we were not. We even had a quick snack & liquor beverages at a quaint restaurant. REALLY ENJOYED THIS PORT!

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

QUICK & EASY - NO MORE CUSTOMS FORMS! YAY!!! WTG CARNIVAL!

6 Comments

wgammon1 3 years ago

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

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MJtraveler 5 years ago

It seems that most of the cruise lines are moving public computers to well-trafficked areas, apparently in order to discourage long sessions by one person on a limited set of stations. It also discourages porn access and vandalism according to a crew member I asked. As to the MDR, did you arrive promptly at 6pm? We have found that we have to do that in order to eat early and get to the shows. We, too, like to linger over coffee as we ask for a large table to meet new friends. I hope your future cruises will be happy ones!!

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Mydogluke 5 years ago

Love the Conquest

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perrywalden3 5 years ago

I take a cruise to get away and decompress so the computers are not an issue for me at all.

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Shh813 5 years ago

I think this is a very fake review. No. Cruises listed or any pictures. We were on the Conquest in March and absolutely loved it. Everything was great. The steward was able to connect our balcony with my daughter and her family ‘s balcony and we had one huge balcony. Our cabin was very spacious for the two of us and the air and plumbing worked fine. Dinner in the MDR was delicious every night. Everything. We even ate breakfast there. Only used the buffet for salad or desserts. For lunch used Guy’s Burgers, The Deli or pizza, all very good. I understand on most ships the internet is not that great but a vacation is a vacation. You shouldn’t be working.

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AuntPinkie 5 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Not sure which ships and/or cruise lines have a designated area for privacy while using the public computers. That is a great question to ask. Hope you find what you are looking for. Sad that you need to work while cruising , but glad you can cruise while working!😏

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