Splendor, August 12 - 20, 2014

Item: Carnival Splendor
Rating: 4
Author: chykov

Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

chykov

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 61

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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8 Night Exotic Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 12, 2014

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8457

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 10 years ago

Review summary

We parked at the Weehawken Ferry Port and took the ferry over to Manhattan. Not only was it a nice (and surprisingly easy) way to get to the ship (View of Skyline and ship from New Jersey), it saved us about $150 on parking versus parking at the cruise port. Left out of Manhattan Cruise Center. Security and check in went smoothly and rather quickly (about 40 mins total). Ship was clean, food was good, not great (had better on the Pride out of Baltimore). Had a great cabin with an extra large balcony (room 8457). My wife and I got the CHEERS drink package and I think it saved us a boatload of money as our friends who traveled with us spent well over $600 more than we did. I would consider it if you like to have a few drinks! Crowd was definitely New York/North Jersey centric, so was a bit raucous. We like that kind of atmosphere so we were fine. Probably not the crowd if you are looking for a quiet relaxing atmosphere. Definitely more partiers than not. Weather was great. The first sea day a little rough, not bad though (to be expected in the North Atlantic). Otherwise warm and sunny. Ports were excellent (though I am not a fan of Nassau). As always, crew is excellent, bar, wait staff and room stewards were very attentive. We had fun and would do it again.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Not bad, have had better on other Carnival ships

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Had a lot of fun playing trivia

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Hypnotist was good, the social crew were good (played a bit of trivia). The Show in the main Theatre was not so good

Children's Programs

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Made, Guilliermo (Bar waiters), Sara (room Steward), Melody (Martini Bar Bartender - she makes and excellent martini). They were all outstanding.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

clean and well maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Because of the architecture of the ship this room is laid out differently than most other cabins. As a result the balcony is more than twice the size of the normal one. A little noise from the lido deck above but nothing really bad.

Ship tip

The Liner Bar area at the back of the ship has a good deli and Tandoor (indian) buffet. Both were excellent and rarely crowded so if you want a quick bite try those. The Mongolian wok is quite good, though usually a long wait for it.

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Ports of call

New York, New York

3 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Great beach, great snorkeling.

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Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

Love this beach! This place is beautiful

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Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

I would try to schedul an excursion as the town has little to offer.

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4 Comments

SimonTravels 10 years ago

I have to point out. though, that hanging laundry on the balcony is not good... it's a horrible fire hazard.

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SimonTravels 10 years ago

Very unique room! Thanks for sharing!

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chykov 10 years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epptL-_bDNs

I think this is a link to a video that someone else posted of the same room.

Unfortunately, we didn't take any photo's or video of the room.

Nice big balcony, that had two chairs, a table and a lounge chair.

If the link doesn't work, just google Carnival Splendor Room 8457.

Regards,

Joe

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SimonTravels 10 years ago

Thanks for the great review! Do you have any photos of your stateroom or the larger balcony? We'd love to see them. Add them at http://cruiseline.com/photos if you have any to share. Thanks!

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