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Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

momjonesof5

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

Verified Review

6 Night Bahamas (Norfolk Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 17, 2015

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8404

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

You were supposed to give me and my 2 girls a $50.00 onboard credit and you did not. We called you before we got underway about the credit and you said that you would apply a credit for $50.00 back on my charge card so please make sure you do this. Also, we were supposed to have a sofa in the cabin but we had a pull down bed which was very disaapointing and uncomfortable. I don't

think I will ever book through you again.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Was supposed to have a sofa but instead it was a pull down bed

Ship tip

the taste bar was a good idea.

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Ports of call

Norfolk, Virginia

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

1 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

5 out of 5

30 Comments

CrusinTim 9 years ago

I find reviews like this laughable!! Over a week with numerous replies and the OP hasn't responded to ANY of them. I have been reading too many reviews that seem to be nothing more than a "cut & paste" job from an original letter that the poster "MAY" have sent to the cruise line or agent they booked through. Come on folks, have some originality!!!

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wds13196 9 years ago

You're fired.... Now give me money. LOL!

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skyerider 9 years ago

you know, now that you mention it I don't recall seeing that on my upcoming cruise when we booked it either.

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TeresaC1963 9 years ago

Ok. I do too. I don't recall seeing an option for table size on Carnival before. My last cruise we were seated at a table for 6 but there were only 4 of us seated there. We had a great time getting to know our table mates and ended up doing a lot with them. We still stay in touch.

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skyerider 9 years ago

No Teresa, we generally do the early dinner

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stroz1776 9 years ago

That's awesome. we have met a multitude of awesome people on our vacations that we always keep in touch with its hard to schedule a vacation with them but one day, hopefully

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TeresaC1963 9 years ago

I didn't know you could choose the size of your table. Is that on your time dining?

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skyerider 9 years ago

we always choose sitting at a large table at dinner, 6 or more, that way you get to know your fellow cruisers, I have several friends that I have met at dinner that I still keep in touch with and we still plan cruises when we can. and if you end up with a bunch of flakes you can always ask to change tables, hahaha

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TeresaC1963 9 years ago

**make** your cruise your own not mask. Lol

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stroz1776 9 years ago

we typically stayed at resorts all inclusive of course, but the thought of taking cruises seems much more appealing. we are super excited to go on this cruise. hope we meet some awesome people!

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TeresaC1963 9 years ago

Great advice from Skyerider. Take the negative reviews with a grain of salt and masks your cruise your own. It will only take one to be hooked. Have fun and enjoy.

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stroz1776 9 years ago

well said,thank you so much! the wife and I are very very laid back and easygoing. we don't expect to be treated like royalty and of course we try to make it easy on the staff whenever we are on vacation.

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skyerider 9 years ago

stroz1776 ... don't be nervous I absolutely loved my first cruise which was also on the splendor. When you look at a site like this, you have to weed through the whiners listen to the good advice and most of all its your cruise it will be exactly what you make it to be. so go have fun

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stroz1776 9 years ago

Oh man. getting nervous, our first cruise ever is with carnival in December on the splendor and getting a bit nervous from all of the reviews I am seeing

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skyerider 9 years ago

never leave home without it

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skyerider 9 years ago

two tablets and two cell phones plus plus the two iPhones and iPads

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skyerider 9 years ago

Sean .. the aduro charger? oh wait. Charges 6 2 apple products

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Sean2648 9 years ago

lol. I was more then satisfied with mine. Worth every penny at about $30

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TeresaC1963 9 years ago

I just bought one Sean. Lol

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TeresaC1963 9 years ago

Thanks Sean.

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Sean2648 9 years ago

or if you go on Groupon.com they sell a portable charger that can charge 4 devises at one time. Love my charger :)

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TeresaC1963 9 years ago

Mar Take a multi outlet adapter or extension cord (without surge protector). There is only one outlet per cabin. I wish I had this app before my cruise so I would have known that. It's really hard to keep phones and tablets charged on one outlet. Lol

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Sean2648 9 years ago

Mar77 what advise would you like other then cruising is the Best money for your vacation. ask anything and I am sure you will get all the answers you are looking for :) Happy Cruising

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Mar77 9 years ago

What is the best advise for first time cruising

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sweetwind01 9 years ago

smh.

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skyerider 9 years ago

And àlways always print your paperwork and bring to with you!

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TeresaC1963 9 years ago

Did you book through Carnival or travel site such as cruise only? As others have already said if it's Carnival, you are way off by posting here. But if you booked through Cruise Only, you still need to contact them directly. Even though they offer this app, it is still just for cruisers to share with each other. It's not a complaint center to reach the website.

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glomarrone 9 years ago

How unfortunate that this cruise was not what you expected. I suggest that you call and write to Carnival directly about your inboard credit if it is not credited on your credit card. If you booked through a travel agent, have him/her write also. Good luck.

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LindaLea 9 years ago

So sorry you were disappointed in your cruise, but this forum is NOT connected to Carnival. It's for cruise passengers to comment on or ask questions about their cruise. If you expect Carnival to respond to your comment, you're going to be disappointed again. Contact Carnival directly. As far as the bed situation, Carnival's website will show you set up for each cabin.

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sdomres 9 years ago

You do know this site is not run by the cruise lines, right!

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