Our first Carnival Cruise
Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern
7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: November 08, 2015
Ship: Carnival Splendor
Cabin type: Oceanview
Cabin number: 1402
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 8 years ago
Review summary
Overall not bad. We had a wonderful time in Puerto Rico, St Thomas, and Grand Turk. Amber Cove was OK, but brand new for a port and just a place with tourist shops and a Zip line. That place needs more variety.
The ship was great. We had the largest cabin we have ever had and it was just an ocean view. I'm sure it was because this ship is wider than a Panamax ship so it can't go through the old Panama Canal locks. We loved the extra space.
We did the anytime dining plan which worked out well for dinner. The food was good to excellent, but overall not over the top like you get on Celebrity or Disney type cruising. There were no special buffets like a party on the pool deck or chocolate extravaganza, just the basics. Didn't expect more so it met expectations.
Liked the "dive-in theater" at the pool. Never watched a movie, but it looked fun.
Overall, good cruise with friendly staff who worked hard when you showed your appreciation. I would do Carnival again.
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Ship tip
The Mongolian Grill was awesome.
Ports of call
Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic
6 Comments
davidvb2 8 years ago
The Zip line in Amber Cove was not free but since I didn't go I don't know the price.
As for in port excursions, we did our own adventures in St Thomas and Puerto Rico. Just walked off the pier in St Thomas and we went with 10 other people that our driver rounded up and went on a two hour island tour for $25 each. Actually had her drop us off at the beach by the airport and pick us up an hour later after the tour.
Puerto Rico was the same method. Nice air conditioned tour of Old San Juan for $10 per person.
laponte 8 years ago
I loved it! The stingrays in Gran Turk was amazing! In Puerto Rico we took a guide tour once we got off the boat there are different tours you can see without booking it with the ship. In St Thomas we went scuba diving and it was amazing. I loved the huge tv out by the pool. It is like swimming and watching a movie. The food is great too. The ship is gorgeous and there is so much to do. I love Carnival Splendor